is a former Japanese

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player and manager. His wife is former footballer

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. He is the current manager of WE League club of Tokyo Verdy Beleza.

Coaching career

Takemoto was born in

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on November 22, 1955. He started coaching career at Yomiuri in 1980. He coached youth team and women's team Yomiuri-Seiyu Beleza until 1996. In 1999, he signed with

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and he became assistant coach until 2004. He also managed the club as

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successor in 2001. In 2005, he moved to

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and he became assistant coach.

Managerial statistics

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* 1955 births Living people Waseda University alumni Association football people from Aichi Prefecture Japanese men's footballers Japanese football managers J1 League managers Gamba Osaka managers Kashiwa Reysol managers Men's association football players not categorized by position Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza managers {{Japan-footy-bio-stub