Takayoshi Amma (安間 貴義, Amma Takayoshi, born May 23, 1969) is a former Japanese football player and manager he is the currently coach J1 League club of FC Tokyo.

Takayoshi Amma
安間 貴義
Personal information
Full name Takayoshi Amma
Date of birth (1969-05-23) May 23, 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7+12 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1985–1987 Hamamatsu Commercial High School
1988–1991 Komazawa University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–2001 Honda
Managerial career
2002–2004 Honda
2008–2009 Ventforet Kofu
2010–2014 Kataller Toyama
2016 FC Tokyo U-23
2017 FC Tokyo
2018 FC Tokyo U-23
2021 FC Gifu
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

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Amma was born in Hamamatsu on May 23, 1969. After graduating from Komazawa University, he joined Honda in 1992. He was selected MVP awards in 1999 Japan Football League. He retired in 2001.

Coaching career

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After retirement, in 2002, Amma became a manager for Honda. In first season, the club won the champions in Japan Football League. In 2003 and 2004, the club won the 2nd place.

In 2005, he moved to J2 League club Ventforet Kofu and served as assistant coach under manager Takeshi Oki. In 2008, Amma became a manager as Oki successor. He managed Ventforet until 2009.

In 2010, he moved to J2 club Kataller Toyama and became an assistant coach under manager Hiroshi Sowa. In September 2010, Sowa was sacked for poor performance and Amma became a new manager. However the club results were bad every season and was finally relegated to J3 League in 2014 season. He resigned end of 2014 season.

In 2015, he moved to FC Tokyo and became an assistant coach. He also managed FC Tokyo U-23 in 2016. In September 2017, top team manager Yoshiyuki Shinoda was sacked and Amma became a new manager. In 2018, he returned to an assistant coach for top team and manager for FC Tokyo U-23.

Managerial statistics

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Team From To Record
G W D L Win %
Ventforet Kofu 2008 2009 93 43 27 23 046.24
Kataller Toyama 2010 2014 173 38 42 93 021.97
FC Tokyo U-23 2016 2016 18 4 5 9 022.22
FC Tokyo 2017 2017 9 1 4 4 011.11
FC Tokyo U-23 2018 2018 32 10 6 16 031.25
Total 325 96 84 145 029.54

References

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  1. ^ J.League Data Site(in Japanese)
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