Hiroshi Jofuku

Hiroshi Jofuku (城福 浩, Jofuku Hiroshi, born March 21, 1961) is a Japanese football manager and former player, currently the head coach of J2 League club Tokyo Verdy.

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)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Tokyo Verdy (head coach)
Youth career
1976–1978 Tokushima Johoku High School
1979–1982 Waseda University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1989 Fujitsu
Managerial career
1996 Fujitsu
2005–2007 Japan U-17
2008–2010 FC Tokyo
2012–2014 Ventforet Kofu
2016 FC Tokyo
2018–2021 Sanfrecce Hiroshima
2022– Tokyo Verdy
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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. He was named manager of Tokyo Verdy on June 15, 2022.[3]

Managerial statistics

Update; end of the 2022 season[4]

Team From To Record
GWDLWin %
Japan U17 2007 2008 3 1 0 2 033.33
FC Tokyo 2008 2010 127 57 29 41 044.88
Ventforet Kofu 2012 2015 130 50 44 36 038.46
FC Tokyo 2016 2016 31 12 6 13 038.71
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2018 2021 165 70 41 54 042.42
Tokyo Verdy 2022 Present 21 10 5 6 047.62
Total 482 204 125 153 042.32

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