is a Japanese professional football manager and former player, who manages J1 League club Kashima Antlers. He also played for the Japan national team.

Club career

Iwamasa was born in Suo-Oshima, Yamaguchi on 30 January 1982. He was educated at and played for Iwakuni High School and

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before turning professional. He started his professional career at Kashima Antlers where he later became one of the club's longest serving players. He became a regular player at center back from late first season. The club won the champions in J1 League for three years in a row ( 2007– 2009) first time in J1 League history. He was also elected Best XI for three years in a row. The club also won 2007,

2010 Emperor's Cup The began on 4 September 2010 and ended on 1 January 2011 with the final at National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan. Gamba Osaka were the two-time defending champions, having won two previous tournaments. Kashima Antlers won the tournament and was awar ...

, 2011 and

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. His opportunity to play decreased in 2013 and he left the club end of 2013 season. In 2014, he moved to BEC Tero Sasana, Thailand, and helped the club win

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in which he scored a goal in the final match. In 2015, he returned to Japan, playing for

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. In 2017, he moved to

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club

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. He retired at the end of the 2018 season.

International career

Iwamasa was the captain of the Japan team that won the

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held in Daegu, South Korea, where he scored a goal in the final of the tournament. He received the first call-up for Japan national team in 2008 by newly appointed coach

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. On 10 October 2009, he made his international debut in a friendly match against

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. He was also one of the final 23 Japan national football players participating in

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although did not play any minute during the tournament. After 2010 World Cup, in January 2011, he was selected Japan for 2011 AFC Asian Cup by new manager

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. At 2011 Asian Cup, he played in four matches and Japan won the champions. He played eight games for Japan until 2011.Japan National Football Team Database
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Managerial career

Iwamasa's first managerial appointment was in 2017 as player-coach for

. After retiring as a player in 2018, in 2021 he became manager of

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's football team. For the 2022 season, Iwamasa became the assistant manager of Kashima Antlers and took charge of a number of games whilst new manager

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awaited entry to the country due to COVID-19 quarantine restrictions. In August 2022, it was announced that Iwamasa would be promoted to manager of Kashima Antlers following the departure of Weiler.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Kashima Antlers * J1 League: 2007,

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, 2009 * Emperor's Cup: 2007, 2010 *

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: 2011,

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Japanese Super Cup The , known as the for sponsorship reasons, is an annual one-match association football competition in Japan organised by J. League and the Japan Football Association (JFA). This competition serves as the season opener and is played between the r ...

: 2009, 2010 BEC Tero Sasana *

Thai League Cup The League Cup ( th, ไทยลีกคัพ) is a football cup competition in Thailand. It is also known as Toyota League Cup for sponsorship reasons. It was re-formed during the 2010 domestic football league season in Thailand and runs alon ...

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Japan * AFC Asian Cup: 2011 Individual *

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: 2007,

, 2009

References

External links

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Japan National Football Team Database
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Iwamasa, Daiki 1982 births Living people Tokyo Gakugei University alumni Association football people from Yamaguchi Prefecture Japanese footballers Association football defenders Japan international footballers Universiade gold medalists for Japan Universiade medalists in football 2010 FIFA World Cup players 2011 AFC Asian Cup players J1 League players J2 League players

Daiki Iwamasa is a Japanese professional football manager and former player, who manages J1 League club Kashima Antlers. He also played for the Japan national team. Club career Iwamasa was born in Suo-Oshima, Yamaguchi on 30 January 1982. He was educated ...

Kashima Antlers players

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