Tsuyoshi Otsuki

Tsuyoshi Otsuki
大槻 毅
Personal information
Full name Tsuyoshi Otsuki
Date of birth (1972-12-01) December 1, 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
Team information
Current team
 Thespa Gunma (manager)
Youth career
Sendai Daini High School
University of Tsukuba
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Sony Sendai
Managerial career
2018 Urawa Red Diamonds
2019–2020 Urawa Red Diamonds
2022–2024 Thespa Gunma
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tsuyoshi Otsuki (大槻 毅, Otsuki Tsuyoshi, born December 1, 1972) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He was most recently manager of J2 League club Thespa Gunma.

Playing career

Otsuki was born in Sendai on December 1, 1972. After graduating from University of Tsukuba, he played for his local club Sony Sendai.

Coaching career

After retiring players career, Otsuki became J.League club coach. (Mito HollyHock (2000-2002), Omiya Ardija (2003), Urawa Reds (2004-2010) and Vegalta Sendai (2011)) In 2012, he returned Urawa Reds. On April 2, 2018, team manager Takafumi Hori was sacked. Otsuki became manager.[1] On April 22, the club contracted with Oswaldo de Oliveira.[2] So, Otsuki became assistant coach. In May 2019, manager Oliveira was sacked and Otsuki became a manager again.[3]

On 16 December 2021, Otsuki announcement officially appointment manager of Thespakusatsu Gunma (now Thespa Gunma) from 2022 season.[4]

Following a poor start to the 2024 season with 10 losses in their first 14 games, Otsuki was dismissed in May 2024.[5]

Managerial statistics

As of the start from 2024 season.[6]
Team From To Record
G W D L Win %
Urawa Reds 2018 6 4 2 0 066.67
2019 70 23 18 29 032.86
Thespa Gunma 2022 2024 88 27 24 37 030.68
Total 164 54 44 66 032.93

References

  1. ^ Urawa Reds
  2. ^ Urawa Reds
  3. ^ Urawa Reds(in Japanese)
  4. ^ 大槻毅氏 新監督就任のお知らせ - ザスパクサツ群馬・2021年12月16日
  5. ^ "大槻監督の契約を解除。新監督に武藤氏が就任【群馬】：Ｊリーグ公式サイト（J.LEAGUE.jp）". Ｊリーグ.jp（日本プロサッカーリーグ） (in Japanese). Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  6. ^ Tsuyoshi Otsuki manager profile at J.League (archive) (in Japanese) Edit this at Wikidata


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