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Ryoichi Kawakatsu
川勝良一
Personal information
Full name	Ryoichi Kawakatsu
Date of birth	April 5, 1958 (age 66)
Place of birth	Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1974–1976	Kyoto Commercial High School
1977–1980	Hosei University
Senior career*
Years	Team
1981–1982	Toshiba
1983–1989	Yomiuri
1989–1990	Kyoto Shiko
1990–1991	Tokyo Gas
Total
International career
1981–1982	Japan
Managerial career
1997	Verdy Kawasaki
1998	Verdy Kawasaki
1999–2002	Vissel Kobe
2006	Avispa Fukuoka
2010–2012	Tokyo Verdy
2014	Kyoto Sanga FC
Medal record
Toshiba
Yomiuri
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ryoichi Kawakatsu (川勝良一, Kawakatsu Ryōichi, born April 5, 1958) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team.

Club career

Kawakatsu was born in Kyoto on April 5, 1958. After graduating from Hosei University, he joined Japan Soccer League Division 2 club Toshiba in 1981. In 1983, he moved to Yomiuri. The club won the league champions in 1983, 1984 and 1986–87. The club also won 1984, 1986, 1987 Emperor's Cup and 1985 JSL Cup. He moved to his local club Kyoto Shiko in 1989 and Tokyo Gas in 1990. He retired in 1991.

National team career

On February 8, 1981, when Kawakatsu was a Hosei University student, he debuted for Japan national team against Malaysia. He played 13 games for Japan until 1982.^[1]

Coaching career

After retirement, Kawakatsu started coaching career at Tokyo Gas in 1991. In 1992, he moved to Verdy Kawasaki (later Tokyo Verdy). In 1997, he managed at 1997 Emperor's Cup as Valdir Espinosa successor. In September 1998, he became a manager as Nicanor de Carvalho successor. In 1999, he moved to Vissel Kobe. He was sacked in July 2002. In June 2006, he signed with Avispa Fukuoka as Hiroshi Matsuda successor. However the club was relegated to J2 League and he resigned. In 2010, he returned to Tokyo Verdy and managed until September 2012. In June 2014, he signed with Kyoto Sanga FC and managed until end of season.

Club statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		JSL Cup		Total
1981	Toshiba	JSL Division 2	17	1	-		4	1	21	2
1982	Toshiba	JSL Division 2	18	3			2	0	20	3
1983	Yomiuri	JSL Division 1	12	1	3	0	2	0	17	1
1984			14	2	5	1	2	0	21	3
1985/86			16	0	0	0	3	0	19	0
1986/87			4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
1987/88			15	0	2	0	1	0	18	0
1988/89			1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1989/90	Kyoto Shiko	JSL Division 2	22	0			0	0	22	0
1990	Tokyo Gas	Regional Leagues
1991/92	Tokyo Gas	JSL Division 2	15	0	-		1	0	16	0
Total			134	7	10	1	15	1	159	9

National team statistics

^[1]

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1981	10	0
1982	3	0
Total	13	0

Managerial statistics

^[2]

Team	From	To	Record
Team	From	To	G	W	D	L	Win %
Verdy Kawasaki	September 1998	December 1998	14	3	0	11	021.43
Vissel Kobe	January 1999	July 2002	100	34	13	53	034.00
Avispa Fukuoka	June 2006	December 2006	22	4	7	11	018.18
Tokyo Verdy	January 2010	September 2012	106	50	20	36	047.17
Kyoto Sanga FC	29 June 2014	December 2014	22	6	12	4	027.27
Total			264	97	52	115	036.74

References

^ ^a ^b Japan National Football Team Database
^ J.League Data Site(in Japanese)

External links

Ryoichi Kawakatsu at National-Football-Teams.com
Japan National Football Team Database
Ryoichi Kawakatsu manager profile at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)

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