Masaaki Kanno facts for kids
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| Full name | Masaaki Kanno | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | August 15, 1960 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kanagawa, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1976–1978 | Asahi High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1979–1993 | JEF United Ichihara | 212 | (35) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994 | Kyoto Purple Sanga | 8 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 220 | (36) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | Mito HollyHock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | Omiya Ardija | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2008 | Shonan Bellmare | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2011 | TEPCO Mareeze | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2018 | Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Masaaki Kanno (菅野 将晃, Kanno Masaaki, born August 15, 1960) is a famous Japanese football player and manager. He was born on August 15, 1960. His son, Shota Kanno, also played football. Today, Shota is a head coach for the WE League club Nojima Stella Kanagawa. Masaaki Kanno had a long career both playing and coaching in Japanese football.
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Masaaki Kanno's Playing Career
Masaaki Kanno was born in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. After finishing high school, he joined a football club called Furukawa Electric in 1979. This club later became known as JEF United Ichihara. He quickly became an important player for the team.
Winning Championships as a Player
During his time with Furukawa Electric, Kanno helped his team win several big titles. They won the Japan Soccer League championship in the 1985–86 season. They also won the JSL Cup twice, in 1982 and 1986. Kanno played many games for the club, showing his skill as a Midfielder.
In 1992, the Japan Soccer League changed into a new league called the J1 League. Kanno played less often after this change. He decided to leave the club after playing 210 league matches over 15 seasons. In 1994, he joined another team, Kyoto Purple Sanga, in the Japan Football League. He played for one season there before he stopped playing professional football at the end of 1994.
Masaaki Kanno's Coaching Career
After he stopped playing, Masaaki Kanno started a new path as a coach. He began coaching at Kyoto Purple Sanga in 1995. He mostly worked with the youth teams, helping young players develop their skills.
Coaching Different Clubs
Kanno then moved to Mito HollyHock. He started as an assistant coach. In July 2001, he became the main manager for the team and stayed in that role until 2002. In 2003, he became the manager for Omiya Ardija. However, the team did not perform well, and he left in October of that year.
In 2004, Kanno joined Urawa Reds to manage their youth team. He worked there until August. In 2005, he became a coach for Shonan Bellmare. In June 2006, he took over as manager and led the team until 2008.
Coaching Women's Football
In 2009, Masaaki Kanno started coaching a women's football club called TEPCO Mareeze in the L.League. His team did very well, finishing in third place in both the 2009 and 2010 seasons. However, the club had to stop playing in 2011 due to a major event, the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. Kanno was the last manager for that team.
In 2012, he joined a new women's club, Nojima Stella Kanagawa (which later became Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara). He helped this team achieve great success. They were promoted to Division 2 in 2013 and then to Division 1 in 2017. The club also reached the final of the 2017 Empress's Cup, finishing in second place. Kanno left the club at the end of the 2018 season.
External Links
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See also
In Spanish: Masaaki Kanno para niños
