Takashi Sekizuka
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Takashi Sekizuka | ||
| Date of birth | October 26, 1960 | ||
| Place of birth | Funabashi, Chiba, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1976–1978 | Yachiyo High School | ||
| 1980–1983 | Waseda University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1991 | Honda | 112 | (36) |
| Total | 112 | (36) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1998 | Kashima Antlers (caretaker) | ||
| 1999 | Kashima Antlers (caretaker) | ||
| 2004–2008 | Kawasaki Frontale | ||
| 2009 | Kawasaki Frontale | ||
| 2010–2012 | Japan U-23 | ||
| 2013 | Júbilo Iwata | ||
| 2014–2016 | JEF United Chiba | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Takashi Sekizuka (関塚 隆, Sekizuka Takashi, born October 26, 1960) is a former Japanese football player and manager.
Biography
[change | change source]Sekizuka was born in Funabashi on October 26, 1960. After graduating from Waseda University, he joined Japan Soccer League club Honda in 1984. In the 1984 season, he was selected "Rookie of the Year award" and Best Eleven. He played 112 games and scored 36 goals in Japan Soccer League. He retired at the end of the 1990–91 season.
After his retirement, Sekizuka became an assistant coach for Kashima Antlers under manager Masakatsu Miyamoto in 1993. In 1995, he moved to Shimizu S-Pulse with Miyamoto. In 1996, he returned to Kashima and coached until 2003. In July 1998 and August 1999, he also managed the club as caretaker manager. In 2004, he moved to J2 League club Kawasaki Frontale and became a manager. In his first season, he led the club to the champions and the club was promoted to the J1 League. In April 2008, he resigned for health reasons. In 2009, he returned the club as manager, but he resigned at the end of the 2009 season. In September 2010, he became a manager for the Japan U-23 national team for the 2012 Summer Olympics and an assistant coach for Japan national team. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he led Japan to fourth place. From 2013, he managed Júbilo Iwata (2013) and JEF United Chiba (2014-2016).
Statistics
[change | change source]Playing statistics
[change | change source]| Club statistics | League | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | |||
| 1984 | Honda | JSL Division 1 | 18 | 11 |
| 1985–86 | 22 | 10 | ||
| 1986–87 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 1987–88 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1988–89 | 18 | 4 | ||
| 1989–90 | 21 | 8 | ||
| 1990–91 | 15 | 1 | ||
| Country | Japan | 112 | 34 | |
| Total | 112 | 34 | ||
Managerial statistics
[change | change source]| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Kashima Antlers | 1998 | 1998 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 66.67 |
| Kashima Antlers | 1999 | 1999 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Kawasaki Frontale | 2004 | 2008 | 153 | 85 | 29 | 39 | 55.56 |
| Kawasaki Frontale | 2009 | 2009 | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 55.88 |
| Júbilo Iwata | 2013 | 2013 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 14.29 |
| JEF United Chiba | 2014 | 2016 | 97 | 38 | 30 | 29 | 39.18 |
| Total | 312 | 149 | 73 | 90 | 47.76 | ||
References
[change | change source]- ↑ J.League Data Site(in Japanese)
Other websites
[change | change source]- Takashi Sekizuka at Soccerway.com
- Takashi Sekizuka at WorldFootball.net
- Takashi Sekizuka at J.League (manager) (in Japanese)
- Takashi Sekizuka at Olympedia
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