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Norihiro Satsukawa
薩川 了洋
Personal information
Full name Norihiro Satsukawa
Date of birth (1972-04-18) April 18, 1972 (age 53)
Place of birth Shizuoka, Japan
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1988–1990 Shimizu Commercial High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1998 Yokohama Flügels 162 (1)
1999–2005 Kashiwa Reysol 161 (1)
Total 323 (2)
Managerial career
2010–2012 AC Nagano Parceiro
2013–2015 FC Ryukyu
2016 SC Sagamihara
2017–2018 Nara Club
2019 Banditonce Kakogawa
2022 SC Sagamihara
Medal record
Yokohama Flügels
Winner Emperor's Cup 1993
Winner Emperor's Cup 1998
Runner-up Emperor's Cup 1997
Kashiwa Reysol
Winner J.League Cup 1999
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Norihiro Satsukawa (薩川 了洋, Satsukawa Norihiro, born April 18, 1972) is a Japanese football manager and former player. He was born in Shizuoka, Japan. Satsukawa played as a defender for many years. He is now a head coach for a football club.

His Time as a Player

Norihiro Satsukawa started his football journey in Shizuoka, Japan. After finishing high school, he joined a team called All Nippon Airways in 1991. This team later became known as Yokohama Flügels.

Playing for Yokohama Flügels

Satsukawa quickly became an important player for Yokohama Flügels. He mostly played as a center back, which is a defender who helps protect the goal. In 1993, his team won the Emperor's Cup. This was their first big championship! They also won an Asian title, the 1994–95 Asian Cup Winners' Cup, in 1995.

Sadly, the Yokohama Flügels team had to close down in 1998 because of money problems. But before they did, they won the 1998 Emperor's Cup again. Satsukawa played in many games leading up to the final. However, he could not play in the championship game because he was suspended.

Moving to Kashiwa Reysol

In 1999, Satsukawa joined a new team called Kashiwa Reysol. Here, he played as a left back, another defensive position. His team did very well, winning the 1999 J.League Cup. They also finished in third place in the J1 League in both 1999 and 2000.

Later, Satsukawa faced a challenge when he broke his right leg in 2003. This injury kept him from playing for about 10 months. He returned to the field in 2004. Satsukawa retired from playing football at the end of the 2005 season.

Becoming a Coach

After his playing career, Norihiro Satsukawa decided to become a coach. He started coaching at his former club, Kashiwa Reysol, in 2007.

Managing Different Teams

In 2008, Satsukawa moved to AC Nagano Parceiro, a team in the Regional Leagues. He became their manager in 2010. Under his leadership, the team was promoted to the Japan Football League (JFL) in 2010. They even finished in second place in the JFL in 2011 and 2012.

In 2013, he became the manager for FC Ryukyu. This team was promoted to the J3 League in 2014. Satsukawa then managed SC Sagamihara in 2016. He also coached Nara Club for two seasons, from 2017 to 2018. In 2019, he joined Banditonce Kakogawa as their manager. He returned to SC Sagamihara in 2022.

External links

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