Allan Rodrigo Aal (born 17 March 1979), known as Allan Aal, is a Brazilian football manager and former player who played as a centre-back. He is the current head coach of Guarani.

Allan Aal
Allan Aal in 2023
Personal information
Full name Allan Rodrigo Aal
Date of birth (1979-03-17) 17 March 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Paranaguá, Brazil
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Guarani (head coach)
Youth career
1989–1999 Coritiba
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2002 Coritiba
2002–2003 Botafogo 1 (0)
2004 Daejeon Citizen
2004–2005 Coritiba 8 (0)
2006 Triestina
2006 Londrina
2007 Rio Branco-PR
2007 PAOK 0 (0)
2008 Rio Branco-PR
2009 Sinop
Managerial career
2011 Rio Branco-PR U18
2012 Rio Branco-PR (assistant)
2012–2015 Coritiba U17
2016 Rio Branco-PR
2017–2018 Foz do Iguaçu
2018 Portuguesa
2019 Nacional-SP
2019 Cascavel
2019 Paraná (assistant)
2020 Paraná
2020–2021 Cuiabá
2021 Guarani
2021–2022 CRB
2022 Novorizontino
2022 Vila Nova
2023 ABC
2024 Náutico
2024– Guarani
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

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Born in Paranaguá, Paraná, Aal was known as just Allan as a player, and joined Coritiba's youth setup at the age of ten. He made his first team debut in 2000, aged 19, before moving to Botafogo in August 2002.[1]

After representing Daejeon Citizen in South Korea, Allan returned to Coritiba in September 2004.[2] He moved abroad again in 2006, with Italian side Triestina, but returned to Brazil in September of that year after signing for Londrina.[3]

Allan moved to hometown side Rio Branco-PR for the 2007 Campeonato Paranaense. After being a regular starter, he moved to PAOK in June 2007, but terminated his contract six months later due to the club's financial problems, and returned to former side Rio Branco.[1]

In 2009, after playing for Sinop, Allan retired at the age of just 30.[1]

Managerial career

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After retiring, Aal started working at former side Rio Branco, before being named manager of Coritiba's under-17 team on 22 May 2012.[4] On 1 October 2015, he returned to Rio Branco, but now named first-team manager.[5]

On 15 February 2016, after four defeats in the first four matches of the campaign, Aal was sacked.[6] He took over Foz do Iguaçu for the 2017 season,[7] and left the club on 15 February 2018 to manage Portuguesa.[8]

Dismissed by Lusa on 6 November 2018,[9] Aal managed Nacional-SP for a short period[10][11] before being appointed at the helm of Cascavel, a club he was already linked in the pre-season but left to take over Nacional.[12]

Still in 2019, after leaving Cascavel, Aal moved to Paraná as an assistant manager, but was named manager ahead of the 2020 season.[13] He was relieved of his duties on 1 November 2020,[14] and took over fellow Série B side Cuiabá fifteen days later.[15]

Despite leading Cuiabá to a first-ever promotion, Aal left the club on a mutual agreement on 1 February 2021.[16] He took over Guarani in the second division three days later,[17] but was sacked 18 May.[18]

Aal was announced as CRB manager on 24 May 2021.[19] He was dismissed the following 10 February, after a poor start of the new campaign,[20] and took over fellow second division side Novorizontino two days later.[21]

 
Aal as head coach of Vila Nova in 2022

On 19 June 2022, after suffering relegation in the 2022 Campeonato Paulista and a six-match winless run, Aal was sacked by Novorizontino.[22] On 2 July, he replaced Dado Cavalcanti at the helm of fellow second division side Vila Nova.[23]

On 23 November 2022, despite saving Vila Nova from relegation, Aal was sacked by the club.[24] The following 18 May, he was named in charge of ABC also in the second division.[25]

On 2 September 2023, Aal left ABC, with the club in the last position of the 2023 Série B.[26] He was appointed in charge of Náutico for the 2024 season on 15 November,[27] but was dismissed on 30 March 2024, despite reaching the finals of the Campeonato Pernambucano.[28]

On 29 July 2024, Aal was announced back at Guarani in the second division.[29]

Personal life

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Aal comes from a family of footballers. His grandfather, his father Vivi and his brother Netinho were also footballers and defenders.[30]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Papo da Galera: Ex-jogador e técnico das categorias de base do Coritiba fala com o Esporte Banda B" [Chat of the people: Foremer player and manager of Coritiba's youth categories talks with Esporte Banda B] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Banda B. 30 March 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Allan deu uma volta ao mundo e voltou ao Coritiba" [Allan went around the world and returned to Coritiba] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Tribuna PR. 7 September 2004. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Zagueiro chega e atacante vai para Minas" [Stopper arrives and forward goes to Minas] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Folha de Londrina. 21 September 2006. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Allan Aal é o novo treinador do Sub-17" [Allan Aal is the new manager of the under-17s] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Coritiba FBC. 22 May 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Allan Aal é o novo técnico do Rio Branco" [Allan Aal is the new manager of Rio Branco] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol Paranaense. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Allan Aal não resiste a sequência de derrotas e é demitido do Rio Branco" [Allan Aal does not resist to consecutive defeats and is sacked from Rio Branco] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 15 February 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Foz Futebol apresenta elenco para temporada 2017" [Foz Futebol present squad for the 2017 season] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Portal da Cidade. 26 January 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Alan Aal anuncia saída do Foz do Iguaçu para assumir a Portuguesa" [Allan Aal announce departure of Foz do Iguaçu to take over Portuguesa] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 15 February 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  9. ^ "Portuguesa anuncia demissão do treinador Allan Aal" [Portuguesa announce dismissal of manager Allan Aal] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  10. ^ "Allan Aal é novo técnico do Nacional para Campeonato Paulista A2 2019" [Allan Aal is the new manager of Nacional for the 2019 Campeonato Paulista A2] (in Brazilian Portuguese). O Curioso do Futebol. 3 January 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  11. ^ "Nacional anuncia demissão de Allan Aal e contrata Jorginho, ex-Palmeiras e Lusa" [Nacional announce the dismissal of Allan Aal and sign Jorginho, formerly of Palmeiras and Lusa] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  12. ^ "Cascavel CR contrata velho conhecido pra ser treinador" [Cascavel CR sign well-known name to be the manager] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Tribuna PR. 5 February 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  13. ^ "Paraná confirma auxiliar Allan Aal como novo técnico: "Tem totais condições"" [Paraná confirm assistant Allan Aal as new manager: "He is fully capable"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Tribuna PR. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  14. ^ "Comunicado" [Announcement] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Paraná Clube. 1 November 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  15. ^ "Allan Aal, ex-Paraná, é o novo técnico do Cuiabá" [Allan Aal, forrmerly of Paraná, is the new manager of Cuiabá] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  16. ^ "Allan Aal não é mais técnico do Cuiabá" [Allan Aal leaves Cuiabá] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  17. ^ "Guarani define novo técnico e anuncia Allan Aal, que subiu com o Cuiabá para a Série A" [Guarani set new manager and announce Allan Aal, who achieved promotion with Cuiabá to the Série A] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  18. ^ "Allan Aal é demitido e deixa o comando do Guarani" [Allan Aal is sacked and leaves Guarani] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 18 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  19. ^ "Diretoria do CRB anuncia o técnico Allan Aal, ex-Cuiabá e Guarani" [CRB's board announce the manager Allan Aal, formerly of Cuiabá and Guarani] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 24 May 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  20. ^ "CRB comunica saída do técnico Allan Aal" [CRB announce departure of manager Allan Aal] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 10 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  21. ^ "Novorizontino oficializa a contratação do técnico Allan Aal" [Novorizontino turn official the signing of manager Allan Aal] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  22. ^ "Novorizontino demite o técnico Allan Aal" [Novorizontino sack manager Allan Aal] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 19 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  23. ^ "Vila Nova contrata o técnico Allan Aal para a sequência da Série B" [Vila Nova sign manager Allan Aal for the remainder of the Série B] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 2 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  24. ^ "Vila Nova surpreende e anuncia saída do técnico Allan Aal" [Vila Nova surprise and announce the departure of manager Allan Aal] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 23 November 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  25. ^ "ABC oficializa contratação do técnico Allan Aal, ex-Vila Nova e CRB" [ABC turn official signing of head coach Allan Aal, formerly of Vila Nova and CRB] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  26. ^ "Allan Aal deixa o comando do ABC, lanterna da Série B" [Allan Aal leaves ABC, last-placed team in the Série B] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 2 September 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  27. ^ "Náutico acerta a contratação do técnico Allan Aal para a temporada 2024" [Náutico agree the signing of head coach Allan Aal for the 2024 season] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 15 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  28. ^ "Allan Aal é demitido do Náutico após derrota para o Sport no jogo de ida da final do Pernambucano" [Allan Aal is sacked from Náutico after defeat to Sport in the first leg of the Pernambucano finals] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 30 March 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  29. ^ "Guarani anuncia Allan Aal como novo técnico para sequência da Série B" [Guarani announce Allan Aal as new head coach for the remainder of the Série B] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 29 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  30. ^ "Técnico Allan Aal alavanca carreira e leva nome de Paranaguá pelo Brasil" [Manager Allan Aal pushes up career and brings the name of Paraguá towards Brazil] (in Brazilian Portuguese). JB Litoral. 22 February 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
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