Masayoshi Manabe (真鍋政義 ''Manabe Masayoshi'', born August 21, 1963 in

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coach and former player, who played as a setter for the Men's National Team in the 1980s and 1990s. He played at the

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. He took 10th place at the 1998 World Championship. In December 2008, the Japan Volleyball Association announced it had invited him to be the head coach of the Women's National Volleyball Team.

Honours

* 1988 Olympic Games — 10th place * 1998 World Championship — 16th place

References

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1963 births Living people Japanese men's volleyball players Japanese volleyball coaches Volleyball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic volleyball players for Japan People from Himeji, Hyōgo Asian Games medalists in volleyball Volleyball players at the 1990 Asian Games Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan {{Japan-volleyball-bio-stub