List of J. League managers

This is a list of J. League managers. Some of these managers were appointed as caretaker managers prior to being given a permanent position.

Current managers

J1

J2

Yusuke Shinoda - Avispa Fukuoka

Levir Culpi -Cerezo Osaka

Kazuhito Mochizuki -Ehime FC

Hideki Matsunaga -FC Gifu

Takashi Kiyama -Mito Hollyhock

Shinji Kobayashi -Montedio Yamagata

Tomoyoshi Ikeya -Roasso Kumamoto

Yasuyuki Kishino -Sagan Tosu

Michael Petrovic -Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Masaaki Kanno - Shonan Bellmare

Shigeharu Ueki - Thespa Kusatsu

Makoto Teguramori - Vegalta Sendai

Takayoshi Amma - Ventforet Kofu

Naohiko Minobe - Tokushima Vortis

Satoshi Tsunami - Yokohama FC

Former managers

Osvaldo Ardiles - Shimizu S-Pulse (1996–98), Yokohama F. Marinos (2000–01), Tokyo Verdy 1969 (2003–05)

Paulo Autuori -Kashima Antlers (2006)

Nelsinho Baptista - Verdy Kawasaki (1994–95), Nagoya Grampus Eight (2003–05)

Stuart Baxter -Sanfrecce Hiroshima (1992–93), Vissel Kobe(1995–97, 2006)

José Oscar Bernardi - Kyoto Purple Sanga (1995–96)

Guido Buchwald - Urawa Red Diamonds (2004–06)

João Carlos - Kashima Antlers (1996–98), Nagoya Grampus Eight (1999-01), Cerezo Osaka (2001), Consadole Sapporo (2003)

Toninho Cerezo - Kashima Antlers (2000–05)

Hugo Fernandez - Consadole Sapporo (1997–98)

Benito Floro - Vissel Kobe (1998)

Alexandre Gallo -FC Tokyo(2006)

Ivan Hašek - Vissel Kobe (2004)

Siegfried Held - Gamba Osaka (1995)

Wim Jansen - Sanfrecce Hiroshima (1995–96)

Kunishige Kamamoto - Gamba Osaka (1991–94)

Shu Kamo - Yokohama Flügels (1991–94), Japan national football team(1995–97), Kyoto Purple Sanga (1999-00)

Horst Köppel - Urawa Red Diamonds (1997)

Émerson Leão - Shimizu S-Pulse (1992–94), Verdy Kawasaki (1996), Vissel Kobe (2005)

Gordon Milne -Nagoya Grampus Eight(1994)

Takeshi Okada -Japan national team(1997–98), Consadole Sapporo (1999-01), Yokohama F. Marinos(2003–06), Japan national team (2007–2010)

Hans Ooft - Japan national team(1992–93), Júbilo Iwata (1994–96), Kyoto Purple Sanga (1998), Urawa Red Diamonds (2002–03)

Holger Osieck -Urawa Red Diamonds(1995–96, 2007–08)

Ivica Osim -JEF United Ichihara Chiba(2003–06), Japan national team(2006–07)

Ruy Ramos - Tokyo Verdy 1969 (2006–07)

Pavel Řehák - Vissel Kobe (2005)

Steve Perryman - Shimizu S-Pulse (1998-00), Kashiwa Reysol (2001–02)

Carles Rexach - Yokohama Flügels (1998)

Rivelino - Shimizu S-Pulse (1994)

Joel Santana -Vegalta Sendai (2006)

Luiz Felipe Scolari - Júbilo Iwata (1997)

Eddie Thomson - Sanfrecce Hiroshima (1997-00)

Jozef Vengloš - JEF United Ichihara (2002)

Pim Verbeek - Omiya Ardija (1998–99), Kyoto Purple Sanga (2003)

Robert Verbeek -Omiya Ardija(2007)

Zdenko Verdenik - JEF United Ichihara (2001), Nagoya Grampus Eight (2002–03), Vegalta Sendai (2003–04)

Sef Vergoossen -Nagoya Grampus Eight(2006–07)

Arsène Wenger - Nagoya Grampus Eight (1995–96)

Carlos Queiroz - Nagoya Grampus Eight (1996–97)

Masakuni Yamamoto - Japan national under-23 football team (2002–04), Júbilo Iwata(2004–06)