Naoki Kusunose

Naoki Kusunose (楠瀬 直木, Kusunose Naoki, born April 17, 1964) is a former Japanese football player and manager. Currently, he is head coach of Japan women's national under-17 football team.

Naoki Kusunose
Personal information
Full name Naoki Kusunose
Date of birth (1964-04-17) April 17, 1964
Place of birth Tokyo, Japan
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1983–1986 Hosei University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1990 Yomiuri
1990–1995 Honda
Teams managed
2012 FC Machida Zelvia (caretaker)
2013 FC Machida Zelvia (caretaker)
2015–2018 Japan Women U-17
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Naoki Kusunose played for Yomiuri and Honda as defender.

Coaching career

Naoki Kusunose became manager for some youth team; e.g. Hakuoh University, Tokyo Verdy youth team. Since 2012, he became stuff for FC Machida Zelvia. In November, manager; Osvaldo Ardiles was sacked. Naoki Kusunose managed team as caretaker.[1] After that, Yutaka Akita was appointed new manager. But In June 2013 manager; Yutaka Akita was sacked. So, Naoki Kusunose managed team as caretaker again until end of 2013 season.[2] In February 2015, Naoki Kusunose became head coach for Japan women's U-17 national team (aiming for 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Jordan).[3] In November, Japan won second position in 2015 AFC U-16 Women's Championship and qualified for 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. He resigned before 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in November.[4]

References
  1. FC Machida Zelvia(in Japanese)
  2. FC Machida Zelvia(in Japanese)
  3. "National coaching staff of 2015 Japan Women's national team | Japan Football Association". jfa.jp. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
  4. Japan Football Associati(in Japanese)


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