is a former

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player and manager. He is the current manager of

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Playing career

Sudo was born in

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on April 25, 1977. After graduating from

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, he joined newly was promoted to

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club,

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in 2000. He became a regular player as forward from first season. In 2001, he played many matches and scored 10 goals. In 2002, he moved to J2 club

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. He played many matches as substitute forward. In 2003, he moved to J2 club

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. He played many matches and the club won the 3rd place in 2005 and was promoted to

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from 2006. At 2007 J.League Cup, he scored 6 goals and became a top scorer. In 2008, he moved to J1 club

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. However he could hardly play in the match for injuries in 2 seasons. In 2010, he moved to

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club

. He retired end of 2010 season.

Coaching career

In June 2018, Sudo signed with

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and became a manager. The club finished at the 3rd place in 2018 season and he resigned end of 2018 season. In 12 July 2021, he was appointed as manager of

to replace

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who resigned 12 July 2021.on 20 November 2022, he led his club to promotion to the J2 League for the first time in history as it finished in the runners-up position. A day later, he won manager of the year in the

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season.

Club statistics

Managerial statistics

Honours

Manager

; Fujieda MYFC * Promotion to J2 League

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; Individual *

Manager of the Year: 2022

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