is a Japanese

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manager and former player who played as a defender who is the head coach of the

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. He was the head coach of the

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from 2021 until 2024.

Playing career

Ikeda was born in Koganei on 4 October 1970. After graduating from

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, he joined the

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football club in 1993. He played many matches as a left side back during the first season. However, he did not play as much in 1995 and retired at the end of the 1996 season.

Coaching career

After retirement, Ikeda started his coaching career with the

in 1997. He mainly coached the youth team (1997-2001) and the senior team (2002-2008). In 2012, he moved to

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and served as coach for the top team until 2016. In October 2012, manager Koji Maeda was dismissed and Ikeda managed as caretaker until the end of the season. In 2017, he became a manager for Japan women's U-20 national team. He led Japan to win the championship at the 2017 AFC U-19 Championship and qualified for the 2018 U-20 World Cup. In 2018, U-20 Japan won the championship at the U-20 World Cup. In November, he became the manager for the Japan women's U-17 national team for the

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as Naoki Kusunose's successor.

Club statistics

Managerial statistics

Honours

Manager

Japan U20 women *

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* * 1970 births Living people Aoyama Gakuin University alumni Association football people from Tokyo Metropolis People from Koganei, Tokyo Japanese men's footballers J1 League players Urawa Red Diamonds players Japanese football managers Avispa Fukuoka managers Men's association football defenders Japan women's national football team managers 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup managers {{Japan-footy-defender-1970s-stub Coaches at the 2024 Summer Olympics 20th-century Japanese sportsmen