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Satoshi Tsunami
都並 敏史
Personal information
Full name Satoshi Tsunami
Date of birth (1961-08-14) 14 August 1961 (age 63)
Place of birth Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1977–1979 Yomiuri
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980–1995 Verdy Kawasaki 230 (5)
1996–1997 Avispa Fukuoka 21 (0)
1997–1998 Bellmare Hiratsuka 11 (0)
Total 262 (5)
International career
1980–1995 Japan 78 (2)
Managerial career
2005 Vegalta Sendai
2007 Cerezo Osaka
2008 Yokohama FC
Medal record
Verdy Kawasaki
Winner Japan Soccer League 1983
Winner Japan Soccer League 1984
Winner Japan Soccer League 1986/87
Winner Japan Soccer League 1990/91
Winner Japan Soccer League 1991/92
Runner-up Japan Soccer League 1981
Runner-up Japan Soccer League 1989/90
Winner J1 League 1993
Winner J1 League 1994
Runner-up J1 League 1995
Winner JSL Cup 1985
Winner JSL Cup 1991
Winner J.League Cup 1992
Winner J.League Cup 1993
Winner J.League Cup 1994
Winner Emperor's Cup 1984
Winner Emperor's Cup 1986
Winner Emperor's Cup 1987
Runner-up Emperor's Cup 1981
Runner-up Emperor's Cup 1991
Runner-up Emperor's Cup 1992
Representing  Japan
AFC Asian Cup
Gold medal – first place 1992 Japan
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Satoshi Tsunami (都並 敏史, Tsunami Satoshi, born 14 August 1961) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team. His son Yuta Tsunami is also a footballer.

Club career

Tsunami was a product of Yomiuri (later Verdy Kawasaki) youth system. He joined Japan Soccer League side Yomiuri in 1980. The club won the champions in Japan Soccer League 5 times, JSL Cup 3 times and Emperor's Cup 3 times. This was golden era in club history. He was also selected Best Eleven 3 times (1982, 1983 and 1984). In 1992, Japan Soccer League was folded and founded new league J1 League. However he lost opportunity to play after that. Toward the end of his career, he played for Avispa Fukuoka (1996–1997) and Bellmare Hiratsuka (1997–1998). He retired in 1998. He played 267 games and scored 5 goals in the league.

National team career

Tsunami was capped 78 times and scored 2 goals for the Japanese national team between 1980 and 1995.[1] He made his first international appearance on 22 December 1980 in a 1982 World Cup qualification against Singapore in Hong Kong. He scored his first international goal on 20 September 1986 in an Asian Games match against Nepal in Daejeon, South Korea. After 1988 Summer Olympics qualification in 1987, he ceased to be selected Japan.

In May 1992, Tsunami was selected Japan for the first time in 5 years. He was a member of the Japan team that won the 1992 Asian Cup. He played all the Japan games except one for which he wasn't eligible due to suspension.

He was such a key player that national coach Hans Ooft named him a member of the Japan squad for the 1994 World Cup qualification stage for the 1994 World Cup in spite of his injury. However, he could not play any game in the competition that was centrally held in Doha, Qatar as his recovery wasn't as good as Ooft had wished it to be. Japan's hope to qualify for the finals was dashed by a stoppage time Iraqi equaliser in the last qualifying match. The Japanese fans now refer to this match as the Agony of Doha, and his absence was one of the main reasons why Japan's campaign ended up unsuccessful.

Coaching career

After finishing his playing career, Tsunami worked as a pundit on television and as a coach at Tokyo Verdy's youth setup. He acquired the S-Class Coaching License that was a prerequisite to manage a J.League club in 2004.

In 2005, he was appointed the manager of J2 League side Vegalta Sendai. Vegalta finished fourth and failed to gain the promotion. Tsunami was dismissed after one season. In 2006, he became an assistant coach to new manager Ruy Ramos at another J2 side Tokyo Verdy. Again the team failed to move up and he was sacked after one season. In 2007, he became the manager of newly relegated J2 side Cerezo Osaka but was dismissed in May after a bad start.

In 2008, he was appointed as the manager of J2 League club Yokohama FC but was fired at the end of the 2008 season.

Club statistics

[2]

Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
1980 Yomiuri JSL Division 1 12 2 3 0 2 1 17 3
1981 18 1 5 0 1 0 24 1
1982 17 0 3 0 1 0 21 0
1983 18 0 3 0 3 0 24 0
1984 18 1 5 0 0 0 23 1
1985/86 21 0 2 0 4 1 27 1
1986/87 19 0 3 0 1 0 23 0
1987/88 10 0 4 0 1 0 15 0
1988/89 21 0 3 0 3 1 27 1
1989/90 10 0 4 0 4 0 18 0
1990/91 21 1 2 0 2 0 25 1
1991/92 21 0 4 1 5 0 30 1
1992 Verdy Kawasaki J1 League - 3 0 11 1 14 1
1993 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
1994 8 0 2 1 0 0 10 1
1995 16 0 0 0 - 16 0
1996 Avispa Fukuoka J1 League 21 0 1 0 11 0 33 0
1997 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1997 Bellmare Hiratsuka J1 League 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
1998 5 0 0 0 4 0 9 0
Total 267 5 47 2 53 4 367 11

National team statistics

[1]

Japan national team
Year Apps Goals
1980 3 0
1981 7 0
1982 8 0
1983 10 0
1984 5 0
1985 7 0
1986 5 2
1987 10 0
1988 0 0
1989 0 0
1990 0 0
1991 0 0
1992 10 0
1993 10 0
1994 0 0
1995 3 0
Total 78 2

Managerial statistics

[3]

Team From To Record
G W D L Win %
Vegalta Sendai 2005 2005 44 19 11 14 043.18
Cerezo Osaka 2007 2007 13 4 3 6 030.77
Yokohama FC 2008 2008 42 11 17 14 026.19
Total 99 34 31 34 034.34

Honors and awards

Team honors

References

  1. ^ a b Japan National Football Team Database
  2. ^ Satoshi Tsunami at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. ^ J.League Data Site(in Japanese)
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