Naohiko Minobe

Naohiko Minobe (美濃部 直彦, Minobe Naohiko, born July 12, 1965) is a former Japanese football player and manager.

Naohiko Minobe
美濃部 直彦

Personal information
Full name	Naohiko Minobe
Date of birth	(1965-07-12) July 12, 1965
Place of birth	Moriyama, Shiga, Japan
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1981–1983	Moriyama High School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1984–1993	Gamba Osaka
1994–1995	Kyoto Purple Sanga	42	(0)
Managerial career
2006–2007	Kyoto Sanga FC
2008–2011	Tokushima Vortis
2013–2015	AC Nagano Parceiro
Medal record Gamba Osaka Winner Emperor's Cup 1990
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Minobe was born in Moriyama on July 12, 1965. After graduating from high school, he joined Matsushita Electric (later Gamba Osaka) in 1984. He played many matches mainly as a right side back. In 1990, Matsushita Electric won the champions Emperor's Cup, the first major title in the club’s history. In 1994, Minobe moved to Kyoto Purple Sanga, playing in the Japan Football League. In 1994, he became a captain and played as a regular starter. In 1995, although his opportunity to play decreased, the club won 2nd place and was promoted to J1 League. However Minobe retired at the end of the 1995 season without having played in J1 at the club.

Coaching career

After retirement, Minobe became a coach for Kyoto Purple Sanga (later Kyoto Sanga FC) in 1996. He mainly managed the youth team until 2003. In 2004, he became a coach for top team. In October 2006, manager Koichi Hashiratani was sacked and Minobe became the new manager as Hashiratani’s successor. However the season’s results were bad and the club was relegated to the J2 League. Although he started the season as manager in 2007, he was sacked in October. In 2008, Minobe signed as manager with J2 club Tokushima Vortis. Although the club finished in bottom place in 2008, the club results improved each season after that and they finished in 4th place in 2011. Minobe resigned at the end of the 2011 season. In 2013, Minibe signed with Japan Football League club AC Nagano Parceiro, and led the club to win the league that year, meaning the club was promoted to the newly formed J3 League for the 2014 season. In 2014, although the club finished the 2nd place, they lost the promotion/relegation series, and were not promoted to J2. In August 2015, although the club place was doing well in 3rd place, Minobe resigned due to health problems.

Club statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Total
1984	Matsushita Electric	JSL Division 2
1985/86
1986/87		JSL Division 1	18	0
1987/88		JSL Division 2
1988/89		JSL Division 1	3	0			1	0	4	0
1989/90			7	0			0	0	7	0
1990/91			21	1			0	0	21	1
1991/92			18	1			3	0	21	1
1992	Gamba Osaka	J1 League	-		1	1	2	1	3	2
1993			13	2	0	0	4	0	17	2
1994	Kyoto Purple Sanga	Football League	29	0	3	0	-		32	0
1995			13	0	0	0	-		13	0
Total			122	4	4	1	10	1	136	6

Managerial statistics

Team	From	To	Record
			G	W	D	L	Win %
Kyoto Sanga FC	2006	2007	49	20	15	14	040.82
Tokushima Vortis	2008	2011	167	60	37	70	035.93
AC Nagano Parceiro	2014	2015	55	33	12	10	060.00
Total			271	113	64	94	041.70

External links

• Player statistics at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
• Manager statistics manager profile at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)