JFA would like to announce that Mr. MOREIRA Ozu has been named as the new coach of Japan Beach Soccer National Team. Along with his duty as a coach, Mr. Moreira will continue to play as a player as well.

Japan Beach Soccer National Team Coach Profile

Name:
MOREIRA Ozu

Place of birth:
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Country of Citizenship:
Japan (obtained Japanese citizenship in December 2012)

Date of birth:
21 January 1986 (age 34)

Club career:
2003 - 2005　 Vasco da Gama (Brazil)
2004 - 2005　 Sao Paulo Select Team
2006　　　　　Uniao Brasil (Germany)
2007 - 2015　 Tokyo Lequios BS
2015　　　　　Anzali (Iran)
2015 - 2016　 FC Barcelona (Spain)
2016 - 2017　 FUSION
2017 -　　　　Tokyo Verdy BS

International career:
106 caps 113 goals (2013-)*As of 18 June 2020

Coaching career:
2011 - 2012　 Coach of Japan Beach Soccer National Team
2016 - 2017　 FUSION Player-coach
2017 -　　　   Tokyo Verdy BS Player-coach

Coaching qualifications:
2014 JFA Official Class C Coaching License
2015 AFC Beach Soccer Coaching Certificate - Level 1
2017 AFC Beach Soccer Coaching Certificate - Level 1 Instructor
2020 AFC Beach Soccer Coaching Certificate - Level 2 (Expected to obtain)

Comment

MOREIRA Ozu, Coach
I have been newly appointed as the coach of Japan Beach Soccer National Team. With the team reaching the top in Asia, we must now prepare ourselves to reach the top of the world. Both as a player and a coach, I will give my utmost efforts to promote the sport and strive to showcase the strength of Japan National Team.

KITAZAWA Tsuyoshi, Chairman of JFA Futsal Committee
We are delighted to have one of the most profound beach soccer players in the world to become the coach of Japan Beach Soccer National Team. The team finished in fourth place at the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Paraguay 2019, which was a tournament that made us realise what we need to do to become the world champions. Mr. Moreira was named as the tournament MVP at that World Cup, and his playing career is filled with top class achievements. We are hoping that his presence will allow the players of Japan National Team to feed off of his world class skills, strategies, and mental strengths to help bring the team to a higher level. Japan Beach Soccer National Team is about to face a generation change. Mr. Moreira is a person who is fully aware of the world trends and the current situation surrounding the beach soccer scene in Japan, which makes him the perfect fit to spread JFA’s mid/long-term vision to the Japan beach soccer community and carryout the rebuilding process of the national team, both as a player and a coach.