Akinobu Yokouchi (横内 昭展, Yokouchi Akinobu, born November 30, 1967) is a Japanese football manager and former football player. he is currently manager of J1 League club Júbilo Iwata.
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| Full name | Akinobu Yokouchi | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 30 November 1967 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Fukuoka, Japan | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Jubilo Iwata (manager) | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1983–1985 | Tokai University Daigo High School | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1986–1995 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | ||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima (caretaker) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Júbilo Iwata | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Playing career
editYokouchi was born in Fukuoka Prefecture on November 30, 1967. After graduating from high school, he joined Japan Soccer League club Mazda (later Sanfrecce Hiroshima) in 1986. He played many matches as offensive midfielder. In 1992, the Japan Soccer League folded and the new J1 League was founded. However he did not play in many matches due to an injury and retired at the end of the 1995 season.
Managerial career
editAfter retirement, Yokouchi started coaching career at Sanfrecce Hiroshima in 1996. He mainly coached youth team until 2002. In 2003, he became a coach for top team. The club won the champions in 2012, 2013 and 2015 J1 League. In 2017, the club results were bad and manager Hajime Moriyasu was sacked in July. Yokouchi managed the club 1 match as caretaker.[1]
On 25 December 2022, Yokouchi appointment manager of J2 relegation club, Jubilo Iwata for upcoming 2023 season.[2] On 12 November 2023, Yokouchi brought his club promotion to J1 League from 2024 after defeat Tochigi SC 1–2 at away games in final day.
Career statistics
editClub
edit| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1986/87 | Mazda | JSL Division 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1987/88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1988/89 | JSL Division 2 | |||||||||
| 1989/90 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 2 | ||||
| 1990/91 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 5 | ||||
| 1991/92 | JSL Division 1 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 2 | |||
| 1992 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | J1 League | - | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 1 | ||
| 1994 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1995 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 68 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 90 | 10 | ||
Managerial statistics
edit- As of the end 2023 season.[3]
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Júbilo Iwata | 2023 | present | 50 | 24 | 12 | 14 | 48.00 |
| Total | 51 | 24 | 13 | 14 | 47.06 | ||
Honours
editManager
edit- Júbilo Iwata
- Promotion to J1 League 2024
References
edit- ^ Sanfrecce Hiroshima(in Japanese)
- ^ Jubilo Iwata(in Japanese)
- ^ Akinobu Yokouchi manager profile at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
External links
edit- Player statistics at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Manager statistics manager profile at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
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