is a former

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player and manager.

Playing career

Minobe was born in Moriyama on July 12, 1965. After graduating from high school, he joined

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(later ''Gamba Osaka'') in 1984. He played many matches as mainly right side back. In 1990, the club won the champions

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first major title in the club history. In 1994, he moved to

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club

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. In 1994, he became a captain and played as regular player. In 1995, although his opportunity to play decreased, the club won the 2nd place and was promoted to

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. However he retired end of 1995 season without playing in J1 at the club.

Coaching career

After retirement, Minobe became a coach for

(later ''Kyoto Sanga FC'') in 1996. He managed mainly youth team until 2003. In 2004, he became a coach for top team. In October 2006, manager

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was sacked and Minobe became a new manager as Hashiratani successor. However the club results were bad and the club was relegated to

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. Although he stayed manager in 2007, he was sacked in October. In 2008, he signed with J2 club

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and became a manager. Although the club finished at bottom place in 2008, the club results improved year after year and finished at 4th place in 2011. He resigned end of 2011 season. In 2013, he signed with

club AC Nagano Parceiro. In 2013, he led the club won to the champions and the club was promoted to new league

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. In 2014, although the club finished the 2nd place, could not promoted to J2. In August 2015, although the club place was the 3rd place, he resigned for health problems.

Club statistics

Managerial statistics

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Minobe, Naohiko 1965 births Living people Association football people from Shiga Prefecture Japanese footballers Japan Soccer League players J1 League players Japan Football League (1992–1998) players Gamba Osaka players Kyoto Sanga FC players Japanese football managers J1 League managers J2 League managers J3 League managers Kyoto Sanga FC managers Tokushima Vortis managers AC Nagano Parceiro managers Association football defenders