Takashi Kuwahara facts for kids
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Takashi Kuwahara | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | May 5, 1948 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Fujieda, Shizuoka, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1964–1966 | Fujieda Higashi High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1967–1982 | Furukawa Electric | 215 | (30) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 215 | (30) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993–1994 | PJM Futures | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997 | Júbilo Iwata (caretaker) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999 | Júbilo Iwata | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Júbilo Iwata | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Yokohama F. Marinos | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Medal record
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Takashi Kuwahara (桑原 隆, Kuwahara Takashi, born May 5, 1948) is a famous Japanese football player and manager. He was born on May 5, 1948. His brother, Katsuyoshi Kuwahara, also played football professionally.
Contents
Playing Football
Takashi Kuwahara was born in Fujieda, Japan. After finishing high school, he started his professional football career. He played for a team called Furukawa Electric. He was a midfielder for them from 1967 to 1982.
Coaching Football Teams
Takashi Kuwahara started coaching while he was still playing. In 1979, he became an assistant coach for Furukawa Electric. He left the club in 1983.
Managing PJM Futures
From 1993 to 1994, he managed a team called PJM Futures. This team played in the Japan Football League.
Coaching Júbilo Iwata
In 1996, Kuwahara joined J1 League club Júbilo Iwata. He worked as an assistant coach. In 1997, the main manager, Luiz Felipe Scolari, left the team.
Because the club needed a manager quickly, Kuwahara stepped in. He managed the team as a temporary coach. He couldn't be the official manager yet because he didn't have the special coaching license needed for the J1 League. Even so, he led the team to win the championship that year!
In 1998, he got his J1 League coaching license. He officially became the manager of Júbilo Iwata in 1999. Under his leadership, the team won the championship again in 1999.
He returned to manage Júbilo Iwata in 2004. However, he resigned in September of that year.
Coaching Yokohama F. Marinos
In 2008, Takashi Kuwahara joined Yokohama F. Marinos as their manager. He resigned from this role in June of the same year.
Awards and Recognition
Takashi Kuwahara was recognized for his excellent coaching skills. He was named AFC Coach of the Year in 1998. This is a big award for coaches in Asia.
Managerial Statistics
These numbers show how well Takashi Kuwahara's teams performed when he was the manager.
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Júbilo Iwata | 1997 | 1997 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 80.95 |
| Júbilo Iwata | 1999 | 1999 | 30 | 17 | 1 | 12 | 56.67 |
| Júbilo Iwata | 2004 | 2004 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 57.89 |
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 2008 | 2008 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 31.25 |
| Total | 86 | 50 | 6 | 30 | 58.14 | ||
- G means Games played
- W means Wins
- D means Draws (when the score is tied)
- L means Losses
- Win % means Winning Percentage
Achievements as Manager
Takashi Kuwahara led his teams to win several important championships:
- J1 League - 1997, 1999
- Japanese Super Cup - 2004
- Asian Club Championship - 1999
- Asian Super Cup - 1999
External links
- Takashi Kuwahara at J.League Lua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 22: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
See also
In Spanish: Takashi Kuwahara para niños
