Allan Aal

Allan Aal
Born	(1979-03-17) March 17, 1979 Paranaguá, Paraná, Brazil
Occupation(s)	Football coach, former player
Years active	2000–2009 (player), 2012–present (coach)
Known for	Playing as a central defender; managing multiple Brazilian football clubs

Allan Rodrigo Aal (born 17 March 1979), commonly referred to as Allan Aal, is a former Brazilian central defender and current football coach.

Playing career

Hailing from Paranaguá, Paraná, Allan began his football journey at the age of ten within the youth ranks of Coritiba. He made his senior debut for Coritiba in 2000 when he was 19 years old, later transferring to Botafogo in August 2002.

Following a spell with South Korean side Daejeon Citizen, Allan returned to Coritiba in September 2004. In 2006, he ventured to Italy to play for Triestina, but by September of the same year, he was back in Brazil signing with Londrina.

In 2007, Allan joined his hometown team, Rio Branco-PR, competing in the Campeonato Paranaense. That June, he moved abroad again to Greek outfit PAOK, but due to financial difficulties at the club, he terminated his contract six months later and returned once more to Rio Branco. After a period at Sinop, Allan concluded his playing career in 2009 at age 30.

Managerial career

Following retirement, Aal initiated his coaching path with Rio Branco before assuming charge of Coritiba's under-17 squad from May 2012. On 1 October 2015, he was appointed as Rio Branco's senior team head coach but was dismissed in February 2016 after enduring four straight defeats.

He took the helm at Foz do Iguaçu for the 2017 campaign and departed in February 2018 to manage Portuguesa. After being relieved of his duties at Portuguesa in November 2018, Aal briefly led Nacional-SP before taking over at Cascavel early in 2019.

Later that year, Aal joined Paraná as an assistant coach and was promoted to head coach for the 2020 season. He was dismissed on 1 November 2020 but was appointed manager of Série B side Cuiabá fifteen days later. Despite guiding Cuiabá to its inaugural promotion, his tenure ended by mutual consent on 1 February 2021.

Three days afterwards, Aal assumed control of second division club Guarani, but was sacked on 18 May. On 24 May 2021, he became manager of CRB, only to be dismissed the following February due to a poor start. Two days later, he signed with fellow Série B outfit Novorizontino.

On 19 June 2022, following relegation in the 2022 Campeonato Paulista and a six-match winless run, Aal was relieved of his duties at Novorizontino. He took over from Dado Cavalcanti at second division side Vila Nova on 2 July. Although he managed to keep Vila Nova from relegation, he was dismissed on 23 November.

On 18 May 2023, Aal was appointed head coach of second-tier club ABC. He departed on 2 September with the team positioned last in the standings. On 15 November, he was named manager of Náutico for the upcoming 2024 season but was removed from his post on 30 March despite leading the squad to the finals of the Campeonato Pernambucano.

Returning to Guarani in Série B on 29 July 2024, Aal left by mutual agreement on 25 November following the team's relegation. On 4 February 2025, he replaced Paulo Comelli at Noroeste, successfully avoiding relegation before being appointed manager of second division side Botafogo-SP on 19 May.

Aal was dismissed by Botafogo-SP on 4 October after enduring six consecutive matches without a victory.

Personal life

Aal hails from a lineage of football players; his grandfather, father known as Vivi, and brother Netinho all played as defenders.

External links

• Profile of coach Allan Aal on Sambafoot