Sugao Kambe (神戸 清雄, Kambe Sugao, born August 2, 1961) is a Japanese football manager and former player who was recently the head coach of Thai League 1 club Sukhothai. He formerly managed The Philippines, Guam and Northern Mariana Islands national teams.

Sugao Kambe
神戸 清雄
Personal information
Full name Sugao Kambe
Date of birth (1961-08-02) August 2, 1961 (age 63)
Place of birth Shizuoka, Japan
Youth career
1977–1979 Shizuoka High School
1980–1983 Waseda University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–1990 Honda 60 (2)
Total 60 (2)
International career
1989 Japan Futsal
Managerial career
2000 JEF United Ichihara (caretaker)
2001 JEF United Ichihara (caretaker)
2002–2003 Philippines
2003–2005 Guam
2009 Northern Mariana Islands
2011 JEF United Chiba
2013–2016 Nakhon Ratchasima
2016–2017 Chiangmai
2018 Ubon UMT United
2019 Nongbua Pitchaya
2020–2021 Khon Kaen United
2021 Rayong
2023–2024 Sukhothai
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Kambe was born in Shizuoka Prefecture on August 2, 1961. After graduating from Waseda University, he played for Honda from 1984 to 1990.[1][2][3] [4][5][6][7]

Futsal career

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In 1989, Kambe selected Japan national futsal team for 1989 Futsal World Championship in Netherlands.[8]

Coaching career

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After retirement, Kambe started coaching career at Honda in 1990. In 1991, he moved to Furukawa Electric (later JEF United Chiba)and he coached until 2001. He also managed the club as caretaker in 2000 and 2001. From 2002, he managed national teams, Philippines (2002–2003), Guam (2003–2005) and Northern Mariana Islands (2009). In 2010, he returned to JEF United Chiba. In October 2011, he became a manager as Dwight Lodeweges successor. From 2013, he went to Thailand and managed Thai clubs.

Managerial statistics

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As of match played 26 May 2024

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Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
P W D L Win %
JEF United Ichihara 10 August 2000 14 October 2000 2 1 0 1 050.00
JEF United Chiba 21 October 2011 31 December 2011 10 3 2 5 030.00
Nakhon Ratchasima 29 July 2013 11 May 2016 45 15 11 19 033.33
Ubon UMT United 23 April 2018 30 November 2018 28 7 7 14 025.00
Nongbua Pitchaya 2 February 2019 25 June 2019 20 10 3 7 050.00
Khon Kaen United 10 November 2019 8 March 2021 27 16 6 5 059.26
Rayong F.C. 18 April 2021 11 December 2021 20 7 3 10 035.00
Sukhothai F.C. 25 November 2023 31 May 2024 25 8 4 13 032.00
Total 177 67 36 74 037.85

Manager Honours

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References

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  1. ^ "Team list 1984 (19)". Honda FC (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 27, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  2. ^ "Team list 1985 (19)". Honda FC (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2016-12-28. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  3. ^ "Team list 1986 (17)". Honda FC (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 27, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  4. ^ "Team list 1987 (17)". Honda FC (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 27, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  5. ^ "Team list 1988 (17)". Honda FC (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 27, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  6. ^ "Team list 1989 (17)". Honda FC (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 27, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  7. ^ "Team list 1990 (managial role)". Honda FC (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 16, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  8. ^ Sugao KambeFIFA competition record (archived)
  9. ^ J.League Data Site(in Japanese)
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