is a former Japanese football player and manager. He managed

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Playing career

Uchida was born in

Shizuoka Shizuoka can refer to: * Shizuoka Prefecture, a Japanese prefecture * Shizuoka (city), the capital city of Shizuoka Prefecture * Shizuoka Airport * Shizuoka Domain, the name from 1868 to 1871 for Sunpu Domain, a predecessor of Shizuoka Prefecture ...

on April 18, 1962. He started his career in football as a player for

Shimizu Higashi High School is known as a top high school in Shimizu, and one of the best high schools in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. Shimizu Higashi High School is famous for high academic achievement especially in science and mathematics field as well as competitive ...

where he won the

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with them as well as coming runners-up in the

All Japan High School Soccer Tournament The All Japan High School Soccer Tournament (全国高等学校サッカー選手権大会, Zenkoku kōtō gakkō sakkā senshuken taikai, 全国高校サッカー選手権大会, Zenkoku kō kō sakkā senshuken taikai) of Japan, commonly known a ...

in 1980. With these achievements he progressed his career at

Komazawa University , abbreviated as 駒大 ''Komadai'', is one of the oldest universities in Japan. Its history starts in 1592, when a seminary was established to be a center of learning for the young monks of the Sōtō sect, one of the two main Zen Buddhist tra ...

before he joined local football team Shimizu. While at Shimizu he continued his studies at

University of Tokyo , abbreviated as or UTokyo, is a public research university located in Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan. Established in 1877, the university was the first Imperial University and is currently a Top Type university of the Top Global University Project b ...

to become a coach in physical exercise.

Coaching career

Uchida gained his first major coaching role at

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on January 1, 1994 where he was the club's chief instructor. On December 31, 2003 he left the club and joined

Vegalta Sendai is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in J2 League. The team is located in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. History Founded in 1988 as ''Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc. Soccer Club'', Vegalta joined the J-League in 1999 after p ...

where he initially started as deputy general manager. On March 1, 2004 he accepted an assistant coaching role for the Japan U-17 national team on a part-time basis. This lasted until 2007, when he left the Japanese team and concentrated on Vegalta Sendai where he moved to become their training director and then youth development director. On January 1, 2010 Uchida became the manager of J2 League team

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 ...

. At the end of the 2010 season he led the team to second within the division and promotion to the top tier. On December 22, 2015 Uchida joined third tier Chinese club

Yinchuan Helanshan Yinchuan Helanshan Football Club was an association football club based in Yinchuan, Ningxia, China. The Helan Mountain Stadium was their home venue. History Yinchuan Helanshan F.C. was established on 17 July 2013 by Yinchuan Sports Federation ...

for the start of the

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season.

Managerial statistics

J.League Data Site

References

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* 1962 births Living people Komazawa University alumni Association football people from Shizuoka Prefecture Japanese footballers Japanese football managers Japanese expatriate football managers J2 League managers Ventforet Kofu managers Guam national football team managers Expatriate football managers in China Association footballers not categorized by position Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Guam Japanese expatriate sportspeople in China {{Japan-footy-bio-stub