Masahiro Wada
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Masahiro Wada | ||
| Date of birth | January 21, 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Kobe, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder, Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1983–1986 | Juntendo University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1995 | Gamba Osaka | ||
| 1995–1998 | Vissel Kobe | 46 | (2) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2009 | Vissel Kobe (caretaker) | ||
| 2010–2012 | Vissel Kobe | ||
| 2014 | Chonburi | ||
| 2015 | Kyoto Sanga FC | ||
| 2015–2016 | Port | ||
| 2016 | Sisaket | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Masahiro Wada (和田 昌裕 Wada Masahiro?, born January 21, 1965) is a former Japanese football player and manager.
After the retirement from football, Wada remained as the coaching staff of Vissel Kobe. In 2009, he was appointed as the senior team caretaker after the resignation of Caio Júnior. Wada managed the team for five games in J1 and stepped down from the head coach position after the appointment of Toshiya Miura. He still worked as the assistant coach for the club.
On 12 September 2010, after the dismissal of Miura, Wada was promoted to be the club head coach again. In the later season, Masahiro Wada led Vissel Kobe to finish in the ninth position on J1 League, the highest rank in the club history. However, Wada was sacked by the club in 2012 season after 8 games with 3 wins and 5 losses in J1 since the club had aimed for the top four position for the continental football.
He still worked as the executive staff for Vissel Kobe until November 2013.
In 2014, Masahiro Wada has become the first foreign head coach of Chonburi in Thai Premier League, followed the invitation of Wittaya Laohakul who was the director of Chonburi and his teammate at Matsushita Electric. Wada finished his season in Thailand with the second place of 2014 Thai Premier League, runner-up of 2014 Thai FA Cup and received the TPL Coach of the Year award. However, he decided to turn down the new contract from Chonburi and return to Japan.
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