Dani Poyatos

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Dani Poyatos
Personal information
Full name Daniel Poyatos Algaba [1]
Date of birth (1978-06-23) 23 June 1978 (age 45)
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Team information
Current team
Gamba Osaka (manager)
Managerial career
YearsTeam
2006–2012 Espanyol (youth)
2012–2014 Bahrain (youth)
2014–2017 Real Madrid (youth)
2017–2018 Maccabi Tel Aviv (assistant)
2018–2020 Real Madrid (youth)
2020 Panathinaikos
2021–2022 Tokushima Vortis
2023– Gamba Osaka

Daniel "Dani" Poyatos Algaba (born 23 June 1978) is a Spanish professional football manager he is the currently manager of J1 League club Gamba Osaka. Besides Spain, he has managed in Bahrain, Israel, Greece and Japan. [2]

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Managerial career

Born in Barcelona, Poyatos began working in the youth ranks of hometown club RCD Espanyol. After working for the underage teams of the Bahrain national team and the under-18s of the Catalonia national team, he became the assistant to Jordi Cruyff at Maccabi Tel Aviv in 2017. In July 2018, he returned to Real Madrid and their Juvenil A team, after Guti headed to Beşiktaş J.K. in Turkey. [3]

On 22 July 2020, Poyatos signed as head coach of Panathinaikos on a two-year contract for the start of the 2020–21 season. [4] He lost his competitive debut in Super League Greece on 13 September away to Asteras Tripolis, with the only goal being scored by compatriot Adrián Riera. [5]

After starting the 2020–21 season with just a point in his first three games, Poyatos left the club by mutual consent on 12 October 2020. [6]

On 24 December 2020, Poyatos signed as manager of the 2020 J2 League champions and newly promoted J1 League side Tokushima Vortis ahead of the 2021 season, [7] replacing compatriot Ricardo Rodríguez who left for fellow J1 League side Urawa Red Diamonds. [8]

On 23 November 2022, Poyatos signed as manager of J1 club, Gamba Osaka from the 2023 season. [9]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 3 April 2024
Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamNatFromToRecord
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Panathinaikos Flag of Greece.svg 21 July 202012 October 2020301213−2000.00
Tokushima Vortis Flag of Japan.svg 1 February 202131 January 20238524303185103−18028.24
Gamba Osaka Flag of Japan.svg 1 February 2023Present481411235274−22029.17
Career total136384256138180−42027.94

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References

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  2. Dani Poyatos, un entrenador a 10,000 kilómetros de su equipo as.com
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  8. "リカルド ロドリゲス監督就任のお知らせ | トップチームトピックス". URAWA RED DIAMONDS OFFICIAL WEBSITE (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 February 2021.
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