Dani Vidal (football manager)

Daniel "Dani" Vidal González (born 14 June 1992) is a Spanish football manager, currently in charge of Gimnàstic de Tarragona.

Career
Born in Tarragona, Catalonia, Vidal played for hometown side Gimnàstic de Tarragona as a youth before retiring at the age of 20, and immediately starting to coach the club's Infantil B squad. He then progressed through the club's youth categories, before being named an assistant of Juan Manuel Pavón at the farm team CF Pobla de Mafumet on 25 October 2017.

Vidal returned to the structure of Nàstic for the 2018–19 season, being named manager of the Juvenil B squad. On 15 December 2020, after being in charge of the Juvenil A team, he was appointed at the helm of Pobla.

On 16 June 2021, Vidal was named Raül Agné's assistant in the first team of Gimnàstic. On 27 February 2023, he was appointed manager of the club after the dismissal of Iñaki Alonso, and became the first manager of the club's history to manage them in all categories (youth, reserve and senior).

Vidal made his debut as manager of Nàstic on 5 March 2023, in a 1–0 home win over Real Sociedad B which ended the club's four-match winless run. On 9 June, after six wins and four draws in 13 matches, he renewed his contract with the club for a further two years.