is a former

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player. He last managed Tokyo Verdy. His brother

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Playing career

Hori was born in

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on September 10, 1967. After graduating from

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, he joined

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in 1990. He became a regular player as offensive midfielder from first season. He moved to Urawa Reds in 1992. Although he played many matches as defensive midfielder, he was converted to defensive midfielder by new manager Holger Osieck in 1995. He lost opportunity to play in 1998 and he moved to Bellmare Hiratsuka (later ''Shonan Bellmare'') in 1999. He played many matches and supported the club with many young players due to financial strain end of 1998 season. He retired end of 2001 season.

Coaching career

After retirement, Hori started a coaching career at

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in 2002. He moved to Urawa Reds in 2005. He mainly managed youth team. Top team performance was bad in 2011, and manager

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was sacked and Hori named a new manager in October. He managed 5 matches and remained the club stayed

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. From 2012, he became a coach under new manager Mihailo Petrović. In July 2017, Petrović was sacked and Hori became a manager again. The club won the champions

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for the first time in 10 years. He was also selected AFC Coach of the Year in 2017. However the club performance was bad in 2018 season, he was sacked in April.

Club statistics

Managerial statistics

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Honours

Manager

;Urawa Red Diamonds *

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Individual

* AFC Coach of the Year: 2017

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* * * 1967 births Living people Meiji University alumni People from Atsugi, Kanagawa Association football people from Kanagawa Prefecture Japanese footballers Japan Soccer League players J1 League players J2 League players Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo players Urawa Red Diamonds players Shonan Bellmare players Japanese football managers J1 League managers J2 League managers Urawa Red Diamonds managers Tokyo Verdy managers Men's association football midfielders {{Japan-footy-midfielder-1960s-stub