Tsutomu Ogura
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tsutomu Ogura | ||
| Date of birth | July 18, 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Osaka, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Singapore (Head Coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1981–1986 | Settsu High School | ||
| 1986–1992 | Tenri University | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1990–1992 | Werder Bremen (youth) | ||
| 1996–2005 | JEF United Chiba (Assistant) | ||
| 2006–2010 | Japan (assistant) | ||
| 2010–2012 | Japan Olympics (assistant) | ||
| 2013 | Omiya Ardija | ||
| 2014–2015 | Ventforet Kofu (assistant) | ||
| 2015–2016 | JEF United Chiba (assistant) | ||
| 2018–2022 | Yokohama F. Marinos (sporting director) | ||
| 2022–2023 | Tokyo Verdy (assistant) | ||
| 2024– | Singapore | ||
Tsutomu Ogura (小倉 勉, Ogura Tsutomu, born July 18, 1963) is a Japanese football manager and former player. He is currently the head coach of the Singapore national football team.[1]
Coaching Career
[edit]Ogura became coach for JEF United Ichihara from 1996 to 2006.
In 2006, he became assistant coach for the Japan national team under managers Ivica Osim (2006-2007) and Takeshi Okada (2008-2010). Japan advanced to the knockout round in 2010 FIFA World Cup.
After the World Cup, he became an assistant coach for the Japan U-23 national team aiming to qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympics under manager Takashi Sekizuka. Japan advanced to the semi-finals in 2012 Summer Olympics.
After the Summer Olympics, Ogura became assistant coach for Omiya Ardija, a Japanese club playing in the J1 League under manager Zdenko Verdenik.[2] In August 2013, Verdenik was fired and Ogura became the new manager.
Later, Ogura became assistant coach for Ventforet Kofu (2014-2015)[3] and JEF United Chiba (2015-2016).[4] Hethen served as the sporting director for Yokohama F. Marinos from 2018 to 2022. Later on, he became an assistant manager for Tokyo Verdy under Hiroshi Jofuku, notably being present when Tokyo Verdy got promoted to the J1 League at the end of the 2023 J2 League season.
Singapore
[edit]On 1 February 2024, the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) announced the appointment of Ogura as the head coach of the Singapore national football team.[1] He became the third consecutive Japanese head coach for the Lions.[5] On 21 March 2024, in his first match coaching the Lions, Ogura led the team to a 2–2 draw against the China after being down 2–0 in the first half in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification. Ogura was also tasked to lead Singapore with a fresh new squad for the 2024 ASEAN Championship.
Managerial statistics
[edit]| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Omiya Ardija | 2013 | 2013 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 23.08 |
| Singapore | 2024 | Present | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 16.67 |
| Total | 19 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 21.05 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Tsutomu Ogura takes over reins of Singapore National Team - Football Association of Singapore". www.fas.org.sg. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
- ^ "監督就任のお知らせ". www.ardija.co.jp.
- ^ "小倉 勉ヘッドコーチ退任のお知らせ | ヴァンフォーレ甲府 公式サイト". ヴァンフォーレ甲府 公式サイト | VENTFORET KOFU.
- ^ "監督交代のお知らせ | トップチーム | 2016.07 | 新着情報 ｜ ジェフユナイテッド市原・千葉 公式ウェブサイト". 監督交代のお知らせ | トップチーム | 2016.07 | 新着情報 ｜ ジェフユナイテッド市原・千葉 公式ウェブサイト.
- ^ Ganesan, Deepanraj (2024-02-01). "Lions turn to Japan again, Tsutomu Ogura to coach Singapore national football team". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
- ^ "J. League Data Site". data.j-league.or.jp.
External links
[edit]- Tsutomu Ogura manager profile at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- soccerway.com
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