is a former Japanese

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player and manager. he currently manager of

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from 2023.

Club career

Shinoda was born in Kofu on June 18, 1971. After graduating from high school, he joined

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club Kofu SC in 1990. Although stayed there for the whole season, he only played one match. In 1991, he entered

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. After graduating from Chuo University, he joined

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club

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(later ''Avispa Fukuoka'') in 1995. The club won the championship in 1995 and was then, promoted to the

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from 1996. He played many matches there as a defensive midfielder for a long time. On 2001, as the club finished on 15th place at the league, the club was relegated to

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from 2002. He retired at the end of 2004 season, with Fukuoka still being on the J2.

Managerial career

After retirement, Shinoda started his coaching career at

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, on 2005. He coached both the top team and its youth team. In July 2008, Shinoda received his opportunity to become the top-team manager, following the dismissal of former coach

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. The club finished as 3rd place in the 2010 J2 League, earning promotion to the

. However, on 2011, due to underperforming matches and a poor run of results, he was sacked in August. In 2012, he was signed by

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as a assistant coach. In July 2016, manager

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was sacked, giving Shinoda another managerial opportunity. However, he was sacked on September 2017. In 2018, he signed with

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, and became an assistant coach of

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. In May 2019, Jönsson was sacked, and Shinoda became the club's manager, being it the third time he was promoted from his assistant coach role since 2005. In 30 November 2022, Shinoda was signed by

, who sacked former manager Yoshida. Despite winning an unexpected

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title for them, he was sacked right after it, as underperformances in the J2 League saw the club finish on 18th place out of the 22 participating teams. He will start to manage the club from the 2023 season, returning to Kofu after 31 years, since leaving it in his playing career on 1991.

Club statistics

Managerial statistics

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* * 1971 births Living people Chuo University alumni Association football people from Yamanashi Prefecture Japanese footballers Japan Soccer League players J1 League players J2 League players Japan Football League (1992–1998) players Ventforet Kofu players Avispa Fukuoka players Japanese football managers J1 League managers J2 League managers Avispa Fukuoka managers FC Tokyo managers category:Shimizu S-Pulse managers category:Ventforet Kofu managers Association football midfielders {{Japan-footy-midfielder-1970s-stub