Takashi Kuwahara

Takashi Kuwahara
桑原隆
Personal information
Full name	Takashi Kuwahara
Date of birth	May 5, 1948 (age 73)
Place of birth	Fujieda, Shizuoka, Japan
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1964–1966
Senior career*
Teams managed
1993–1994	PJM Futures
1997	Júbilo Iwata (caretaker)
1999	Júbilo Iwata
2004	Júbilo Iwata
2008	Yokohama F. Marinos
Furukawa Electric
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Takashi Kuwahara (桑原隆, Kuwahara Takashi, born May 5, 1948) is a former Japanese football player and manager. His brother Katsuyoshi Kuwahara is also former footballer.

Playing career[]

Kuwahara was born in Fujieda on May 5, 1948. After graduating from high school, he played for Furukawa Electric from 1967 to 1982.

Coaching career[]

In 1979, player Kuwahara also became an assistant coach at Furukawa Electric and he left the club in 1983. He managed Japan Football League club PJM Futures from 1993 to 1994. He moved to J1 League club Júbilo Iwata in 1996 and he became assistant coach under manager Luiz Felipe Scolari in 1997. In July 1997, Scolari resigned. However, the club could not find a successor. So, Kuwahara managed the club as assistant coach (He could not become a manager because he didn't have a coaching license for J1 League manager). He led the club to won the champion. In 1998, he got a license for J1 League manager and he became manager in 1999. In 1999, he led the club to won the champion again. In 2004, he came back as manager, but in September he resigned and he left the club. In 2008, he signed with Yokohama F. Marinos, but in June he resigned. He was elected AFC Coach of the Year in 1998.

Managerial statistics[]

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Team	From	To	Record
Team	From	To	G	W	D	L	Win %
Júbilo Iwata	1997	1997	21	17	0	4	080.95
Júbilo Iwata	1999	1999	30	17	1	12	056.67
Júbilo Iwata	2004	2004	19	11	2	6	057.89
Yokohama F. Marinos	2008	2008	16	5	3	8	031.25
Total			86	50	6	30	058.14