Naoki Kusunose (楠瀬 直木, Kusunose Naoki, born April 17, 1964) is a Japanese football manager and former player. Currently, he is head coach of the Japan women's national under-17 football team and manager of WE League club Urawa Red Diamonds.
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| Full name | Naoki Kusunose | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | April 17, 1964 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tokyo, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | |||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1983–1986 | Hosei University | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1987–1990 | Yomiuri | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1990–1995 | Honda | |||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | FC Machida Zelvia (caretaker) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | FC Machida Zelvia (caretaker) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2018 | Japan Women U-17 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2021- | Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career edit
Coaching career edit
Naoki Kusunose became manager for some youth team; e.g. Hakuoh University, Tokyo Verdy youth team. Since 2012, he became stuff for FC Machida Zelvia. In November, manager; Osvaldo Ardiles was sacked. Naoki Kusunose managed team as caretaker.[1] After that, Yutaka Akita was appointed new manager. But In June 2013 manager; Yutaka Akita was sacked. So, Naoki Kusunose managed team as caretaker again until end of 2013 season.[2] In February 2015, Naoki Kusunose became head coach for Japan women's U-17 national team (aiming for 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Jordan).[3] In November, Japan won second position in 2015 AFC U-16 Women's Championship and qualified for 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. He resigned before 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in November.[4]
References edit
- ^ FC Machida Zelvia(in Japanese)
- ^ FC Machida Zelvia(in Japanese)
- ^ "National coaching staff of 2015 Japan Women's national team | Japan Football Association". jfa.jp. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
- ^ Japan Football Associati(in Japanese)
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