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Hiroshi Jofuku

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Hiroshi Jofuku
城福 浩
Personal information
Full name Jofuku Hiroshi
Date of birth (1961-03-21) March 21, 1961 (age 63)
Place of birth Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 5+12 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Tokyo Verdy (manager)
Youth career
1976–1978 Johoku High School
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1982 Waseda University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1989 Fujitsu
Managerial career
1996 Fujitsu
2005–2007 Japan U-17
2008–2010 FC Tokyo
2012–2014 Ventforet Kofu
2016 FC Tokyo
2018–2021 Sanfrecce Hiroshima
2022– Tokyo Verdy
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hiroshi Jofuku (城福 浩, Jofuku Hiroshi, born March 21, 1961) is a Japanese football manager and former player, He is the currently manager of J1 League club Tokyo Verdy.

Playing career

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Jofuku was born in Tokushima on March 21, 1961. After graduating from Waseda University, he played for Fujitsu from 1983 to 1989.

Coaching career

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After retirement, Jofuku became a coach at Fujitsu in 1993. In 1996, he was promoted to a manager. In 1999, he moved to FC Tokyo.

Jofuku also became a manager for Japan U-17 national team from 2005. U-17 Japan won 2006 AFC U-17 Championship and participated in 2007 U-17 World Cup. In 2008, he became a manager for FC Tokyo. The club won the champions in 2009 J.League Cup. However, the club results were bad in the 2010 season and he was sacked in September when the club was at the 16th place of 18 clubs.

In 2012, Jofuku signed with J2 League club Ventforet Kofu and led the club to win the J.League Division 2 that season. In 2014, the club finished at the 13th place in the 2014 J.League Division 1, which is their best position in the club history. However, he left the club at the end of season.[1]

In 2016, he returned to FC Tokyo and managed the club. However, he was sacked for poor performance in July.[2] In 2018, he signed with Sanfrecce Hiroshima. The club won the 2nd place in the 2018 season.

Jofuku was named manager of Tokyo Verdy on June 15, 2022.[3] Jofuku lead the team a promotion to the J1 League at the end of 2023 J2 League season through play-off.

Managerial statistics

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As of match played 25 February 2024 [4]
Team From To Record
G W D L Win %
Japan U17 2007 2008 3 1 0 2 033.33
FC Tokyo 2008 2010 127 57 29 41 044.88
Ventforet Kofu 2012 2015 130 50 44 36 038.46
FC Tokyo 2016 2016 31 12 6 13 038.71
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2018 2021 165 70 41 54 042.42
Tokyo Verdy 2022 Present 71 35 19 17 049.30
Total 532 229 139 164 043.05

References

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  1. ^ Ventforet Kofu(in Japanese)
  2. ^ FC tokyo(in Japanese)
  3. ^ [1](in Japanese)
  4. ^ J.League Data Site(in Japanese)
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