is a Japanese professional

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and former player who is the current head coach of

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club

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Playing career

Ishii was born in Ichihara on 1 February 1967. After graduating from

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, he joined

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club NTT Kanto in 1989. He played many matches from first season. He moved to Sumitomo Metal (later ''Kashima Antlers'') in 1991. In 1992, Japan Soccer League was folded and founded new league

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. In 1993, the club won the 2nd place

and

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. However he could hardly play in the match from 1996. He moved to

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in 1998. He retired end of 1998 season.

Coaching career

After retirement, Ishii became a coach for

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in 1999. He served as mainly physical coach. In July 2015, manager

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was sacked and Ishii became a new manager. He was the Japanese manager of the club for the first time in 21 years since

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in 1994 (Except caretaker

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in 1998 and 1999). In October, the club won the champions

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. In 2016, the club won the champions

and qualify for 2016 Club World Cup. He was also elected J.League Manager of the Year. At Club World Cup, the club became the first Asian team to reach the

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final. In the

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, after a 2–2 draw against European champions

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after 90 minutes, they were beaten 4–2 after extra time. However the club performance is bad in 2017, he was sacked in May 2017. In November in late in 2017 season, Ishii signed with

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(former ''NTT Kanto'') where he began his playing career. Although he managed 3 matches, the club could not win the matches and was relegated to

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. He remained a manager in 2018 season and aimed to return to J1 League. However Ardija finished at 5th place in 2018 season and missed promotion to J1. He resigned at end of the 2018 season. On 23 December 2019, Ishii was named the head coach of

club Samut Prakan City. On 1 December 2021, Ishii was appointed head coach of

. In 2022, the club won the champions

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and qualify for

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group stage.

Management style

Tactic

Based on 4-4-2 formation, it is characterized by aggressive tactics that use high press and short counter to break through the center. During his time as

, he made good use of

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, who had a lack of scoring ability and was unsuccessful in the previous year, leading him to the league's top scorer.

Club statistics

Managerial statistics

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Honours

Player

;Kashima Antlers * J.League:

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Manager

Kashima Antlers *

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runner-up:

Buriram United *

: 2021–22 *

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: 2021–22 *

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: 2021–22 Individual * J.League Manager of the Year:

Coach of the Year: 2021–22 *

Coach of the Month: December 2020,

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, November 2022

References

External links

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Masatada Ishii is a Japanese professional football manager and former player who is the current head coach of Thai League 1 club Buriram United. Playing career Ishii was born in Ichihara on 1 February 1967. After graduating from Juntendo University, he join ...

Kashima Antlers managers Omiya Ardija managers

Association football midfielders Japanese expatriate football managers