Dani Poyatos
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Poyatos Algaba[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 June 1978 | ||
| 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 | ||
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
[edit]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
[edit]- As of match played 23 October 2024
| 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 | 0.00 |
| Tokushima Vortis |  | 1 February 2021 | 31 January 2023 | 85 | 24 | 30 | 31 | 85 | 103 | −18 | 28.24 |
| Gamba Osaka | | 1 February 2023 | Present | 83 | 31 | 20 | 32 | 97 | 108 | −11 | 37.35 |
| Career total | 171 | 55 | 51 | 65 | 183 | 214 | −31 | 32.16 | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ Dani Poyatos, un entrenador a 10,000 kilómetros de su equipo as.com
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Dani Poyatos is the new coach!". PAO. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Παναθηναϊκός: Και επισήμως παρελθόν ο Πογιάτος!" [Panathinaikos: and Poyatos is officially gone!] (in Greek). ProtoThema. 12 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ "Tokushima hires former Real Madrid youth coach Dani Poyatos as manager". The Japan Times. 24 December 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
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