Alan David Dotti (born 19 March 1977) is a Brazilian footballcoach and former player who played as a central defender. He is the current head coach of Portuguesa.
After retiring, Dotti worked as a youth coach at Santo André before becoming an interim coach of the main squad in February 2013.[2] He subsequently worked as an assistant at ASA, Cuiabá,[3]Confiança (two stints)[4] and back at ASA[5] before becoming the under-20 coach of Oeste.
In July 2018, Dotti joined was named in Paulo Roberto Santos' staff at Sampaio Corrêa, as his assistant.[6] On 20 November, he returned to ASA after being named head coach for the upcoming season,[7] but resigned on 24 January 2019, after just one official match.[8]
Dotti rejoined Santos' staff in February 2019 at Portuguesa, being the interim head coach in their first match as Santos was not registered on time.[9] On 15 May, he joined Betinho's staff at Sergipe,[10] but left the club five days later after accepting an offer from Inter de Limeira,[11] which later also did not materialize.[12]
Dotti continued to work in Santos' staff in the following years, at Santo André (two stints), Ferroviária[13] and São Bento; he was also an interim head coach at Ramalhão in 2021, as Santos was sidelined due to the COVID-19,[14] and at Bentão due to Santos' suspension.[15]
Dotti left São Bento on 3 October 2021,[16] and returned to Lusa on 19 November, now as head coach of the under-20 team.[17] He led the club to the semifinals of the Campeonato Paulista Sub-20 [pt] in 2022 after 12 years.[18]
On 17 April 2024, Dotti was confirmed as head coach of Portuguesa's first team for the year's Copa Paulista.[19]
