Yutaka Azuma
Japanese footballer and manager
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Yutaka Azuma (東 泰, Azuma Yutaka; born September 21, 1967) is a former Japanese football player and manager.
Full name
Yutaka Azuma
Date of birth
September 21, 1967
Height
1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yutaka Azuma | ||
| Date of birth | September 21, 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1983–1985 | Tokushima Commercial High School | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1992 | Toyota Motors | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2006 | Tokushima Vortis | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
Azuma was born in Tokushima on September 21, 1967. After graduating from high school, he played for Toyota Motors from 1986 to 1992.
Coaching career
After retirement, in 1995, Azuma became a coach at his local club Otsuka Pharmaceutical (later Tokushima Vortis). In September 2006, he was promoted to a manager as Shinji Tanaka successor. End of season, he resigned.
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 | ||||||
| 1986/87 | Toyota Motors | JSL Division 2 | ||||||||
| 1987/88 | JSL Division 1 | |||||||||
| 1988/89 | JSL Division 2 | |||||||||
| 1989/90 | ||||||||||
| 1990/91 | JSL Division 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 1991/92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Country | Japan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
Managerial statistics
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Tokushima Vortis | 2006 | 2006 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 22.22 |
| Total | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 22.22 | ||
