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Takashi Kuwahara

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Takashi Kuwahara
桑原 隆
Personal information
Full name Takashi Kuwahara
Date of birth (1948-05-05) May 5, 1948 (age 76)
Place of birth Fujieda, Shizuoka, Japan
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 6+12 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1964–1966 Fujieda Higashi High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1967–1982 Furukawa Electric 215 (30)
Total 215 (30)
Managerial career
1993–1994 PJM Futures
1997 Júbilo Iwata (caretaker)
1999 Júbilo Iwata
2004 Júbilo Iwata
2008 Yokohama F. Marinos
Medal record
Furukawa Electric
Winner Japan Soccer League 1976
Runner-up Japan Soccer League 1967
Winner JSL Cup 1977
Winner JSL Cup 1982
Runner-up JSL Cup 1979
Winner Emperor's Cup 1976
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Takashi Kuwahara (桑原 隆, Kuwahara Takashi, born May 5, 1948) is a former Japanese football player and manager. His brother Katsuyoshi Kuwahara is also former footballer.

Playing career

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Kuwahara was born in Fujieda on May 5, 1948. After graduating from high school, he played for Furukawa Electric from 1967 to 1982.

Coaching career

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In 1979, player Kuwahara also became an assistant coach at Furukawa Electric and he left the club in 1983. He managed Japan Football League club PJM Futures from 1993 to 1994. He moved to J1 League club Júbilo Iwata in 1996 and he became assistant coach under manager Luiz Felipe Scolari in 1997. In July 1997, Scolari resigned. However, the club could not find a successor. So, Kuwahara managed the club as assistant coach (He could not become a manager because he didn't have a coaching license for J1 League manager). He led the club to won the champion. In 1998, he got a license for J1 League manager and he became manager in 1999. In 1999, he led the club to won the champion again. In 2004, he came back as manager, but in September he resigned and he left the club. In 2008, he signed with Yokohama F. Marinos, but in June he resigned. He was elected AFC Coach of the Year in 1998.

Managerial statistics

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Team From To Record
G W D L Win %
Júbilo Iwata 1997 1997 21 17 0 4 080.95
Júbilo Iwata 1999 1999 30 17 1 12 056.67
Júbilo Iwata 2004 2004 19 11 2 6 057.89
Yokohama F. Marinos 2008 2008 16 5 3 8 031.25
Total 86 50 6 30 058.14

Honours as manager

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References

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  1. ^ J.League Data Site(in Japanese)
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