is a former Japanese football player and manager. he is current assistant manager J1 League club of

Kyoto Sanga is a Japanese professional football club based in Kyoto. "Sanga" comes from the Sanskrit word ''sangha'', a term meaning "group" or "club" and often used to denote the Buddhist priesthood, associating the club with Kyoto's many Buddhist temp ...

Playing career

Sugiyama was born in

Takatsuki is a city in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It is located in northern Osaka's Hokusetsu region. As of 2020, the city had an estimated population of 347,944 and a population density of 3,300 persons per km². The total area is 105.31 km². The c ...

on October 27, 1971. After graduating from

Osaka University of Commerce , abbreviated to , is a private university located in Higashiosaka City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. History The origin was founded in 1928 as Osaka Joto School of Commerce (大阪城東商業学校) by Noboru Tanioka (谷岡登, 1894–1 ...

, he joined

Urawa Reds , colloquially Urawa Reds (浦和レッズ), also known as Mitsubishi Urawa Football Club from April 1992 to January 1996, is a professional football club in the city of Saitama, part of the Greater Tokyo Area in Japan. The club plays in the J ...

in 1994. He became a regular player as left side back from first season. However his opportunity to play decreased behind

Shinji Jojo is a former Japanese football player. Club career Jojo was born in Hamura on August 28, 1977. After graduating from high school, he joined the Urawa Reds in 1996. In 1997, he played several matches as left side midfielder and left side back. ...

from 1997 and he could not play at all in the match in 1998. In 1999, he moved to

Verdy Kawasaki 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, wit ...

(later ''Tokyo Verdy''). He became a regular player in the club with many young players due to financial strain end of 1998 season. However his opportunity to play decreased from 2001. In 2003, he moved to J2 League club

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. However he could hardly play in the match and he retired end of 2003 season.

Coaching career

Sugiyama was the academy coach of

from 2004 until 2009, and head coach of

Albirex Niigata Singapore Albirex Niigata Singapore FC, abbreviated as Albirex Niigata (S), is a Singaporean football club that plays in the Singapore Premier League. The club is a satellite team of Albirex Niigata of Japan. History Albirex Niigata Singapore, a satellite ...

from 2010 until 2013. During his time in Singapore, he won the

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Coach Of The Year award in 2011, the same year he guided his team to win the

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and finalist of the

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. In August 2014, he signed with Thai club Ayutthaya and managed the club until November. In 2015, he returned to Japan and became a coach at

Kashiwa Reysol is a Japanese professional football club based in Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture, part of the Greater Tokyo Area. The club plays in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the country. Their home stadium is Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium ...

. In 2016, he moved to Thailand and signed with BBCU. He managed the club until April. In April 2016, he moved to

Chainat Hornbill Chainat Hornbill Football Club ( Thai สโมสรฟุตบอลชัยนาท ฮอร์นบิล) is a Thai professional association football club based in Chai Nat province. The club plays in Thai League 2. History Foundation ...

and managed the club until June. In 2017, he returned to Japan and signed with J3 League club Blaublitz Akita. The club won the champions in 2017 J3 League. However the club results were bad in 2018 season and he was sacked in July 2018. In 2019, he signed with

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club Nara Club.Nara Club
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Club statistics

Managerial statistics

Honours

Albirex Niigata Singapore

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: 2011 Blaublitz Akita J3 League:

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References

External links

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Champion in 2011

Profile at Blaublitz Akita
1971 births Living people Osaka University of Commerce alumni Association football people from Osaka Prefecture People from Takatsuki, Osaka Japanese footballers J1 League players J2 League players Urawa Red Diamonds players Tokyo Verdy players Albirex Niigata players Japanese football managers Singapore Premier League head coaches J3 League managers Albirex Niigata Singapore FC managers Blaublitz Akita managers Nara Club managers Association football defenders {{Japan-footy-defender-1970s-stub