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ITO Masanori takes over as coach of Japan Women's Futsal National Team
16 March 2016
We are pleased to announce that ITO Masanori has taken over as Coach of the Japan Women's Futsal National Team, after ARIHARA Masaaki stepped aside at the end of the contract.
We would also like to announce that FUKUZUMI Arihiro will stay on as Assistant Coach.
Coach:
ITO Masanori
Assistant Coach:
FUKUZUMI Arihiro
Contract Period:
From 11 March 2016 to the end of the month when the Women's Futsal World Tournament finishes
Upcoming events:
- All Japan Women's Selection Futsal Championship (Trim Cup) from 25 to 27 March
* The team will participate as a Japan Women’s selection.
- Women's Futsal World Tournament
*The schedule and the sites are to be decided.
- AFC Women's Futsal Championship in February 2017
Profile of the Coach ITO Masanori
Date of Birth
20 April 1978 (37 years old)
Home Town
Tokyo
Experience in football and futsal
<Football>
1997-2000 Komazawa University
2001 F.C. Tokyo
<Futsal>
2003-2005 Fuchu Athletic F.C.
2006 FIRE FOX
2007-2010 Deucao Kobe
2010-2011 Fuchu Athletic F.C.
Coaching Experience
2012-2013 Coach at Fuchu Athletic F.C.
2014-2015 Coach at Vasagey Oita
2015- Coach at Japan Wellness High School Shinshu Chikuhoku Campus Soccer Club
2016 Coach at Alrosse Matsumoto
Certification
Class C licence in football
Class B and C licence in futsal
Profile of the Assistant Coach FUKUZUMI Arihiro
Date of Birth
10 February 1978 (38 years old)
Home Town
Hyogo
Experience in football and futsal
<Football>
1994-1996 Kobe Koryo Gakuen High School
1996-1998 Renaiss Health and Medical College Koka Soccer Club
<Futsal>
2001-2003 ASPA. FC (Nara Futsal League)
2003-2004 BORDON (Nara Futsal League)
2004-2006 MAG'S FC (Kansai Futsal League)
2006-2008 Predator Urayasu F.C. (Kanto Futsal League)
2008-2010 Bardral Urayasu
Coaching Experiences
2008-2010 Assistant Coach at NAKAMURA Shunsuke Soccer School
2010-current Representative and School master of DIEGO Futsal School
2010-2012 Coach of BGM (Osaka League Division 1)
2011-2012 Coach of Progresso Osaka (Osaka Women’s League)
2011-2012 Coach of the Osaka Selection
2011-2012 Coach of the U-23 Osaka Selection
2012-current Coach of TAMA University Futsal Club
2013-current Assistant Coach of the Japan Women's Futsal National Team
Certification
Class B and C licence in football
Class B and C licence in futsal
AFC Futsal Level 1
Brazil Sao Paulo Coaching Licence
ITO Masanori Coachs' comment
First of all, I’m extremely honoured to become the coach of the team. We aim to recapture the title of Asian champions in the 2017 AFC Championship. I would like to carry out my duty in pursuit of that aim.
As I heard there were many talented and enthusiastic players as well as coaches in women’s futsal, I look forward to working with them. Japan’s futsal is having something of a difficult time at the moment. Futsal has been supported with much popular enthusiasm. So I’d like to improve that once again with you all. I’ll nurture the Japan Women's Futsal National Team, so that we can lead it.
Your support for Japan Women's Futsal will be much appreciated.
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