Takafumi Hori
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Takafumi Hori | ||
| Date of birth | September 10, 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Atsugi, Kanagawa, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1983–1985 | Kamakura High School | ||
| 1986–1989 | Meiji University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1992 | Toshiba | 41 | (9) |
| 1992–1998 | Urawa Reds | 158 | (11) |
| 1999–2001 | Shonan Bellmare | 95 | (7) |
| Total | 294 | (27) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2011 | Urawa Reds | ||
| 2017–2018 | Urawa Reds | ||
| 2021–2022 | Tokyo Verdy | ||
| 2023 | Vegalta Sendai | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Takafumi Hori (堀 孝史, Hori Takafumi, born September 10, 1967) is a Japanese football manager and former footballer he is the currently assistant manager of J2 League club Yokohama FC.[1] His brother Naoto Hori is also a footballer.
Playing career
[edit]Hori was born in Atsugi on September 10, 1967. After graduating from Meiji University, he joined Toshiba in 1990. He became a regular player as offensive midfielder from first season. He moved to Urawa Reds in 1992. Although he played many matches as defensive midfielder, he was converted to defensive midfielder by new manager Holger Osieck in 1995. He lost opportunity to play in 1998 and he moved to Bellmare Hiratsuka (later Shonan Bellmare) in 1999. He played many matches and supported the club with many young players due to financial strain end of 1998 season. He retired end of 2001 season.
Coaching career
[edit]After retirement, Hori started a coaching career at Shonan Bellmare in 2002. He moved to Urawa Reds in 2005. He mainly managed youth team. Top team performance was bad in 2011, and manager Željko Petrović was sacked and Hori named a new manager in October. He managed 5 matches and remained the club stayed J1 League. From 2012, he became a coach under new manager Mihailo Petrović. In July 2017, Petrović was sacked and Hori became a manager again. The club won the champions 2017 AFC Champions League for the first time in 10 years. He was also selected AFC Coach of the Year in 2017.[2] However the club performance was bad in 2018 season, he was sacked in April.[3]
Club statistics
[edit]| 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 | ||||||
| 1990/91 | Toshiba | JSL Division 1 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 8 |
| 1991/92 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 2 | ||
| 1992 | Urawa Reds | J1 League | - | 4 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 2 | |
| 1993 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| 1994 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 1 | ||
| 1995 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - | 34 | 2 | |||
| 1996 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 40 | 6 | ||
| 1997 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 37 | 5 | ||
| 1998 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||
| 1999 | Bellmare Hiratsuka | J1 League | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 3 |
| 2000 | Shonan Bellmare | J2 League | 32 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 3 |
| 2001 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 1 | ||
| Total | 294 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 44 | 4 | 362 | 34 | ||
Managerial statistics
[edit]| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Urawa Reds | 2011 | 2011 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 40.00 |
| Urawa Reds | 2017 | 2018 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 26.32 |
| Total | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 29.17 | ||
Honours
[edit]Manager
[edit]- Urawa Red Diamonds
Individual
[edit]- AFC Coach of the Year: 2017
References
[edit]- ^ "堀孝史 監督就任のお知らせ". www.vegalta.co.jp (in Japanese). Vegalta Sendai. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ^ afc.com
- ^ Urawa Reds(in Japanese)
- ^ J.League Data Site(in Japanese)
External links
[edit]- Player statistics at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Manager statistics manager profile at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- jsgoal at the Wayback Machine (archived July 16, 2011)
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- Meiji University alumni
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- Association football people from Kanagawa Prefecture
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- Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo players
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