Tsuyoshi Otsuki (大槻 毅, Otsuki Tsuyoshi, born December 1, 1972) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He was most recently manager of J2 League club Thespa Gunma.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tsuyoshi Otsuki | ||
| Date of birth | December 1, 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Sendai, Miyagi, Japan | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Thespa Gunma (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sendai Daini High School | |||
| University of Tsukuba | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Sony Sendai | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2018 | Urawa Red Diamonds | ||
| 2019–2020 | Urawa Red Diamonds | ||
| 2022–2024 | Thespa Gunma | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editOtsuki was born in Sendai on December 1, 1972. After graduating from University of Tsukuba, he played for his local club Sony Sendai.
Coaching career
editAfter retiring players career, Otsuki became J.League club coach. (Mito HollyHock (2000-2002), Omiya Ardija (2003), Urawa Reds (2004-2010) and Vegalta Sendai (2011)) In 2012, he returned Urawa Reds. On April 2, 2018, team manager Takafumi Hori was sacked. Otsuki became manager.[1] On April 22, the club contracted with Oswaldo de Oliveira.[2] So, Otsuki became assistant coach. In May 2019, manager Oliveira was sacked and Otsuki became a manager again.[3]
On 16 December 2021, Otsuki announcement officially appointment manager of Thespakusatsu Gunma (now Thespa Gunma) from 2022 season.[4]
Following a poor start to the 2024 season with 10 losses in their first 14 games, Otsuki was dismissed in May 2024.[5]
Managerial statistics
edit- As of the start from 2024 season.[6]
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Urawa Reds | 2018 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 66.67 | |
| 2019 | 70 | 23 | 18 | 29 | 32.86 | ||
| Thespa Gunma | 2022 | 2024 | 88 | 27 | 24 | 37 | 30.68 |
| Total | 164 | 54 | 44 | 66 | 32.93 | ||
References
edit- ^ Urawa Reds
- ^ Urawa Reds
- ^ Urawa Reds(in Japanese)
- ^ 大槻毅氏 新監督就任のお知らせ - ザスパクサツ群馬・2021年12月16日
- ^ "大槻監督の契約を解除。新監督に武藤氏が就任【群馬】：Ｊリーグ公式サイト（J.LEAGUE.jp）". Ｊリーグ.jp（日本プロサッカーリーグ） (in Japanese). Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ Tsuyoshi Otsuki manager profile at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
External links
edit- Tsuyoshi Otsuki manager profile at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
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