Gilmar Dal Pozzo

Gilmar Dal Pozzo (born 1 September 1969) is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player who played as a goalkeeper. He is the current head coach of Avaí.

Playing career
Known as just Gilmar during his playing days, he was born in Quilombo, Santa Catarina, but moved to Santa Izabel do Oeste, Paraná at the age of two. After growing up in Paraí, Rio Grande do Sul, he began his career with Grêmio Esportivo Pratense at the age of 18.

Gilmar subsequently represented Caxias, Grêmio Atlético Guarany, Veranópolis and Londrina before moving abroad in 2000, joining Portuguese side Marítimo. He returned to his home country in 2003 with Goiás, but was a third-choice option behind Rodrigo Calaça and Harlei during his spell.

After being a regular starter for Veranópolis in the 2004 Campeonato Gaúcho (also scoring in a 2–1 home win over São José-RS on 12 May), Gilmar joined Avaí on 7 June of that year. In January 2006, he moved to Santa Cruz, but signed for Joinville on 18 June.

After another spell at Veranópolis in the 2007 Gauchão, Gilmar played for Ulbra and retiring with the club in the end of that year, aged nearly 38.

Coaching career
Immediately after retiring, Dal Pozzo was confirmed as head coach of Veranópolis for the 2008 season. He led Pelotas to the 2008 Copa FGF title, before returning to VEC for the 2009 campaign.

On 22 March 2010, Dal Pozzo left Veranópolis by mutual consent, and was named Novo Hamburgo head coach on 10 June. Dismissed from the latter in October, he returned to Pelotas in December, but was also sacked on 7 February 2011.

Dal Pozzo subsequently returned to Veranópolis in March 2011, but left the side on 11 September 2012 to take over Série C side Chapecoense. He led the club to two consecutive promotions, but was sacked on 23 May 2014, after a bad start in the year's Série A.

On 5 September 2014, Dal Pozzo was appointed head coach of Criciúma also in the top tier, but was dismissed on 27 October. He was announced at the helm of ABC in the Série B on 25 May 2015, but was relieved from his duties on 15 July.

On 8 September 2015, Dal Pozzo was named in charge of Náutico also in the second division. After narrowly missing out promotion, he was sacked on 27 April of the following year.

On 8 June 2016, Dal Pozzo was announced as Dado Cavalcanti's replacement at the helm of Paysandu, still in division two. He only lasted less than two months at the club, being dismissed on 31 July after their seventh consecutive draw.

On 28 November 2016, Dal Pozzo was appointed Ceará head coach for the upcoming season, but was sacked the following 16 February, after the club's elimination from the 2017 Copa do Brasil. He agreed to a contract with Juventude on 7 March 2017, but was sacked on 21 October.

On 20 June 2018, Dal Pozzo was appointed Brasil de Pelotas head coach, but was dismissed on 29 August. He returned to Náutico on 13 May 2019, and finished the season with a promotion to the second division as champions.

Sacked by the Timbu on 12 August 2020, he accepted an offer from Paraná on 3 December, but resigned on 5 January 2021. He spent more than a year unemployed before taking over Joinville on 31 January 2022, and left the club after the end of the 2022 Campeonato Catarinense.

On 12 March 2022, Dal Pozzo returned to the second tier after being named head coach of Sport Recife. Sacked on 26 June, he returned to Chape on 31 August.

Dal Pozzo left Chapecoense on 9 November 2022, after narrowly avoiding relegation, and was announced as Ituano head coach the following 10 February. Dismissed on 21 May, he returned to his previous club nine days later.

Dal Pozzo was sacked from Chapecoense on 7 August 2023, and spent nearly nine months without a club before taking over fellow second division side Avaí on 6 May 2024.

Player
Caxias
 * Campeonato Gaúcho: 2000

Coach
Pelotas
 * Copa FGF: 2008

Náutico
 * Campeonato Brasileiro Série C: 2019