| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Poyatos Algaba[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1978-06-23)23 June 1978 (age 47) | ||
| 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 professionalfootball manager he is the currently manager ofJ1 League clubGamba Osaka. Besides Spain, he has managed in Bahrain, Israel, Greece and Japan.[2]
Born inBarcelona, Poyatos began working in the youth ranks of hometown clubRCD Espanyol. After working for the underage teams of theBahrain national team and the under-18s of theCatalonia national team, he became the assistant toJordi Cruyff atMaccabi Tel Aviv in 2017. In July 2018, he returned to Real Madrid and theirJuvenil A team, after Guti headed toBeşiktaş J.K. in Turkey.[3]
On 22 July 2020, Poyatos signed as head coach ofPanathinaikos on a two-year contract for the start of the 2020–21 season.[4] He lost his competitive debut inSuper League Greece on 13 September away toAsteras Tripolis, with the only goal being scored by compatriotAdrián Riera.[5]
After starting the2020–21 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 the2020 J2 League champions and newly promotedJ1 League sideTokushima Vortis ahead of the2021 season,[7] replacing compatriotRicardo Rodríguez who left for fellow J1 League sideUrawa Red Diamonds.[8]
On 23 November 2022, Poyatos was announced as manager of J1 club Gamba Osaka from the 2023 season.[9] In July 2023, he won the June 2023 J1 Manager of the Month award after getting three wins from three matches.[10] On 27 October 2023, Poyatos signed a new contract with Gamba Osaka for the 2024 season.[11]
| 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 | 106 | 45 | 22 | 39 | 137 | 140 | −3 | 042.45 |
| Career total | 194 | 69 | 53 | 72 | 223 | 246 | −23 | 035.57 | |||