Futoshi Ikeda

Japanese association football player and manager

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 (age 54)
Place of birth Koganei, Tokyo, Japan
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club 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)
Teams managed
2012 Avispa Fukuoka (caretaker)
2017–2022 Japan U-20 women
2018 Japan U-17 women
2021– Japan women
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Ikeda played for Urawa Reds between 1993 and 1996, mostly as a left-back during the first two seasons of his career. He did not play very much in 1996 and retired in the same year.

Club statistics

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Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
1993 Urawa Reds J1 League 18 1 0 0 5 0 23 1
1994 27 0 1 0 2 0 30 0
1995 8 0 0 0 - 8 0
1996 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 53 1 1 0 7 0 61 1

References

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  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.