Hiroshi Sowa

Hiroshi Sowa
楚輪博
Personal information
Full name	Hiroshi Sowa
Date of birth	May 1, 1956 (age 68)
Place of birth	Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1972–1974	Hiroshima Technical High School
1975–1978	Hosei University
Senior career*
Years	Team
1979–1990	Yammer Diesel
Total
Managerial career
1996	Cerezo Osaka
1997–1999	Sagan Tosu
2004–2010	Kataller Toyama
Medal record
Yanmar Diesel
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hiroshi Sowa (楚輪博, Sowa Hiroshi, born May 1, 1956) is a former Japanese football player and manager.

Playing career

Sowa was born in Hiroshima on May 1, 1956. After graduating from Hosei University, he played for Yammer Diesel (later Cerezo Osaka) from 1979 to 1990. He played 191 games and scored 13 goals, He was also selected Best Eleven in 1981 and 1982.

Coaching career

After retirement, Sowa started coaching career at Cerezo Osaka in 1994. In 1996, he became a manager. In 1997, he moved to Japan Football League club Sagan Tosu and served as a manager. The club joined new league J2 League in 1999. He managed the club until 1999. In 2004, he signed with Japan Football League club YKK AP (later Kataller Toyama). In 2008, the club won the 3rd place and was promoted to J2 from 2009. However in 2010 season, the club results were bad and he was sacked in September when the club at the 18th place of 19 clubs.

Managerial statistics

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Team	From	To	Record
Team	From	To	G	W	D	L	Win %
Cerezo Osaka	1996	1996	15	5	0	10	033.33
Sagan Tosu	1999	1999	36	12	2	22	033.33
Kataller Toyama	2009	2010	78	21	18	39	026.92
Total			129	38	20	71	029.46

References

^ J.League Data Site(in Japanese)

External links

Hiroshi Sowa manager profile at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)

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[1] J.League Data Site(in Japanese)

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