Masatada Ishii

Masatada Ishii
石井 正忠
Personal information
Full name Masatada Ishii
Date of birth (1967-02-01) February 1, 1967
Place of birth Ichihara, Chiba, Japan
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Youth career
1985–1988 Juntendo University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1991 NTT Kanto 43 (0)
1991–1997 Kashima Antlers 109 (3)
1998 Avispa Fukuoka 1 (0)
Total 153 (3)
Teams managed
2015–2017 Kashima Antlers
2017– Omiya Ardija
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Masatada Ishii (石井 正忠, Ishii Masatada, born February 1, 1967) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He is the current manager of Omiya Ardija.

Playing career

Ishii was born in Ichihara on February 1, 1967. After graduating from Juntendo University, he joined Japan Soccer League club NTT Kanto in 1989. He played many matches from first season. He moved to Sumitomo Metal (later Kashima Antlers) in 1991. In 1992, Japan Soccer League was folded and founded new league J1 League. In 1993, the club won the 2nd place J1 League and Emperor's Cup. However he could hardly play in the match from 1996. He moved to Avispa Fukuoka in 1998. He retired end of 1998 season.

Coaching career

After retirement, Ishii became a coach for Kashima Antlers in 1999. He served as mainly physical coach. In July 2015, manager Toninho Cerezo was sacked and Ishii became a new manager. He was the Japanese manager of the club for the first time in 21 years since Masakatsu Miyamoto in 1994 (Except caretaker Takashi Sekizuka in 1998 and 1999). In October, the club won the champions 2015 J.League Cup. In 2016, the club won the champions J1 League and qualify for 2016 Club World Cup. He was also elected J.League Manager of the Year. At Club World Cup, the club became the first Asian team to reach the Club World Cup final. In the final, after a 2–2 draw against European champions Real Madrid after 90 minutes, they were beaten 4–2 after extra time. However the club performance is bad in 2017, he was sacked in May 2017. In November in late in 2017 season, he signed with Omiya Ardija (former NTT Kanto) where he began his playing career. Although he managed 3 matches, the club could not win the matches and was relegated to J2 League.

Club statistics

Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
1989/90NTT KantoJSL Division 219010200
1990/9124020260
1991/92Sumitomo MetalJSL Division 215020170
1992Kashima AntlersJ1 League-206080
19932221050282
19943011010321
199530030-330
19961000101111
19971100050160
1998Avispa FukuokaJ1 League10000010
CountryJapan 1533703211924
Total 1533703211924

Managerial statistics

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Team From To Record
GWDLWin %
Kashima Antlers 2015 2017 71 41 7 23 057.75
Omiya Ardija 2017 Present 3 0 1 2 000.00
Total 74 41 8 25 055.41

Honors

References


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