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Koichi Sugiyama (footballer)

Koichi Sugiyama
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Personal information
Full name Koichi Sugiyama
Date of birth (1971-10-27) October 27, 1971 (age 46)
Place of birth Osaka, Japan
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 12 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.



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