Ken Iwase (岩瀬 健, Iwase Ken, born July 8, 1975) is a former Japanese football player and current assistant manager of J2 league team Oita Trinita.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ken Iwase | ||
| Date of birth | July 8, 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Gunma, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1991–1993 | Narashino High School | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1998 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 30 | (3) |
| 1998–2002 | Omiya Ardija | 69 | (8) |
| Total | 99 | (11) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2018 | Kashiwa Reysol | ||
| 2021 | Omiya Ardija | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editIwase was born in Gunma Prefecture on July 8, 1975.[1] After graduating from high school, he joined Urawa Red Diamonds in 1994. he debuted in 1995 and he played many matches in 1996. However he could hardly play in the match from 1997. In September 1998, he moved to Japan Football League club Omiya Ardija. He became a regular player immediately and the club was promoted to J2 League from 1999. However his opportunity to play decreased from 2000 and he retired end of 2002 season.
Coaching career
editAfter retirement, Iwase started coaching career at Urawa Red Diamonds from 2005. He mainly coached youth team until 2012. In 2013, he moved to Kashiwa Reysol and coached youth team. In 2017, he became a coach for top team. In November 2018, he became a manager as Nozomu Kato successor[2] and Iwase managed last 2 matches in 2018 season. Although Reysol won the 2 matches,[3] the club finished at the 17 place of 18 clubs and was relegated to J2 League. He also resigned end of 2018 season. In December 2020, he was appointed as head coach of Omiya Ardija [4]
Club statistics
edit| 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 | ||||||
| 1994 | Urawa Red Diamonds | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 9 | 0 | |||
| 1996 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 33 | 4 | ||
| 1997 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1998 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Omiya Ardija | JFL | 9 | 1 | - | 9 | 1 | ||||
| 1999 | J2 League | 32 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 5 | |||
| 2000 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 2001 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | ||||
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 99 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 117 | 12 | ||
Managerial statistics
edit| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Kashiwa Reysol | 2018 | 2018 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Omiya Ardija | 2021 | 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | ||
References
edit- ^ Ken Iwase at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- ^ Kashiwa Reysol (in Japanese)
- ^ Ken Iwase manager profile at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- ^ "New coach appointed". www.ardija.co.jp. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ Ken Iwase manager profile at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
External links
edit- Player statistics at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Manager statistics manager profile at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
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