| Dani Poyatos | |
| Fullname: | Daniel Poyatos Algaba[1] |
| Birth Date: | 23 June 1978 |
| Birth Place: | Barcelona, Spain |
| Height: | 1.80 m |
| Currentclub: | Gamba Osaka (manager) |
| Manageryears1: | 2006–2012 |
| Managerclubs1: | Espanyol (youth) |
| Manageryears2: | 2012–2014 |
| Managerclubs2: | Bahrain (youth) |
| Manageryears3: | 2014–2017 |
| Managerclubs3: | Real Madrid (youth) |
| Manageryears4: | 2017–2018 |
| Managerclubs4: | Maccabi Tel Aviv (assistant) |
| Manageryears5: | 2018–2020 |
| Managerclubs5: | Real Madrid (youth) |
| Manageryears6: | 2020 |
| Managerclubs6: | Panathinaikos |
| Manageryears7: | 2021–2022 |
| Managerclubs7: | Tokushima Vortis |
| Manageryears8: | 2023– |
| Managerclubs8: | 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]
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]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panathinaikos |  | 21 July 2020 | 12 October 2020 | ||||||||
| Tokushima Vortis |  | 1 February 2021 | 31 January 2023 | ||||||||
| Gamba Osaka | | 1 February 2023 | Present | ||||||||
| Career total | |||||||||||