Takahiro Kimura (footballer)

Takahiro Kimura (木村 孝洋, Kimura Takahiro, born April 4, 1957) is a former Japanese football player and manager.

Takahiro Kimura
木村 孝洋

Personal information
Full name	Takahiro Kimura
Date of birth	(1957-04-04) April 4, 1957
Place of birth	Fuchu, Hiroshima, Japan
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Hiroshima Minami High School
	Waseda University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1983–1988	Mazda
Managerial career
2001	Sanfrecce Hiroshima (caretaker)
2002	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
2005–2006	TEPCO Mareeze
2011	FC Gifu
2012–2015	FC Imabari
Medal record Mazda Runner-up Emperor's Cup 1987
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Kimura was born in Fuchu, Hiroshima on April 4, 1957. After graduating from Waseda University, he joined his local club Mazda (later Sanfrecce Hiroshima) in 1983. He retired in 1988.

Coaching career

After retirement, Kimura started coaching career at Sanfrecce Hiroshima in 1995. He became an assistant coach for top team and manager for youth team. In July 2002, he was promoted manager as Gadzhi Gadzhiyev successor, but he resigned end of season. In 2005, he moved to TEPCO Mareeze, but he resigned in 2006. He also managed FC Gifu (2011) and FC Imabari (2012-2015).

Managerial statistics

Team	From	To	Record
			G	W	D	L	Win %
Sanfrecce Hiroshima	17 July 2002	December 2002	22	6	2	14	027.27
TEPCO Mareeze	January 2005	December 2006	38	12	7	19	031.58
FC Gifu	January 2011	December 2011	38	6	6	26	015.79
FC Imabari	January 2012	December 2015	56	47	5	4	083.93
Total			154	71	20	63	046.10

External links

• Takahiro Kimura manager profile at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
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