Shigemitsu Sudo

Shigemitsu Sudo
須藤茂光
Personal information
Full name	Shigemitsu Sudo
Date of birth	April 2, 1956 (age 68)
Place of birth	Mikasa, Hokkaido, Japan
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1972–1974	Odawara Johoku Technical High School
1975–1978	Chuo University
Senior career*
Years	Team
1979–1987	Hitachi
Total
International career
1979–1981	Japan
Managerial career
2018–2020	Verspah Oita
2023-	Mynavi Sendai Ladies
Medal record
Hitachi
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Shigemitsu Sudo (須藤茂光, Sudo Shigemitsu, born April 2, 1956) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team.Currently, he is manager WE League club of Mynavi Sendai Ladies.

Club career

Sudo was born in Mikasa on April 2, 1956. After graduating from Chuo University, he joined Hitachi in 1979. The club won the 2nd place in 1980 JSL Cup and 1982 Japan Soccer League. He retired in 1987. He played 117 games in the league.

On August 23, 1979, Sudo debuted for Japan national team against North Korea. In 1980, he played at 1980 Summer Olympics qualification and 1982 World Cup qualification. He played 13 games for Japan until 1981.^[1]

After retirement, Sudo mainly coached his alma mater Chuo University and some youth teams. In 2018, he signed with Japan Football League club Verspah Oita and became a manager.

In the middle of 2023, he became the manager of Mynavi Sendai Ladies.