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Yasuhiro Higuchi
樋口 靖洋
Personal information
Date of birth (1961-05-05) May 5, 1961 (age 64)
Place of birth Mie, Japan
Youth career
1977–1979 Yokkaichi Chuo Technical High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980–1984 Nissan Motors
Managerial career
2006–2007 Montedio Yamagata
2008 Omiya Ardija
2009 Yokohama FC
2012–2014 Yokohama F. Marinos
2015 Ventforet Kofu
2016–2018 YSCC Yokohama
2019–2021 FC Ryukyu
2022- Veertien Mie
Medal record
Nissan Motors
Runner-up Japan Soccer League 1983
Runner-up Japan Soccer League 1984
Runner-up JSL Cup 1983
Winner Emperor's Cup 1983
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Yasuhiro Higuchi (樋口 靖洋, Higuchi Yasuhiro, born May 5, 1961) is a Japanese football manager and former player. He is currently the manager of Veertien Mie. He played as a defender and later became a well-known coach for many Japanese football clubs.

Higuchi's Football Journey

Playing Days

Yasuhiro Higuchi was born in Mie Prefecture, Japan, on May 5, 1961. After finishing high school, he played football for a team called Nissan Motors. He played there from 1980 to 1984.

Coaching Career Begins

After he stopped playing, Higuchi started his coaching career at Nissan Motors in 1985. This club later became known as Yokohama F. Marinos. He mostly coached the youth teams from 1993 to 1998. Then, he moved up to coach the main team from 1999 to 2005.

In 2006, Higuchi became a head coach for the first time. He joined Montedio Yamagata, a club in the J2 League. In 2008, he moved to Omiya Ardija, a team in the top division, the J1 League. However, he left after one year.

Managing Different Teams

In 2009, Higuchi became the manager of Yokohama FC, another J2 League team. He resigned that year because the team's performance was not very good. In 2010, he went back to Yokohama F. Marinos as an assistant coach.

In 2012, Higuchi became the main manager for Yokohama F. Marinos. In the 2013 J1 season, his team was doing very well and was close to winning the league. However, they lost their last two matches and missed out on the championship.

Winning the Emperor's Cup

Despite missing the league title, Higuchi led Yokohama F. Marinos to win the 2013 Emperor's Cup in 2013. They beat the league champions, Sanfrecce Hiroshima, in the final. He managed Marinos until the end of the 2014 season.

In 2015, he moved to Ventforet Kofu. But the team's results were not good, and he resigned in May when the club was at the bottom of the league.

Later Coaching Roles

In 2016, Higuchi joined YSCC Yokohama, a club in the J3 League. This team had finished last in J3 for two years in a row. While they were still at the bottom in 2016, they managed to avoid the very last place in 2017. He coached YSCC Yokohama until the end of the 2018 season.

In 2019, he signed with FC Ryukyu, a J2 League club. He managed them until the end of the 2021 season. Since 2022, Yasuhiro Higuchi has been the manager of Veertien Mie.

Managerial Statistics

This table shows Yasuhiro Higuchi's coaching record up to December 31, 2020.

Team From To Record
G W D L Win %
Montedio Yamagata 2006 2007 &&&&&&&&&&&&&096.&&&&&096 &&&&&&&&&&&&&032.&&&&&032 &&&&&&&&&&&&&027.&&&&&027 &&&&&&&&&&&&&037.&&&&&037 &&&&&&&&&&&&&033.33000033.33
Omiya Ardija 2008 2008 &&&&&&&&&&&&&034.&&&&&034 &&&&&&&&&&&&&012.&&&&&012 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&07.&&&&&07 &&&&&&&&&&&&&015.&&&&&015 &&&&&&&&&&&&&035.29000035.29
Yokohama FC 2009 2009 &&&&&&&&&&&&&051.&&&&&051 &&&&&&&&&&&&&011.&&&&&011 &&&&&&&&&&&&&011.&&&&&011 &&&&&&&&&&&&&029.&&&&&029 &&&&&&&&&&&&&021.57000021.57
Yokohama F. Marinos 2012 2014 &&&&&&&&&&&&0102.&&&&&0102 &&&&&&&&&&&&&045.&&&&&045 &&&&&&&&&&&&&031.&&&&&031 &&&&&&&&&&&&&026.&&&&&026 &&&&&&&&&&&&&044.12000044.12
Ventforet Kofu 2015 2015 &&&&&&&&&&&&&011.&&&&&011 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&09.&&&&&09 &&&&&&&&&&&&&018.18000018.18
YSCC Yokohama 2016 2018 &&&&&&&&&&&&&094.&&&&&094 &&&&&&&&&&&&&021.&&&&&021 &&&&&&&&&&&&&023.&&&&&023 &&&&&&&&&&&&&050.&&&&&050 &&&&&&&&&&&&&022.34000022.34
FC Ryukyu 2019 2021 &&&&&&&&&&&&&084.&&&&&084 &&&&&&&&&&&&&027.&&&&&027 &&&&&&&&&&&&&018.&&&&&018 &&&&&&&&&&&&&039.&&&&&039 &&&&&&&&&&&&&032.14000032.14
Veertien Mie 2022 present &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 !
Total &&&&&&&&&&&&0472.&&&&&0472 &&&&&&&&&&&&0150.&&&&&0150 &&&&&&&&&&&&0117.&&&&&0117 &&&&&&&&&&&&0205.&&&&&0205 &&&&&&&&&&&&&031.78000031.78

Awards and Achievements

Yokohama F. Marinos

More Information

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  • Yokohama F. Marinos

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