Futoshi Ikeda (池田 太, Ikeda Futoshi, born October 4, 1970) is a Japanese football manager and former player who played as a defender. He is currently the head coach of the Japan women's national football team.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1970-10-04) October 4, 1970 (age 51) | ||
Place of birth | Koganei, Tokyo, Japan | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Japan Women (head coach) | ||
Youth career | |||
1986–1988 | Bunan High School | ||
1989–1992 | Aoyama Gakuin University | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1993–1996 | Urawa Reds | 53 | (1) |
Total | 53 | (1) | |
Teams managed | |||
2012 | Avispa Fukuoka (caretaker) | ||
2017 | Japan U-20 women | ||
2018 | Japan U-17 women | ||
2021– | Japan women | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ikeda was born in Koganei on October 4, 1970. After graduating from Aoyama Gakuin University, he joined the Urawa Reds in 1993. He played many matches as a left side back during the first season. However his did not play as much in 1995 and he retired at the end of the 1996 season.
After retirement, Ikeda started his coaching career with the Urawa Reds in 1997. He mainly coached the youth team (1997-2001) and the top team (2002-2008). In 2012, he moved to Avispa Fukuoka 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 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup as Naoki Kusunose's successor.[2]
Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
1993 | Urawa Reds | J1 League | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 1 |
1994 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
1995 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 8 | 0 | |||
1996 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 53 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 61 | 1 |
Current managers of AFC women's national teams | |
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Avispa Fukuoka – managers | |
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Japan women's national football team – managers | |
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Japan squad – 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup semi-finalists | ||
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