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Regarding the Appointment of New Top Team Coaching Staff

We are pleased to announce that Kentaro Tsuboi, Ryuji Suzuki, and Masaya Sakihana have been appointed as new coaching staff for the top team.

Coach Tsuboi and Coach Suzuki are scheduled to join the team on Tuesday, August 30.

Physical Advisor Sakihana, who resides in the United States, will visit Japan twice this season to provide advice on physical conditioning.

In addition, with the transition to the new coaching staff structure, Assistant Coach Kosei Nakamura will be re-assigned as a Coach.

[Coach]
■Name:
Kentaro Tsuboi

■Born:
June 12, 1982, Shizuoka Prefecture

■Coaching History:
2000-2005 Aki FC Coach
2005-2008 Shimizu S-Pulse Outreach Department Coach
2008-2011 CE EUROPA (Spain) U-16 Second Coach
2011-2017 UE CORNELLA (Spain) U-18 Second Coach
2017-2019 CE EUROPA (Spain) U-19 Second Coach
2020-2022.8 Tokyo Verdy Development Department Method Director

■Name:
Ryuji Suzuki

■Born:
May 7, 1979, Tokyo

■Coaching History:
2012-2016 AE Martorell (Spain) U-12 Coach
2014-2016 Sala 5 Martorell (Spain) Coach
2014-2015 Catalonia Select Team (Spain) U-14 Coach
2015-2016 AE Martorell (Spain) U-14 Coach
2015-2016 AE Martorell (Spain) U-8・U-10・U-12・U-14 Coordinator
2015-2016 Catalonia Select Team (Spain) U-12 Coach
2016.8 Futsal Japan National Team Coach
2016-2020 U-20 Futsal Japan National Team Coach
2016-2021 Futsal Japan National Team Coach
2022 Waseda University Association Football Club Coach

[Physical Advisor]
■Name:
Masaya Sakihana

■Born:
June 13, 1974, Tokyo

■Coaching History:
2008-2010 Germany National Team Physical Coach
2009-2010 Japan National Team Physical Conditioning Advisor
2010-2011 China Women's National Team Physical Conditioning Advisor
2011-2012 Hangzhou Greentown FC (China) Physical Conditioning Advisor
2011-2016 United States National Team Physical Coach
2017 LA Galaxy (USA) Physical Coach
2018-2021 Vissel Kobe Physical Coach
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