Dani Poyatos

Dani Poyatos

Personal information
Full name	Daniel Poyatos Algaba [1]
Date of birth	(1978-06-23) 23 June 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth	Barcelona, Spain
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Team information
Current team	Gamba Osaka (manager)
Managerial career
Years	Team
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

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Poyatosand the second or maternal family name is Algaba.

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]

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 was announced as manager of J1 club Gamba Osaka from the 2023 season. ^[9]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 9 November 2024

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
				G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Panathinaikos		21 July 2020	12 October 2020	3	0	1	2	1	3	−2	000.00
Tokushima Vortis		1 February 2021	31 January 2023	85	24	30	31	85	103	−18	028.24
Gamba Osaka		1 February 2023	Present	85	33	20	32	104	113	−9	038.82
Career total				173	57	51	65	190	219	−29	032.95

References

1. "El Panathinaikos, a por Poyatos, entrenador del Juvenil A del Real Madrid" [Panathinaikos after Poyatos, manager of Real Madrid Juvenil A]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 2 July 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
2. Dani Poyatos, un entrenador a 10,000 kilómetros de su equipo as.com
3. "Dani Poyatos, nuevo entrenador del Juvenil A del Real Madrid" [Dani Poyatos, new manager of Real Madrid Juvenil A]. El Español (in Spanish). 4 July 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
4. "Dani Poyatos is the new coach!". PAO. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
5. "Adrián Riera afea el estreno de Poyatos en el Panathinaikos" [Adrián Riera spoils Poyatos' debut for Panathinaikos]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 13 September 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
6. "Παναθηναϊκός: Και επισήμως παρελθόν ο Πογιάτος!" [Panathinaikos: and Poyatos is officially gone!] (in Greek). ProtoThema. 12 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
7. "Tokushima hires former Real Madrid youth coach Dani Poyatos as manager". The Japan Times. 24 December 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
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). 22 December 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
9. "ダニエル ポヤトス氏 監督就任のお知らせ". ガンバ大阪. 23 November 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2022.