Allan Rodrigo Aal (born 17 March 1979), known as Allan Aal, is a Brazilian

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and former player who played as a

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. He is the current head coach of

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Playing career

Born in

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, Aal was known as just Allan as a player, and joined

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's youth setup at the age of ten. He made his first team debut in 2000, aged 19, before moving to

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in August 2002. After representing

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in South Korea, Allan returned to Coritiba in September 2004. He moved abroad again in 2006, with Italian side

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, but returned to Brazil in September of that year after signing for

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. Allan moved to hometown side Rio Branco-PR for the 2007

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. After being a regular starter, he moved to

PAOK PAOK (, Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κωνσταντινοπολιτών, ''Panthessalonikeios Athlitikós Ómilos Constantinopoliton'', ''Pan-Thessalonian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans''), commonly ...

in June 2007, but terminated his contract six months later due to the club's financial problems, and returned to former side Rio Branco. In 2009, after playing for Sinop, Allan retired at the age of just 30.

Managerial career

After retiring, Aal started working at former side Rio Branco, before being named manager of Coritiba's under-17 team on 22 May 2012. On 1 October 2015, he returned to Rio Branco, but now named first-team manager. On 15 February 2016, after four defeats in the first four matches of the campaign, Aal was sacked. He took over

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for the 2017 season, and left the club on 15 February 2018 to manage Portuguesa. Dismissed by ''Lusa'' on 6 November 2018, Aal managed Nacional-SP for a short period before being appointed at the helm of

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, a club he was already linked in the pre-season but left to take over Nacional. Still in 2019, after leaving Cascavel, Aal moved to

as an assistant manager, but was named manager ahead of the 2020 season. He was relieved of his duties on 1 November 2020, and took over fellow Série B side

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fifteen days later. Despite leading Cuiabá to a first-ever promotion, Aal left the club on a mutual agreement on 1 February 2021. He took over Guarani in the second division three days later, but was sacked 18 May. Aal was announced as CRB manager on 24 May 2021. He was dismissed the following 10 February, after a poor start of the new campaign, and took over fellow second division side Novorizontino two days later. Allan Aal

On 19 June 2022, after suffering relegation in the 2022 Campeonato Paulista and a six-match winless run, Aal was sacked by Novorizontino. On 2 July, he replaced Dado Cavalcanti at the helm of fellow second division side Vila Nova. On 23 November 2022, despite saving Vila Nova from relegation, Aal was sacked by the club. The following 18 May, he was named in charge of

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also in the second division. On 2 September 2023, Aal left ABC, with the club in the last position of the 2023 Série B. He was appointed in charge of Náutico for the 2024 season on 15 November, but was dismissed on 30 March 2024, despite reaching the finals of the

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. On 29 July 2024, Aal was announced back at Guarani in the second division. He left by mutual consent on 25 November, after suffering relegation. On 4 February 2025, Aal replaced sacked Paulo Comelli at the helm of Noroeste. After managing to avoid relegation, he was appointed in charge of second division

on 19 May.

Personal life

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

References

External links

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Allan Aal coach profile
at Sambafoot * {{DEFAULTSORT:Aal, Allan 1979 births Living people People from Paranaguá Footballers from Paraná (state) Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian football managers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Men's association football central defenders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B managers Coritiba Foot Ball Club players Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players Rio Branco Sport Club players Sinop Futebol Clube players Daejeon Hana Citizen players PAOK FC players Rio Branco Sport Club managers Associação Portuguesa de Desportos managers Paraná Clube managers Cuiabá Esporte Clube managers Guarani FC managers Clube de Regatas Brasil managers Grêmio Novorizontino managers Vila Nova Futebol Clube managers ABC Futebol Clube managers Clube Náutico Capibaribe managers Esporte Clube Noroeste managers Botafogo Futebol Clube (SP) managers