Futoshi Ikeda

Futoshi Ikeda (池田 太, Ikeda Futoshi, born 4 October 1970) is a Japanese football manager and former player who played as a defender. He is currently the head coach of the Japan women's national football team.[2]

Futoshi Ikeda
Personal information
Full name Futoshi Ikeda[1]
Date of birth (1970-10-04) 4 October 1970
Place of birth Koganei, Tokyo, Japan
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Japan Women (head coach)
Youth career
1986–1988 Bunan High School
1989–1992 Aoyama Gakuin University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1996 Urawa Reds 53 (1)
Total 53 (1)
Managerial career
2012 Avispa Fukuoka (caretaker)
2017–2022 Japan U-20 women
2018 Japan U-17 women
2021– Japan women
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Ikeda was born in Koganei on 4 October 1970. After graduating from Aoyama Gakuin University, he joined the Urawa Reds in 1993. He played many matches as a left side back during the first season. However, he did not play as much in 1995 and he retired at the end of the 1996 season.

Coaching career

After retirement, Ikeda started his coaching career with the Urawa Reds in 1997. He mainly coached the youth team (1997-2001) and the top team (2002-2008). In 2012, he moved to Avispa Fukuoka and served as coach for the top team until 2016. In October 2012, manager Koji Maeda was dismissed and Ikeda managed as caretaker until the end of the season. In 2017, he became a manager for Japan women's U-20 national team. He led Japan to win the championship at the 2017 AFC U-19 Championship and qualified for the 2018 U-20 World Cup. In 2018, U-20 Japan won the championship at the U-20 World Cup. In November, he became the manager for the Japan women's U-17 national team for the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup as Naoki Kusunose's successor.[3]

Club statistics
Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
1993Urawa RedsJ1 League1810050231
19942701020300
19958000-80
199600000000
Total 5311070611

References
  1. "FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 – Squad List: Japan (JPN)" (PDF). FIFA. 11 July 2023. p. 15. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  2. "Mr. IKEDA Futoshi appointed as coach of Nadeshiko Japan (Japan Women's National Team)". JFA｜公益財団法人日本サッカー協会.
  3. "JFAステイトメント U-17日本女子代表の楠瀬直木監督辞任を受け入れ池田太U-17日本女子代表監督代行へ". JFA｜公益財団法人日本サッカー協会.


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