Kazuyori Mochizuki

Kazuyori Mochizuki (望月 一頼, Mochizuki Kazuyori, born November 20, 1961) is a Japanese manager and former footballer.

Kazuyori Mochizuki
望月 一頼

Personal information
Full name	Kazuyori Mochizuki
Date of birth	(1961-11-20) November 20, 1961
Place of birth	Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1977–1979	Shimizu Higashi High School
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1980–1983	University of Tsukuba
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1984–1988	Mazda	0	(0)
1992–1994	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	0	(0)
Total		0	(0)
Managerial career
2006	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Medal record Sanfrecce Hiroshima Runner-up J1 League 1994 Runner-up Emperor's Cup 1987
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Mochizuki was born in Shizuoka on November 20, 1961. After graduating from the University of Tsukuba, he joined Japan Soccer League club Mazda (later Sanfrecce Hiroshima) in 1984. He was mainly used as a back-up and did not make any appearances, before retiring in 1988. After retirement, he became a coach at Mazda. In 1992, the Japan Soccer League was folded and founded a new league, the J1 League. He came out of retirement because the club, now known as Sanfrecce Hiroshima, had an injury crisis. Once again, he did not make any appearances and retired at the end of the 1994 season.

Coaching career

After retirement, Mochizuki started his coaching career at Mazda (later Sanfrecce Hiroshima) in 1988. He mainly served as the goalkeeper coach. In November 1998, he became the goalkeeper coach for the Japan national team under manager Philippe Troussier. He also coached the Japan U-20 national team at the 1999 World Youth Championship and the Japan U-23 national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics. At 1999 World Youth Championship, Japan were runners-up. In October 2000, the Japan national team won the Asian Cup. In 2001, he returned to Sanfrecce as the new goalkeeper coach. In April 2006, Takeshi Ono was sacked and Mochizuki succeeded Ono as manager. He managed the club in 4 matches until June, where the club signed appointed Mihailo Petrović and Mochizuki returned to his previous position as goalkeeper coach until 2011. He became a director for the youth team in 2012 and went on manage the youth team from 2013 to 2014.

Club statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Total
1984	Mazda	JSL Division 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1985/86			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1986/87		JSL Division 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1987/88			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1992	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	J1 League	-		0	0	0	0	0	0
1993			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1994			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Managerial statistics

Team	From	To	Record
			G	W	D	L	Win %
Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2006	2006	4	2	1	1	050.00
Total			4	2	1	1	050.00

External links

• Kazuyori Mochizuki manager profile at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)