Hiroshi Jofuku

Hiroshi Jofuku (城福 浩, Jofuku Hiroshi, born March 21, 1961) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He is the current manager of Sanfrecce Hiroshima.

Hiroshi Jofuku
城福 浩
Personal information
Full name Hiroshi Jofuku
Date of birth (1961-03-21) March 21, 1961
Place of birth Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1976–1978 Tokushima Johoku High School
1979–1982 Waseda University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1989 Fujitsu
Teams managed
1996 Fujitsu
2005–2007 Japan U-17
2008–2010 FC Tokyo
2012–2014 Ventforet Kofu
2016 FC Tokyo
2018– Sanfrecce Hiroshima
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

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

Coaching career

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. He 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, He signed with J2 League club Ventforet Kofu and led the club to won the J2 champions in the 2012 season. In 2014, the club finished at the 13th place which is best position in the club history. However, he left the club end of 2014 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.

Managerial statistics

Update; December 31, 2018[3]

Team From To Record
GWDLWin %
FC Tokyo 2008 2010 91 36 21 34 039.56
Ventforet Kofu 2012 2014 110 41 41 28 037.27
FC Tokyo 2016 2016 22 7 5 10 031.82
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2018 present 34 17 6 11 050.00
Total 257 101 73 83 039.30

References
  1. Ventforet Kofu(in Japanese)
  2. FC tokyo(in Japanese)
  3. J.League Data Site(in Japanese)


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