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Naohiko Minobe
美濃部 直彦
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Personal information
Full name Naohiko Minobe
Date of birth (1965-07-12) 12 July 1965 (age 59)
Place of birth Moriyama, Shiga, Japan
Height 1.76 m
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Asuka FC (manager)
Youth career
1981–1983 Moriyama High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–1993 Gamba Osaka
1994–1995 Kyoto Purple Sanga 42 (0)
Teams managed
2006–2007 Kyoto Sanga FC
2008–2011 Tokushima Vortis
2013–2015 AC Nagano Parceiro
2021– Asuka FC
Honours
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Naohiko Minobe (美濃部 直彦, Minobe Naohiko, born July 12, 1965) is a Japanese football manager and former player. He currently manager of Asuka FC.

Playing career

Minobe was born in Moriyama on July 12, 1965. After graduating from high school, he joined Matsushita Electric (later Gamba Osaka) in 1984. He played many matches mainly as a right side back. In 1990, Matsushita Electric won the champions Emperor's Cup, the first major title in the club’s history. In 1994, Minobe moved to Kyoto Purple Sanga, playing in the Japan Football League. In 1994, he became a captain and played as a regular starter. In 1995, although his opportunity to play decreased, the club won 2nd place and was promoted to J1 League. However Minobe retired at the end of the 1995 season without having played in J1 at the club.

Managerial career

After retirement, Minobe became a coach for Kyoto Purple Sanga (later Kyoto Sanga FC) in 1996. He mainly managed the youth team until 2003.

In 2004, he became a coach for top team. In October 2006, manager Koichi Hashiratani was sacked and Minobe became the new manager as Hashiratani’s successor. However the season’s results were bad and the club was relegated to the J2 League. Although he started the season as manager in 2007, he was sacked in October.

In 2008, Minobe signed as manager with J2 club Tokushima Vortis. Although the club finished in bottom place in 2008, the club results improved each season after that and they finished in 4th place in 2011. Minobe resigned at the end of the 2011 season. In 2013, Minibe signed with Japan Football League club AC Nagano Parceiro, and led the club to win the league that year, meaning the club was promoted to the newly formed J3 League for the 2014 season. In 2014, although the club finished the 2nd place, they lost the promotion/relegation series, and were not promoted to J2. In August 2015, although the club place was doing well in 3rd place, Minobe resigned due to health problems.

On 12 January 2021, Minobe announcement officially manager of Kansai Soccer League club, Asuka FC for ahead of 2021 season. On 24 November 2024, Minobe brought his club secure promotion to Japan Football League for the first time in history from next season after defeat J-Lease FC 2-1 in Takebishi Stadium Kyoto on Japanese Regional Football Champions League final round of matchweek 3.

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 Matsushita Electric JSL Division 2
1985/86
1986/87 JSL Division 1 18 0
1987/88 JSL Division 2
1988/89 JSL Division 1 3 0 1 0 4 0
1989/90 7 0 0 0 7 0
1990/91 21 1 0 0 21 1
1991/92 18 1 3 0 21 1
1992 Gamba Osaka J1 League - 1 1 2 1 3 2
1993 13 2 0 0 4 0 17 2
1994 Kyoto Purple Sanga Football League 29 0 3 0 - 32 0
1995 13 0 0 0 - 13 0
Total 122 4 4 1 10 1 136 6

Managerial statistics

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Team From To Record
G W D L Win %
Kyoto Sanga 2006 2007 &&&&&&&&&&&&&049.&&&&&049 &&&&&&&&&&&&&020.&&&&&020 &&&&&&&&&&&&&015.&&&&&015 &&&&&&&&&&&&&014.&&&&&014 &&&&&&&&&&&&&040.82000040.82
Tokushima Vortis 2008 2011 &&&&&&&&&&&&0167.&&&&&0167 &&&&&&&&&&&&&060.&&&&&060 &&&&&&&&&&&&&037.&&&&&037 &&&&&&&&&&&&&070.&&&&&070 &&&&&&&&&&&&&035.93000035.93
AC Nagano Parceiro 2014 2015 &&&&&&&&&&&&&055.&&&&&055 &&&&&&&&&&&&&033.&&&&&033 &&&&&&&&&&&&&012.&&&&&012 &&&&&&&&&&&&&010.&&&&&010 &&&&&&&&&&&&&060.&&&&&060.00
Asuka FC 2021 present &&&&&&&&&&&&&063.&&&&&063 &&&&&&&&&&&&&038.&&&&&038 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&03.&&&&&03 &&&&&&&&&&&&&022.&&&&&022 &&&&&&&&&&&&&060.32000060.32
Total &&&&&&&&&&&&0334.&&&&&0334 &&&&&&&&&&&&0151.&&&&&0151 &&&&&&&&&&&&&067.&&&&&067 &&&&&&&&&&&&0116.&&&&&0116 &&&&&&&&&&&&&045.21000045.21

Honours

Manager

Asuka FC
  • Kansai Soccer League Div 1: 2024
  • Japanese Regional Football Champions League: 2024

See also

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