Japan Football Association announced the national coaching staff of Japan Women’s national team in 2015 as follows.

*1: New appointment
*2: 2013/2014 U-16/U-17 Japan Women’s National Team Coach
*3: 2013 U-19 Japan Women’s National Team Coach

New Staff Profile

KUSUNOSE Naoki

Born: 17 April 1964 (50 yrs old)
Place of birth: Tokyo

Football Career
1980 to 1983   Teikyo Senior High School
1983 to 1987   Hosei University
1987 to 1990   Yomiuri Club
1990 to 1995   Honda FC

Coaching Career
1995 to 1996   Hyogo FC Head Coach
1997 to 1999   Oyama Blitz FC Coach
1999 to 2009   Verdy S.S Oyama Junior Youth Head Coach
2001 to 2003   Hakuoh University FC Coach
2001 to 2005   Kokugakuin Tochigi High School Coach
2010 to 2011   Tokyo Verdy Junior Youth Head Coach
2012   FC Machida Zelvia Academy Director(U-18 Head Coach)
2013   FC Machida Zelvia Enhancement & Development Director
2013 June　   FC Machida Zelvia Interim Coach
2014   FC Machida Zelvia Academy Director
2014   and Tokyo Kokutai Selection(Adult) Head Coach

WATANABE Hidetoyo

Born: 19 January 1971 (44 yrs old)
Place of birth: Kanagawa

Football Career
1993 to 1997   NEC Yamagata(Montedeo Yamagata)
1998   Denso
1999 to 2002   Omiya Ardija

Coaching Career
2003 to 2006   Omiya Ardija Junior Youth GK Coach
2004 to 2005   National Training Centre GK Coach covering Tohoku
2007 to 2008   Omiya Ardija Youth Head Coach
2009 to 2010   Omiya Ardija Development GK Coach
2011   Omiya Ardija GK Coach
2012   AS Elfen Sayama Head Coach
Since 2013   Omiya Ardija Development GK Coach

KOBAYASHI Shinobu

Born: 17 September 1978 (36 yrs old)
Place of birth: Saitama

Football Career
1994 to 1997   Seibudai High School
1998 to 2002   Nippon Taiku Daigaku(Nippon Sports Science University)

Coaching Career
2001 to 2004   Yokohama FC Tsuzuki Junior Youth/ Yokohama FC Tsurumi Junior Youth Coach
2002 to 2003   Kanagawa Daishi High School Football Club Coach
2003 to 2004   Yokohama FC Hometown Project Staff
2004 to 2006   Yokohama FC Youth Coach
2006 to 2007   Yokohama FC Development Dept. GK Coach
2007 to 2014   JFA Academy Fukushima(Women) GK Coach
Since 2007   JFA National Training Centre Coach(covers women)