Kazuo Echigo

Kazuo Echigo
越後和男
Personal information
Full name	Kazuo Echigo
Date of birth	December 28, 1965 (age 55)
Place of birth	Mie District, Mie, Japan
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1981–1983
Senior career*
National team
Teams managed
2017–2018	Mynavi Vegalta Sendai Ladies
2019–	Chinese Taipei Women
JEF United Ichihara
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Kazuo Echigo (越後和男, Echigo Kazuo, born December 28, 1965) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team.

Club career[]

Echigo was born in Mie District, Mie on December 28, 1965. After graduating from high school, he joined Furukawa Electric (later JEF United Ichihara) in 1984. The club won 1985–86 Japan Soccer League and 1986 JSL Cup. In Asia, the club won 1986 Asian Club Championship. This is first Asian champions as Japanese club. In 1995, he moved to Brummell Sendai (later Vegalta Sendai). He retired in 1999.

National team career[]

On July 25, 1986, Echigo debuted for Japan national team against Syria. He also played at 1986 Asian Games. In 1987, he was selected Japan for 1988 Summer Olympics qualification. He played 6 games and scored 1 goal for Japan until 1987.^[1]

Coaching career[]

After retirement, Echigo started coaching career at Vegalta Sendai in 2000. He served as a coach until 2004. In 2007, he signed with JEF United Chiba and became a manager for Reserve team. In 2011, he moved to Vegalta Sendai and served as manager for youth team. In 2017, he became a manager for Mynavi Vegalta Sendai Ladies. In 2017 season, the club was finished at 4th place. However in 2018 season, the club won only 1 match in 9 matches and he resigned in June.^[2]

Club statistics[]

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Total
1984	Furukawa Electric	JSL Division 1	4	2					4	2
1985/86			22	4					22	4
1986/87			15	0					15	0
1987/88			10	0					10	0
1988/89			20	3					20	3
1989/90			13	1			2	1	15	2
1990/91			11	4			0	0	11	4
1991/92			13	3			1	0	14	3
1992	JEF United Ichihara	J1 League	-				9	2	9	2
1993			22	3	3	0	3	0	28	3
1994			33	7	2	0	2	0	37	7
1995			11	0	0	0	-		11	0
1996	Brummell Sendai	Football League	22	7	3	0	-		25	7
1997			9	2	0	0	3	1	12	3
1998			27	4	4	0	0	0	31	4
1999	Vegalta Sendai	J2 League	26	0	0	0	1	0	27	0
Total			258	40	12	0	21	4	291	44

National team statistics[]

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Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1986	3	0
1987	3	1
Total	6	1

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Japan National Football Team Database
^ Mynavi Vegalta Sendai(in Japanese)

External links[]

Kazuo Echigo at National-Football-Teams.com
Japan National Football Team Database
Kazuo Echigo at J.League (in Japanese)

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