Akinobu Yokouchi

Akinobu Yokouchi
横内昭展
Personal information
Full name	Akinobu Yokouchi
Date of birth	30 November 1967 (age 56)
Place of birth	Fukuoka, Japan
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Jubilo Iwata (manager)
Youth career
1983–1985	Tokai University Daigo High School
Senior career*
Years	Team
1986–1995	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Managerial career
2017	Sanfrecce Hiroshima (caretaker)
2023–	Júbilo Iwata
Medal record
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Akinobu Yokouchi (横内昭展, Yokouchi Akinobu, born November 30, 1967) is a Japanese football manager and former football player. he is currently manager of J1 League club Júbilo Iwata.

Playing career

Yokouchi was born in Fukuoka Prefecture on November 30, 1967. After graduating from high school, he joined Japan Soccer League club Mazda (later Sanfrecce Hiroshima) in 1986. He played many matches as offensive midfielder. In 1992, the Japan Soccer League folded and the new J1 League was founded. However he did not play in many matches due to an injury and retired at the end of the 1995 season.

Managerial career

After retirement, Yokouchi started coaching career at Sanfrecce Hiroshima in 1996. He mainly coached youth team until 2002. In 2003, he became a coach for top team. The club won the champions in 2012, 2013 and 2015 J1 League. In 2017, the club results were bad and manager Hajime Moriyasu was sacked in July. Yokouchi managed the club 1 match as caretaker.^[1]

On 25 December 2022, Yokouchi appointment manager of J2 relegation club, Jubilo Iwata for upcoming 2023 season.^[2] On 12 November 2023, Yokouchi brought his club promotion to J1 League from 2024 after defeat Tochigi SC 1–2 at away games in final day.

Career statistics

Club

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
1986/87	Mazda	JSL Division 1	0	0					0	0
1987/88		JSL Division 1	0	0					0	0
1988/89		JSL Division 2
1989/90			13	1			2	1	15	2
1990/91			29	5			2	0	31	5
1991/92		JSL Division 1	22	2			4	0	26	2
1992	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	J1 League	-		0	0	4	0	4	0
1993			2	0	2	0	5	1	9	1
1994			0	0	3	0	0	0	3	0
1995			2	0	0	0	-		2	0
Total			68	8	5	0	17	2	90	10

Managerial statistics

As of the end 2023 season.^[3]

Team	From	To	Record
Team	From	To	G	W	D	L	Win %
Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2017		1	0	1	0	000.00
Júbilo Iwata	2023	present	50	24	12	14	048.00
Total			51	24	13	14	047.06

Honours

Manager

Júbilo Iwata

Promotion to J1 League 2024

References

^ Sanfrecce Hiroshima(in Japanese)
^ Jubilo Iwata(in Japanese)
^ Akinobu Yokouchi manager profile at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)

External links

Player statistics at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
Manager statistics manager profile at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)

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[1] Sanfrecce Hiroshima(in Japanese)

[2] Jubilo Iwata(in Japanese)

[3] Akinobu Yokouchi manager profile at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)

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