Takashi Kuwahara
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| Full name | Takashi Kuwahara | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | May 5, 1948 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Fujieda, Shizuoka, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1964–1966 | Fujieda Higashi High School | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1967–1982 | Furukawa Electric | 215 | (30) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 215 | (30) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993–1994 | PJM Futures | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997 | Júbilo Iwata (caretaker) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999 | Júbilo Iwata | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Júbilo Iwata | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Yokohama F. Marinos | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Takashi Kuwahara (桑原 隆, Kuwahara Takashi, born May 5, 1948) is a former Japanese football player and manager. His brother Katsuyoshi Kuwahara is also former footballer.
Playing career
[edit]Kuwahara was born in Fujieda on May 5, 1948. After graduating from high school, he played for Furukawa Electric from 1967 to 1982.
Coaching career
[edit]In 1979, player Kuwahara also became an assistant coach at Furukawa Electric and he left the club in 1983. He managed Japan Football League club PJM Futures from 1993 to 1994. He moved to J1 League club Júbilo Iwata in 1996 and he became assistant coach under manager Luiz Felipe Scolari in 1997. In July 1997, Scolari resigned. However, the club could not find a successor. So, Kuwahara managed the club as assistant coach (He could not become a manager because he didn't have a coaching license for J1 League manager). He led the club to won the champion. In 1998, he got a license for J1 League manager and he became manager in 1999. In 1999, he led the club to won the champion again. In 2004, he came back as manager, but in September he resigned and he left the club. In 2008, he signed with Yokohama F. Marinos, but in June he resigned. He was elected AFC Coach of the Year in 1998.
Managerial statistics
[edit]| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
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| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Júbilo Iwata | 1997 | 1997 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 80.95 |
| Júbilo Iwata | 1999 | 1999 | 30 | 17 | 1 | 12 | 56.67 |
| Júbilo Iwata | 2004 | 2004 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 57.89 |
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 2008 | 2008 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 31.25 |
| Total | 86 | 50 | 6 | 30 | 58.14 | ||
Honours as manager
[edit]- J1 League - 1997, 1999
- Japanese Super Cup - 2004
- Asian Club Championship - 1999
- Asian Super Cup - 1999
References
[edit]- ^ J.League Data Site(in Japanese)
External links
[edit]- Takashi Kuwahara manager profile at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
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