Takayuki Minowa

Takayuki Minowa
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
BornTakayuki Minowa
(1991-09-08) 8 September 1991 (age 33)
Fukui Prefecture, Japan
HometownSabae, Fukui
Coaching information
Current teamAkari Chargers
Previous teams coached
YearsTeams
2022
2023
2023–2024
2024–
2024		Japan (women; assistant)
Liaoning Donghua (assistant)
Nxled Chameleons
Akari Chargers
Philippines (women's U19)

Takayuki Minowa (蓑輪 貴幸, Minowa Takayuki, born 8 September 1991) is a Japanese volleyball coach who is currently the head coach of the Philippine women's club, Akari Chargers of the Premier Volleyball League since 2024.

Early life

Takayuki Minowa was born on 8 September 1991 in the Fukui Prefecture in Japan and attended Chukyo University and the graduate school of Kokushikan University.[1] Minowa played for the former's volleyball team.[2]

Career

Saitama Ageo Medics

Minowa was part of the Saitama Ageo Medics coaching staff for seven seasons. While still a student at Kokushikan, Minowa was appointed as coach in the club in 2015.[3] He left in July 2022.[4]

Japan women's

The Japan women's national volleyball team had Minowa as an assistant coach for their campaign in the 2022 AVC Cup for Women.[4]

Liaoning Donghua

Minowa was an assistant coach for Liaoning Donghua, the Chinese club which took part at the 2023 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship.[5]

Nxled Chameleons

Minowa moved to the Philippines to become head coach of newly formed Premier Volleyball League team Nxled Chameleons in 2023.[6][7]

In December 2023, Akari Lighting & Technology promoted Minowa to Director of Volleyball Operations for both Nxled and the Akari Chargers while retaining his lead coaching role with the former.[8] He coached Nxled for the 2024 All-Filipino Conference.

Akari Chargers

Ahead the inaugural 2024 draft and the 2024 Reinforced Conference, Nxled had a player swap with its sister team Akari. Minowa became the head coach of Akari as part of the reshuffle.[9] He led Akari to its first ever runner-up finish.[10][11]

Philippines women's U18

Minowa led the Philippines women's national under-19 team which played in 2024 Asian Women's U18 Volleyball Championship[12]

Personal life

Minowa is married to Jaja Santiago who was a former Philippine national volleyball team player since 2022.[13][14] He first met Santiago in 2018 when his future wife was with Saitama Ageo Medics as a player and he was a coach with the aforementioned team.[15] Santiago is also known as Sachi Minowa after she obtained her Japanese citizenship in 2024.[16]

References

  1. ^ "コーチ 蓑輪貴幸". Saitama Ageo Medics. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  2. ^ "2013年度・第39回西日本大学バレーボール大学男子選手権大会". Volleyball Magazine (in Japanese). 1 July 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  3. ^ "上尾 コーチに蓑輪貴幸氏が就任". Volleyball Magazine (in Japanese). 15 December 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  4. ^ a b Valencia, Justin (27 August 2022). "Taka Minowa gushes about Jaja Santiago: 'I'm so happy. I love her'". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  5. ^ "CHN - Liaoning Donghua Women's VC - Players". SMM Sport. Asian Volleyball Confederation. 24 April 2023. Archived from the original on 21 November 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024 – via Facebook.
  6. ^ Agcaoili, Lance (12 October 2023). "PVL: Taka Minowa looks to learn more about Filipino culture in PH stint". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  7. ^ Dannug, Jonash (24 September 2023). "Nxled taps Jaja Santiago's husband as head coach". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  8. ^ Demigillo, Kiko (28 December 2023). "Taka Minowa promoted to Akari, Nxled volleyball director". OneSports.ph. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  9. ^ Garcia, John Mark (20 May 2024). "PVL allows swap of players, coaches between sister teams Akari, Nxled". Spin.ph. Archived from the original on 24 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  10. ^ Dukha, Angel III (1 September 2024). "Akari, albeit in a controversial way, streaks to its first PVL finals". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  11. ^ Garcia, John Mark (6 September 2024). "Taka Minowa rues hostile PVL Finals crowd 'an insult to volleyball'". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  12. ^ Agcaoili, Lance (5 June 2024). "Alas Pilipinas girls set for two U-18 tournaments". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  13. ^ Mallari, Gab (9 July 2023). "Jaja Santiago celebrates first wedding anniversary with Japanese husband Taka Minowa". OneSports.ph. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  14. ^ Agcaoili, Lance (20 August 2024). "Taka Minowa vows to back Jaja Santiago as federation switch looms". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  15. ^ Tuazon, Nikko (27 August 2022). "Jaja Santiago engaged to Japanese coach Taka Minowa". PEP.ph (in Filipino). Philippine Entertainment Portal, Inc. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  16. ^ "Taka Minowa upbeat to see wife Jaja Santiago play for Japan in the future". Manila Bulletin. 18 August 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.