| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tsutomu Ogura | ||
| Date of birth | July 18, 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Osaka, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Singapore (Manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1981-1986 | Settsu High School | ||
| 1986-1992 | Tenri University | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1996-2005 | JEF United Chiba (Assistant Manager) | ||
| 2006-2010 | Japan (Assistant Manager) | ||
| 2010-2012 | Japan Olympics (Assistant Manager) | ||
| 2013 | Omiya Ardija (Head Coach) | ||
| 2014–2015 | Ventforet Kofu (Assistant Manager) | ||
| 2015–2016 | JEF United Chiba (Assistant Manager) | ||
| 2018–2022 | Yokohama F. Marinos (Sporting Director) | ||
| 2022–2023 | Tokyo Verdy (Assistant Manager) | ||
| 2024– | Singapore (Manager) | ||
Tsutomu Ogura (小倉 勉, Ogura Tsutomu, born July 18, 1963) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He is currently the head coach of Singapore national football team. [1]
Coaching Career
Ogura became coach for JEF United Ichihara from 1996 to 2006.
Since 2006, he became assistant coach for Japan national team under manager; Ivica Osim (2006-2007) and Takeshi Okada (2008-2010). Japan advanced to the knockout round in 2010 FIFA World Cup.
After the World Cup, he became assistant coach for Japan U-23 national team aiming for 2012 Summer Olympics under manager Takashi Sekizuka. Japan advanced to the semi-finals in 2012 Summer Olympics.
After the Summer Olympics, Ogura became assistant coach for Omiya Ardija, a Japanese club playing in the J1 League, under manager; Zdenko Verdenik. [2] In August 2013, Verdenik was sacked and Ogura became new manager.
From 2014, Ogura became assistant coach for Ventforet Kofu until 2015 [3] and JEF United Chiba (2015-2016). [4]
Ogura later served as Yokohama F. Marinos sporting director from 2018 to 2022. Later on, he became an assistant manager for Tokyo Verdy under Hiroshi Jofuku, where Tokyo Verdy got promoted to the J1 League at the end of 2023 J2 League season.
Singapore
On 1 February 2024, Football Association of Singapore (FAS) announced the appointment of Ogura as the head coach of Singapore national football team. [1] He became the third consecutive Japanese head coach for the Lions. [5]
On 21 March 2024, on his first match coaching the Lions, Ogura surprisingly led the team to a 2-2 draw against China after being down 2-0 in the first half
Managerial statistics
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Omiya Ardija | 2013 | 2013 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 23.08 |
| Singapore | 2024 | Present | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Total | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 21.43 | ||
References
- ^ a b "Tsutomu Ogura takes over reins of Singapore National Team - Football Association of Singapore". www.fas.org.sg. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
- ^ "監督就任のお知らせ". www.ardija.co.jp.
- ^ "小倉 勉ヘッドコーチ退任のお知らせ | ヴァンフォーレ甲府 公式サイト". ヴァンフォーレ甲府 公式サイト | VENTFORET KOFU.
- ^ "監督交代のお知らせ | トップチーム | 2016.07 | 新着情報 ｜ ジェフユナイテッド市原・千葉 公式ウェブサイト". 監督交代のお知らせ | トップチーム | 2016.07 | 新着情報 ｜ ジェフユナイテッド市原・千葉 公式ウェブサイト.
- ^ Ganesan, Deepanraj (2024-02-01). "Lions turn to Japan again, Tsutomu Ogura to coach Singapore national football team". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
- ^ "J. League Data Site". data.j-league.or.jp.
External links
- Tsutomu Ogura manager profile at J.League ( archive) (in Japanese)
- soccerway.com
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