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Takashi Kiyama

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Takashi Kiyama
木山 隆之
Personal information
Full name Takashi Kiyama
Date of birth (1972-02-18) February 18, 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth Itami, Hyogo, Japan
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Fagiano Okayama (manager)
Youth career
1987–1989 Itami Nishi High School
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1993 University of Tsukuba
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1997 Gamba Osaka 50 (1)
1998 Consadole Sapporo 16 (0)
1999–2002 Mito Hollyhock 99 (1)
Total 165 (2)
Managerial career
2008–2010 Mito Hollyhock
2012 JEF United Chiba
2015–2016 Ehime FC
2017–2019 Montedio Yamagata
2020 Vegalta Sendai
2022– Fagiano Okayama
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Takashi Kiyama (木山 隆之, Kiyama Takashi, born February 18, 1972) is a Japanese professional football manager and former player who is the manager of J2 League club Fagiano Okayama.

Playing career

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Kiyama was born in Itami on February 18, 1972. After graduating from University of Tsukuba, he joined Gamba Osaka in 1994. He played many matches as center back from first season. However his opportunity to play decreased from 1995 because of injuries. In 1998, he moved to Consadole Sapporo and played one season. In May 1999, he joined Japan Football League club Mito HollyHock. He became a regular player as center back and the club was promoted to J2 League from 2000. He played as central player of defense until 2002. He retired end of the 2002 season.

Coaching career

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After coaching for University of Tsukuba and then the youth team of Vissel Kobe, he took his first top team coaching position for his former club Mito HollyHock in 2008. He has the record for the youngest person to coach a J2 League club at 36 years and 19 days, and was the first J2 League coach to be sent off in his debut match. He is also the first professional sports coach in Japan to go public about his decision to quit smoking.[1]

Kiyama was the manager for J2 side JEF United Chiba at 2012 season, but after JEF failed to get the promotion to J1, he was released from the team on November 28, 2012, but he continued managing the club until their defeat to Kashima Antlers on 2012 Emperor's Cup at the quarterfinals.

Kiyama returned to Vissel Kobe as assistant coach in 2013.

On 16 December 2014, he was named manager of Ehime FC.[2] With him in charge, the team finished 2015 season on 5th place, reaching the play-offs for its first time ever. He left the club after the end of 2016 season.[3]

On 29 November 2016, Kiyama was named manager of Montedio Yamagata.[4] He led the team to the J1 entry playoff in 2019, losing to Tokushima Vortis in the 2nd round. He departed from the club on 11 December 2019.

On 19 December 2019, Kiyama was appointed the manager of Vegalta Sendai,[5] the first J1 League side of this managerial career. On 18 December 2020, the club announced his departure at the end of the 2020 season.

On 28 September 2021, Kiyama returned to Gamba Osaka as a coach until the end of the season.

On 14 December 2021, he signed with Fagiano Okayama.[6]

Club statistics

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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
1994 Gamba Osaka J1 League 27 1 4 0 3 0 34 1
1995 1 0 0 0 - 1 0
1996 12 0 2 0 0 0 14 0
1997 10 0 0 0 5 0 15 0
1998 Consadole Sapporo J1 League 16 0 1 0 1 0 18 0
1999 Mito HollyHock Football League 15 0 3 0 - 18 0
2000 J2 League 26 0 3 0 0 0 29 0
2001 27 0 3 0 0 0 30 0
2002 31 1 3 0 - 34 1
Total 165 2 19 0 9 0 193 2

Managerial statistics

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Team From To Record
G W D L Win %
Mito Hollyhock 2008 2010 134 44 32 58 032.84
JEF United Chiba 2012 2012 48 24 10 14 050.00
Ehime FC 2015 2016 90 36 28 26 040.00
Montedio Yamagata 2017 2019 136 52 43 41 038.24
Vegalta Sendai 2020 2020 36 6 10 20 016.67
Fagiano Okayama 2022 present 44 20 12 12 045.45
Total 488 182 135 171 037.30
  • Statistics including J1 and J2 leagues, The Emperor's Cup and the J.League Cup results.

References

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  1. ^ J.League(in Japanese)
  2. ^ "12/16 | 木山 隆之氏 トップチーム監督就任のお知らせ | 愛媛FC 公式サイト" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-12-21.
  3. ^ "11/18 | 木山 隆之 監督 退任のお知らせ | 愛媛FC 公式サイト" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-12-21.
  4. ^ 木山隆之氏 モンテディオ山形 監督就任のお知らせ. モンテディオ山形オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-12-21.
  5. ^ "Takashi Kiyama".
  6. ^ "木山隆之監督 就任のお知らせ | ファジアーノ岡山 FAGIANO OKAYAMA". ファジアーノ岡山[Fagiano OKAYAMA]公式サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-10-13.
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