Full name Masahiro Wada Role Football player Manages Kyoto Sanga F.C. Name Masahiro Wada Position Midfielder | Years Team Weight 69 kg Height 1.78 m | |
Date of birth (1965-01-21) January 21, 1965 (age 50) Playing position 1987–1995 Matsushita Electric / Gamba Osaka Team coached Kyoto Sanga F.C. (Manager, since 2015) | ||
Place of birth Kobe, Hyogo, Japan | ||
Masahiro Wada (和田 昌裕, Wada Masahiro, born January 21, 1965) is a former Japanese football player and manager.
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Managerial career
After the retirement from football, Wada remained as the coaching staff of Vissel Kobe. In 2009, he was appointed as the senior team caretaker after the resignation of Caio Júnior. Wada managed the team for five games in J1 and stepped down from the head coach position after the appointment of Toshiya Miura. He still worked as the assistant coach for the club.
On 12 September 2010, after the dismissal of Miura, Wada was promoted to be the club head coach again. In the later season, Masahiro Wada led Vissel Kobe to finish in the ninth position on J1 League, the highest rank in the club history. However, Wada was sacked by the club in 2012 season after 8 games with 3 wins and 5 losses in J1 since the club had aimed for the top four position for the continental football.
He still worked as the executive staff for Vissel Kobe until November 2013.
Chonburi
In 2014, Masahiro Wada has become the first foreign head coach of Chonburi in Thai Premier League, followed the invitation of Wittaya Laohakul who was the director of Chonburi and his teammate at Matsushita Electric. Wada finished his season in Thailand with the second place of 2014 Thai Premier League, runner-up of 2014 Thai FA Cup and received the TPL Coach of the Year award. However, he decided to turn down the new contract from Chonburi and return to Japan.
Return to Japan
In December 2014, Mashiro Wada has returned to Japan and become the manager of Kyoto Sanga FC in J2 League. He later stepped down from his position on 10 July 2015 after dropping the club to the relegation zone.
Second spell on Thailand
On 22 October 2015, Port F.C. made the official appointment of Masahiro Wada for the last nine games of relegation avoiding in Thai Premier League. Wada made the impressive run with Port but could not save them from relegation. He has maintained his role as the club head coach down in Division 1. Wada was sacked by Port F.C. on 11 July 2016 when the club was in third place and has 5 points away from leading position after 19 games. He was replaced by Jadet Meelarp.
Managerial statistic
As of 24 September 20161 A win or loss by the penalty shoot-out is counted as the draw in time.