is a former Japanese

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player and manager. current manager

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club of

Tokyo Verdy is a Japanese professional football club based in Inagi, Tokyo. The club plays in the J2 League, the second tier of football in the country. Founded as Yomiuri F.C. in 1969, Tokyo Verdy is one of the most decorated clubs in the J.League, with ...

Playing career

Jofuku was born in

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on March 21, 1961. After graduating from

Waseda University , abbreviated as , is a private university, private research university in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Founded in 1882 as the ''Tōkyō Senmon Gakkō'' by Ōkuma Shigenobu, the school was formally renamed Waseda University in 1902. The university has numerou ...

, he played for

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from 1983 to 1989.

Coaching career

After retirement, Jofuku became a coach at

in 1993. In 1996, he was promoted to a manager. In 1999, he moved to

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. He also became a manager for Japan U-17 national team from 2005. U-17 Japan won

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and participated in 2007 U-17 World Cup. In 2008, he became a manager for FC Tokyo. The club won the champions in 2009 J.League Cup. However, the club results were bad in the 2010 season and he was sacked in September when the club was at the 16th place of 18 clubs. In 2012, He signed with

club

Ventforet Kofu is a Japanese football club from Kōfu in Yamanashi Prefecture. The team currently competes in the J2 League and play their home games in JIT Recycle Ink Stadium, located in Kōfu. The word "Ventforet" is a compound formed from two French roo ...

and led the club to won the J2 champions in the 2012 season. In 2014, the club finished at the 13th place which is best position in the club history. However, he left the club end of 2014 season. In 2016, he returned to FC Tokyo and managed the club. However, he was sacked for poor performance in July. In 2018, he signed with

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Sanfrecce Hiroshima ( ja, サンフレッチェ広島, translit=''Sanfuretche Hiroshima'') is a Japanese professional football club based in Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima. The club plays in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the coun ...

. The club won the 2nd place in the 2018 season. He was named manager of

on June 15th, 2022.

Managerial statistics

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* 1961 births Living people Waseda University alumni People from Tokushima (city) Association football people from Tokushima Prefecture Japanese footballers Japan Soccer League players Kawasaki Frontale players Japanese football managers J1 League managers J2 League managers FC Tokyo managers Ventforet Kofu managers Sanfrecce Hiroshima managers Tokyo Verdy managers Association football midfielders {{Japan-footy-midfielder-1960s-stub