Personal information | |||
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Full name | Koichi Sugiyama | ||
Date of birth | October 27, 1971 | ||
Place of birth | Osaka, Japan | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
1990–1993 | Osaka University of Commerce | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1994–1998 | Urawa Reds | 106 | (1) |
1999–2002 | Tokyo Verdy | 63 | (1) |
2003 | Albirex Niigata | 6 | (0) |
Total | 175 | (2) | |
Teams managed | |||
2010–2013 | Albirex Niigata Singapore | ||
2014–2015 | Ayutthaya | ||
2015 | Kashiwa Reysol (assistant coach) | ||
2016 | BBCU | ||
2016 | Chainat Hornbill | ||
2017– | Blaublitz Akita | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Koichi Sugiyama (杉山 弘一 Sugiyama Koichi, born October 27, 1971) is a former Japanese football player.
Playing in the J1 League for 3 different clubs over 10 years, he retired in 2004. Sugiyama was the academy coach of Urawa Red Diamonds from 2004 until 2009, and head coach of Albirex Niigata Singapore from 2010 until 2013. During his time in Singapore, he won the S.League Coach Of The Year award in 2011, the same year he guided his team to win the Singapore League Cup and finalist of the Singapore Cup.
He received the JFA S License (equivalent to UEFA Pro License) in 2008.