Koichi Sugiyama (footballer)

Koichi Sugiyama (杉山弘一)

Personal information
Date of birth	(1971-10-27) October 27, 1971
Place of birth	Osaka, Japan
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Defender (retired)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1994-1998	Urawa Red Diamonds	106	(1)
1999-2002	Verdy Kawasaki / Tokyo Verdy	63	(1)
2003	Albirex Niigata	6	(0)
Teams managed
2004-2009	Urawa Red Diamonds (academy coach)
2010-2013	Albirex Niigata Singapore
2014-	Ayutthaya
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Koichi Sugiyama (杉山 弘一, born 27 October 1971) is a former Japanese football player.

Playing in the J.League for 3 different clubs over 10 years, he retired in 2004. Sugiyama was the academy coach of Urawa Red Diamonds from 2004 until 2009, and head coach of Albirex Niigata Singapore from 2010 until 2013. During his time in Singapore, he won the S.League Coach Of The Year award in 2011, the same year he guided his team to win the Singapore League Cup and finalist of the Singapore Cup.

He received the JFA S License (equivalent to UEFA Pro License) in 2008.

Players career statistics

Head coach career statistics

Links

• Champion in 2011