is a former
Japan
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ese
football
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player and manager. He was currently manager of
Vonds Ichihara until 31 January 2023.
Coaching career
Nuno was born in
Chiba Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Chiba Prefecture has a population of 6,278,060 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of . Chiba Prefecture borders Ibaraki Prefecture to the north, Saitama Prefecture to the ...
on December 21, 1960. After attending
Nippon Sport Science University
, abbreviated as , is a private university in Setagaya, Tokyo and Aoba-ku, Yokohama. The precursor of the school was founded in 1893, and it was chartered as a university in 1949. The school is known for the many famous athletes among its alumni. ...
in the late 70s and winning the All Japan University Championship, he opted to sign as a head coach at Funabashi Municipal High School, a role he maintained for almost 20 years. He decided to quit in order to be the next head coach of
Japan U-17 national team, but the results didn't support him and he left after two years. He had another chance with Japan's squads, this time with
Japan U-20 national team, but at the
2010 AFC U-19 Championship
The 2010 AFC U-19 Championship was the 36th edition of the tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation.
Qualification for the tournament started in October 2009 with the finals tournament being hosted in October 2010.
The AFC reco ...
Japan were knocked out by South Korea in the quarter-finals, and he left the position in 2010.
He returned to coach with
Fagiano Okayama
is a Japanese football club based in Okayama, the capital of Okayama Prefecture. They play in the J2 League, the second tier of the country's football league system. Their home stadium is City Light Stadium, in Okayama City, though some home ...
in 2015, where he maintained a role as an assistant coach to
Tetsu Nagasawa
is a former Japanese football player and manager. he is current assistant manager J1 League club of Kyoto Sanga.
Playing career
Nagasawa was born in Osaka Prefecture on May 28, 1968, but was raised in Matsuyama. . After three years, he was hired as the manager of
Thespakusatsu Gunma
is a professional football (soccer) club based in Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture in Japan. The club plays in the J2 League, the second division of professional football in Japan.
History
The club was founded in 1995 in Kusatsu, one of the most we ...
.
In 2022, Nuno announcement officially appointment manager of
Vonds Ichihara for ahead of 2022 season.
Managerial statistics
Update; ''end of the 2022 season''
References
External links
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Profile at Thespakusatsu Gunma
1960 births
Living people
Nippon Sport Science University alumni
Association football people from Chiba Prefecture
Japanese men's footballers
Japanese football managers
category:J2 League managers
J3 League managers
Thespakusatsu Gunma managers
category:Matsumoto Yamaga FC managers
FC Imabari managers
Men's association football defenders
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