Futoshi Ikeda
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Futoshi Ikeda[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 October 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Koganei, Tokyo, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1986–1988 | Bunan High School | ||
| 1989–1992 | Aoyama Gakuin University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1996 | Urawa Reds | 53 | (1) |
| Total | 53 | (1) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2012 | Avispa Fukuoka (caretaker) | ||
| 2017–2022 | Japan U-20 women | ||
| 2018 | Japan U-17 women | ||
| 2021–2024 | Japan women | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Futoshi Ikeda (池田 太, Ikeda Futoshi, born 4 October 1970) is a Japanese football manager and former player who played as a defender. He was the head coach of the Japan women's national football team.[2]
Playing career
[edit]Ikeda was born in Koganei on 4 October 1970. After graduating from Aoyama Gakuin University, he joined the Urawa Reds football club in 1993. He played many matches as a left side back during the first season. However, he did not play as much in 1995 and retired at the end of the 1996 season.[3]
Coaching career
[edit]After retirement, Ikeda started his coaching career with the Urawa Reds in 1997. He mainly coached the youth team (1997-2001) and the senior team (2002-2008). In 2012, he moved to Avispa Fukuoka and served as coach for the top team until 2016. In October 2012, manager Koji Maeda was dismissed and Ikeda managed as caretaker until the end of the season. In 2017, he became a manager for Japan women's U-20 national team. He led Japan to win the championship at the 2017 AFC U-19 Championship and qualified for the 2018 U-20 World Cup. In 2018, U-20 Japan won the championship at the U-20 World Cup. In November, he became the manager for the Japan women's U-17 national team for the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup as Naoki Kusunose's successor.[4]
Club statistics
[edit]| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1993 | Urawa Reds | J1 League | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 1 |
| 1994 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 1995 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 8 | 0 | |||
| 1996 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 53 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 61 | 1 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 – Squad List: Japan (JPN)" (PDF). FIFA. 11 July 2023. p. 15. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ "Mr. IKEDA Futoshi appointed as coach of Nadeshiko Japan (Japan Women's National Team)". JFA｜公益財団法人日本サッカー協会.
- ^ Tutu, Prince Osei. "Futoshi Ikeda Height: How Tall Is Futoshi Ikeda?". ABTC.ng. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ "JFAステイトメント U-17日本女子代表の楠瀬直木監督辞任を受け入れ池田太U-17日本女子代表監督代行へ". JFA｜公益財団法人日本サッカー協会.
External links
[edit]- Futoshi Ikeda on Instagram
- Futoshi Ikeda at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
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- 1970 births
- Living people
- Aoyama Gakuin University alumni
- Association football people from Tokyo Metropolis
- People from Koganei, Tokyo
- Japanese men's footballers
- J1 League players
- Urawa Red Diamonds players
- Japanese football managers
- Avispa Fukuoka managers
- Men's association football defenders
- Japan women's national football team managers
- 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup managers
- Japanese football defender, 1970s birth stubs
- Coaches at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- 20th-century Japanese sportsmen