Daisuke Kimori
Japanese footballer
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Daisuke Kimori (樹森 大介, Kimori Daisuke; born July 28, 1977) is a Japanese professional football manager and former player who was currently a manager of Mito Hollyhock.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daisuke Kimori | ||
| Date of birth | 28 July 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Saitama, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Mito Hollyhock (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993–1995 | Maebashi Commercial High School | ||
| 1996–1999 | Senshu University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2002 | Shonan Bellmare | 39 | (1) |
| 2003–2004 | Mito HollyHock | 76 | (5) |
| 2005 | Thespa Kusatsu | 32 | (1) |
| 2006–2008 | Tonan Maebashi | ||
| Total | 147 | (7) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2012–2023 | Mito HollyHock U18 | ||
| 2015–2016 | Mito HollyHock (assistant) | ||
| 2023–2025 | Mito HollyHock (assistant) | ||
| 2025 | Albirex Niigata | ||
| 2025–2026 | Tochigi (assistant) | ||
| 2026– | Mito HollyHock | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
Kimori was born in Saitama Prefecture on July 28, 1977. After graduating from Senshu University, he joined the J2 League club Shonan Bellmare in 2000. He played in many matches as midfielder during his first season. However he did not play in any games in 2002. In 2003, he moved to the J2 club Mito HollyHock. He became a regular player as an attacking midfielder and played often over two seasons. In 2005, he moved to the newly promoted J2 club, Thespa Kusatsu. He played often as a regular forward. In 2006, he moved to the Prefectural Leagues club Tonan SC Gunma (later Tonan Maebashi). He retired at the end of the 2008 season.
Managerial career
After working as a coach for Mito HollyHock since 2012, Kimori took his first managerial post in December 2024, becoming manager of J1 League club Albirex Niigata.[1] On 23 June 2025, he was sacked.[2]
On 8 December 2025, Kimori was announcement official left from Tochigi SC at end of the 2025 season.[3] Two days later at same month, Kimori was also announce official become manager of J1 League promoted club, Mito HollyHock from 2026 season.[4]
Club statistics
| 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 | ||||||
| 2000 | Shonan Bellmare | J2 League | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 2001 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
| 2002 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2003 | Mito HollyHock | J2 League | 44 | 4 | 3 | 0 | - | 47 | 4 | |
| 2004 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 33 | 1 | |||
| 2005 | Thespa Kusatsu | J2 League | 32 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 34 | 2 | |
| Total | 147 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 8 | ||
Managerial statistics
- As of match played 22 February 2026
| Team | Nat. | From | To | Record | Ref. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Albirex Niigata |  |
1 February 2025 | 22 June 2025 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 33 | −7 | 25.00 | |
| Mito HollyHock | |
1 February 2026 | Present | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 0.00 | |
| Career Total | 27 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 30 | 39 | −9 | 22.22 | ||||
