Allan Aal
Brazilian footballer (born 1979)
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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 Londrina.
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Allan Aal in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Allan Rodrigo Aal | ||
| Date of birth | 17 March 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Paranaguá, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Londrina (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1989–1999 | Coritiba | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2002 | Coritiba | 51 | (2) |
| 2002–2003 | Botafogo | 14 | (0) |
| 2004 | Daejeon Citizen | 4 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Coritiba | 9 | (0) |
| 2006 | Triestina | 0 | (0) |
| 2006 | Londrina | 0 | (0) |
| 2007 | Rio Branco-PR | 17 | (0) |
| 2007 | PAOK | 0 | (0) |
| 2008 | Rio Branco-PR | 5 | (0) |
| 2009 | Sinop | 0 | (0) |
| 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 | ||
| 2025 | Noroeste | ||
| 2025 | Botafogo-SP | ||
| 2026– | Londrina | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
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
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]
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] He left by mutual consent on 25 November, after suffering relegation.[30]
On 4 February 2025, Aal replaced sacked Paulo Comelli at the helm of Noroeste.[31] After managing to avoid relegation, he was appointed in charge of second division Botafogo-SP on 19 May.[32]
On 4 October 2025, Aal was sacked by Botafogo after a run of six winless matches.[33] On 30 December, he was named head coach of Londrina also in division two.[34]
