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Yuzo Tamura
田村 雄三

Personal information
Full name	Yuzo Tamura
Date of birth	(1982-12-07) 7 December 1982 (age 41)
Place of birth	Shibukawa, Gunma, Japan
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Iwaki FC (manager)
Youth career
1998–2000	Teikyo High School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2005–2010	Shonan Bellmare	187	(4)
Total		187	(4)
Teams managed
2017–2021	Iwaki FC
2023–	Iwaki FC
Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Yuzo Tamura (田村 雄三, Tamura Yūzō, born December 7, 1982) is a Japanese football manager and former footballer. He currently manages the J2 League club, Iwaki FC.

Career

Yuzo begin his youth career with Chuo University, playing from 2001 until he graduated in 2004.

Yuzo began his professional career playing for Shonan Bellmare from 2005. He remained with the club for six years until his retirement from football at the end of the 2010 season.

Managerial career

In December 2015, Yuzo became a staff member in the reinforcement and scouting department of Iwaki FC. On 1 January 2017, he was appointed manager of Iwaki FC.

Since he had not obtained the JFA official S-Class coaching license required to become a J. League manager, and Iwaki FC was aiming for promotion to the League, Yuzo stepped down as Iwaki's manager after the 2021 season, becoming sports director for the 2022 season. In 2022, while working as a sports director, he took the S-Class license course necessary to become a J. League manager and obtained his S-Class license in 2023.

On 14 June 2023, Tamura returned as Manager of Iwaki FC, replacing Hiromasa Suguri, whose contract was ended after a disappointing performance as manager.

Career statistics

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Managerial statistics

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