Alí Cañas
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Alí Cañas Navas | ||
| Date of birth | 19 June 1960 | ||
| Place of birth | Mérida, Venezuela | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Deportivo Táchira (assistant) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1976 | Portuguesa | ||
| 1976–1980 | Estudiantes de Mérida | ||
| 1985–1986 | ULA | ||
| 1987 | Estudiantes de Mérida | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1992–2000 | Venezuela (assistant) | ||
| 1998 | Zulia (assistant) | ||
| 1998 | Monagas | ||
| 2001–2002 | Estudiantes de Mérida (assistant) | ||
| 2003 | Maracaibo | ||
| 2003–2005 | Monagas | ||
| 2006 | Ghana (assistant) | ||
| 2007 | Monagas | ||
| 2008 | Mineros | ||
| 2009 | Estrella Roja | ||
| 2010–2011 | Monagas | ||
| 2012–2013 | Yaracuyanos | ||
| 2014–2015 | Deportivo Lara (assistant) | ||
| 2016–2017 | Deportivo Lara | ||
| 2017–2019 | Zamora | ||
| 2020–2022 | Portuguesa | ||
| 2023 | Estudiantes de Mérida | ||
| 2024 | Zamora | ||
| 2025– | Deportivo Táchira | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
José Alí Cañas Navas (born 19 June 1960) is a Venezuelan football manager and former player who played as a forward. He is the current assistant manager of Deportivo Táchira.
Cañas is the youngest Venezuelan to feature in a Copa Libertadores match, playing at the age of 15 in the 1976 edition. He is also the only Venezuelan manager to take part of a FIFA World Cup, after being an assistant of Ratomir Dujković in the Ghana national team for the 2006 edition.