is Japanese former football player.

He was selected to be the manager of Vegalta Sendai

Vegalta Sendai

is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in J. League Division 1. The team is located in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. Their home stadium is Yurtec Stadium Sendai, in Izumi-ku, Sendai, although a few home games have also been played at nearby Miyagi Stadium.-History:Founded in 1988...

, in the J. League

J. League

The or is the top division of and is the top professional association football league in Japan. It is one of the most successful leagues in Asian club football and the only league given top class 'A' ranking by the AFC. Currently, J. League Division 1 is the first level of the Japanese...

 beginning in the 2007 season. However, Sendai failed to return to Division 1 and he resigned from the job after the season. He has previously served as a coach of Vegalta, Shonan Bellmare

Shonan Bellmare

are a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 2. The team is located in Hiratsuka, in the west of Kanagawa Prefecture; their home stadium is Hiratsuka Athletics Stadium in Hiratsuka. The name Bellmare is derived from the Latin "bellum" for "war" and "mare"...

, and Avispa Fukuoka

Avispa Fukuoka

For the record label, see Avispa. is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 1 having been promoted from J. League Division 2 in the 2010 season. The team is located in Hakata, Fukuoka. "Avispa" means "wasp" in Spanish.-In Fujieda:The club was founded as...

 and also filled in as interim manager at each of those three teams.

He played professionally in Holland, for HFC Haarlem

HFC Haarlem

HFC Haarlem was a Dutch football club from the city of Haarlem, established in 1889. The club won the Dutch national title in 1946 and reached five Cup finals, winning in 1902 and 1912...

 and Telstar between 1982 and 1986. In 1986, he moved back to Japan to play for Yamaha Motor Corporation

Júbilo Iwata

is a professional Japanese association football team currently playing in the J. League Division 1 . The team name Júbilo means 'joy' in Portuguese and Spanish. The team's home town is Iwata, Shizuoka prefecture and they play at Yamaha Stadium...

 company team, which later became Júbilo Iwata. After retiring, he began his coaching career and held several positions with the Júbilo Iwata organization before leaving in 2002 to become the coach of Avispa Fukuoka's youth team.

Playing history

• 1979-81: Shimizu-higashi high school
• 1982-85: HFC Haarlem
  HFC Haarlem
  HFC Haarlem was a Dutch football club from the city of Haarlem, established in 1889. The club won the Dutch national title in 1946 and reached five Cup finals, winning in 1902 and 1912...
  
  
• 1986: Telstar
• 1986-90: Yamaha Motor Corporation
  Júbilo Iwata
  is a professional Japanese association football team currently playing in the J. League Division 1 . The team name Júbilo means 'joy' in Portuguese and Spanish. The team's home town is Iwata, Shizuoka prefecture and they play at Yamaha Stadium...
  
  

Coaching history

• 1990-91: Yamaha soccer school coach
• 1991-2001: Yamaha Motor Corporation
  Júbilo Iwata
  is a professional Japanese association football team currently playing in the J. League Division 1 . The team name Júbilo means 'joy' in Portuguese and Spanish. The team's home town is Iwata, Shizuoka prefecture and they play at Yamaha Stadium...
  
   coach
• 1994-95: Júbilo Iwata youth coach
• 1996: Júbilo Iwata satellite coach
• 1997: Júbilo Iwata junior youth head coach
• 1998: Júbilo Iwata satellite coach
• 1999-2000: Júbilo Iwata youth head coach
• 2001: Júbilo Iwata scout
• 2002: Avispa Fukuoka
  Avispa Fukuoka
  For the record label, see Avispa. is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 1 having been promoted from J. League Division 2 in the 2010 season. The team is located in Hakata, Fukuoka. "Avispa" means "wasp" in Spanish.-In Fujieda:The club was founded as...
  
   youth section (also, interim head coach during August)
• 2003: Avispa Fukuoka youth head coach
• 2004: Shonan Bellmare
  Shonan Bellmare
  are a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 2. The team is located in Hiratsuka, in the west of Kanagawa Prefecture; their home stadium is Hiratsuka Athletics Stadium in Hiratsuka. The name Bellmare is derived from the Latin "bellum" for "war" and "mare"...
  
   satellite head coach
• 2004 (July–September): Shonan Bellmare interim head coach
• 2005: Shonan Bellmare coach
• 2006 (October): Vegalta Sendai
  Vegalta Sendai
  is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in J. League Division 1. The team is located in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. Their home stadium is Yurtec Stadium Sendai, in Izumi-ku, Sendai, although a few home games have also been played at nearby Miyagi Stadium.-History:Founded in 1988...
  
  interim head coach (one game)
• 2007: Vegalta Sendai head coach