Noritada Saneyoshi (實好 礼忠, Saneyoshi Noritada, born October 19, 1972) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He is currently the Manager of Ehime FC.[1]

Noritada Saneyoshi
實好 礼忠
Personal information
Full name Noritada Saneyoshi
Date of birth (1972-10-19) October 19, 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth Minamiuwa District, Ehime, Japan
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1988–1990 Minamiuwa High School
1991–1994 Ritsumeikan University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–2007 Gamba Osaka 236 (1)
Total 236 (1)
Managerial career
2016 Gamba Osaka U-23
2018 Gamba Osaka U-23
2020 Kyoto Sanga FC
2021 Ehime FC
Medal record
Gamba Osaka
Winner J1 League 2005
Winner J.League Cup 2007
Runner-up J.League Cup 2005
Runner-up Emperor's Cup 2006
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

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Saneyoshi was born in Minamiuwa District, Ehime on October 19, 1972. After graduating from Ritsumeikan University, he joined Gamba Osaka in 1995. He became a regular player from first season and played many matches for the club for a long time. In 1990s, he played many matches as mainly left side back. However he got hurt in 2000 and he could hardly play in the match. From 2002, he played many matches as mainly center back and the club won the 3rd place in 2002 and 2004 J1 League. In 2005, the club were crowned the champions of J1 League for the first time in the club history. He could hardly play in the match from 2006 and retired end of 2007 season.

Coaching career

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After retirement, Saneyoshi started coaching career at Gamba Osaka in 2008. He served as coach for youth team (2008) and top team (2009–13). In 2014, he moved to Nagoya Grampus and served as coach. In 2016, he returned to Gamba Osaka. He became a manager for new team Gamba Osaka U-23. and managed the team in 1 season. In July 2018, U-23 team manager Tsuneyasu Miyamoto became a top team manager. So, Saneyoshi became a U-23 team manager again as Miyamoto successor. Saneyoshi resigned with Gamba end of 2018 season. On February 1, 2020, Saneyoshi was appointed manager of Kyoto Sanga FC, where he finished in 8th place. On the February 1st, 2021, Saneyoshi was appointed as assistant manager of Ehime FC. After the resignation of Shigenari Izumi[2] on April 4, 2021, Saneyoshi was promoted to the position of manager on 7 April 2021.

Club statistics

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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
1995| Gamba Osaka J1 League 31 0 4 0 - 35 0
1996 28 0 4 0 10 0 42 0
1997 30 0 3 0 5 0 38 0
1998 34 0 0 0 4 0 38 0
1999 28 0 0 0 4 0 32 0
2000 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2001 1 0 3 0 0 0 4 0
2002 15 0 1 0 4 0 20 0
2003 15 0 2 0 5 0 22 0
2004 22 0 4 1 7 0 33 1
2005 24 1 0 0 7 0 31 1
2006 4 0 4 0 0 0 8 0
2007 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
Total 236 1 25 1 47 0 307 2

Managerial statistics

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As of 7 April 2021. Manager statistics [3]
Team From To Record
G W D L Win %
Gamba Osaka U-23 2016 2016 30 10 8 12 033.33
Gamba Osaka U-23 2018 2018 15 7 3 5 046.67
Kyoto Sanga FC 2020 2020 42 16 11 15 038.10
Ehime FC 2021
Total 87 33 22 32 037.93

References

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  1. ^ "Ehime FC appoint new manager". ehimefc.com/. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Izumi resigns". ehimefc.com. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  3. ^ Noritada Saneyoshi manager profile at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)  
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