We would like to inform you that the coaching structure for the Academy development for the 2026 season has been decided as follows.
The U-21 team is scheduled to begin activities in July. We will provide further information once the details are decided.

U-21 team

post	name
Strengthening Officer	Tomoya UGAJIN
(Head Coach)	Tatsuya Tanaka (Newly appointed)
Coach	Shuhei Kamata (Newly appointed)
Coach	Shinzo Koroki
GK Coach	Tomoyasu Ando (Newly appointed)
Physical Trainer	Yoshitaka Shimamura (Newly appointed)
Manager	Hajime Katashiba (newly appointed)

U-21 Team Staff Profile
[Name] TANAKA Tatsuya
[Date of birth] November 27, 1982 (43 years old)
[Birthplace] Yamaguchi Prefecture
[Qualifications] Expected to obtain JFA Pro License
[Teaching history]
2022-2024 Albirex Niigata Assistant Coach
2025 Albirex Niigata U-18 Manager

[Name] KAMATA Shuhei
[Date of birth] April 30, 1993 (32 years old)
[Birthplace] Niigata Prefecture
[Qualifications] JFA A General License
[Teaching history]
2019-2020 Albirex Niigata Soccer School Coach
2021 Albirex Niigata U-15 Coach (U-13 Coach)
2022-2024 Albirex Niigata U-15 Coach (U-14 Coach)
2025 Albirex Niigata U-18 Coach

[Name] Shinzo Koroki Shinzo
[Date of birth] July 31, 1986 (38 years old)
[Birthplace] Miyazaki Prefecture
[Qualifications] Expected to obtain JFA A General License
[Teaching history]
2025 Urawa Red Diamonds Academy Role Model Coach

[Name] Tomoyasu Ando Tomoyasu
[Date of birth] May 23, 1974 (51 years old)
[Birthplace] Shizuoka Prefecture
[Qualifications] JFA A General License, Goalkeeper Level 3 License
[Teaching history]
2007-2008 Urawa Reds Heart-full Club Coach
2009-2013 Urawa Red Diamonds Junior Youth GK Coach
2014-2021 Urawa Red Diamonds Youth GK Coach
2022-2023 Urawa Red Diamonds Junior Youth GK Coach
2024 Urawa Red Diamonds Assistant Goalkeeper Coach
2025 Kagoshima United FC GK Coach

[Name] SHIMAMURA Yoshitaka
[Date of birth] November 24, 1971 (54 years old)
[Birthplace] Saitama Prefecture
[Qualifications] Japan Sport Association certified athletic trainer, Japan Training Instructors Association special advanced training instructor (JATI-SATI), FIFA F-MARC injury prevention program The 11+ certified instructor, JFA C license, JFA C physical fitness
[Major teaching experience]
1995-2010 JEF United Ichihara Chiba Athletic Trainer
2012-2013 Hangzhou Greentown Football Club (China) Physical Coach
2014-2015 JEF United Ichihara Chiba Athletic Trainer
2016 FC Gifu Conditioning Coach
2017 Hangzhou Greentown Football Club (China) Conditioning Coach
2019 Tochigi City Football Club Physical Coach
2020-2025 Zhejiang Professional Football Club (China) etc. Physical coach for various age groups

[Name] Gen Katashiba
[Date of birth] August 20, 2002 (23 years old)

*Coach Tatsuya Tanaka will serve as assistant coach for the top team, while coach Shinzo Koroki and physical trainer Yoshitaka Shimamura will also serve as assistant coach for the youth team.

Youth JuniorYouth Junior

post	name
Academy Director	Hideki Uchidate
Head of Coaching	Ken Iwase (Newly appointed)
Development Officer	Hiroyuki Kobayashi

Youth

post	name
(Head Coach)	Yuki Abe
Coach	Shigenori Hagimura
U18B Coach	Katsuyuki Miyazawa
U18B Coach	Toyofumi Sakano
GK Coach	Kaito Yamamoto
Coach	Shinzo Koroki
Physical Trainer	Yoshitaka Shimamura (Newly appointed)

Junior Youth

post	name
(Head Coach)	Takuya Kawaguchi
U15B Coach	Kenta Yoshida
U13 Coach	Masahiro Yoshino
GK Coach	Kazunori Sugio
Trainer	Kaito Kaneko

Junior

post	name
(Head Coach)	Shinji Jojo
Coach	Kenichi Kaga
U11 Coach	Yuya Nakamura
U11 Coach	Yasushi Fukunaga
GK Coach	Akio Taguchi
Trainer	Miyuri Irie

staff

post	name
Development Coach and Scout	Yusuke Gonto
Performance Trainer	Kaoru Fujiya
Physical Coach	Hiroharu Nakane (newly appointed)
Chief Scout	Tokio Hatamoto
scout	Ahn Yongjin (newly appointed)

New staff profile
[Name] Iwase Ken
[Date of birth] July 8, 1975 (50 years old)
[Birthplace] Chiba Prefecture
[Qualifications] JFA Pro License, J.League Head of Coaching Training Course (JHoC)
[Teaching history]
2005-2007 Urawa Reds Heart-full Club Coach
2008-2010 Urawa Red Diamonds Youth Coach
2011-2012 Urawa Red Diamonds Junior Youth Coach
2013-2014 Kashiwa Reysol U-15 Coach
2015 Kashiwa Reysol U-15 Manager
2016 Kashiwa Reysol Academy Director
2017 Kashiwa Reysol Head Coach
2018 Kashiwa Reysol coach → manager
2019 Kashiwa Reysol Academy Head of Coach
2020 Oita Trinita Head Coach
2021 Omiya Ardija Manager
2022-2023 Oita Trinita Head Coach
2024-2025 Montedio Yamagata Coach

[Name] NAKANE Taisei
[Date of birth] June 25, 2003 (22 years old)
[Birthplace] Aichi Prefecture
[Qualifications] JFA C License, JFA Physical Fitness C License
[Teaching history]
2022-2025 Waseda University Football Club
2023-2025 Waseda University Women's Football Club

[Name] AN Ryong Jin
[Date of birth] April 13, 1983 (42 years old)
[Birthplace] Niigata Prefecture
[Major careers]
2010 Shonan Bellmare Interpreter and Deputy Manager
2011 Shonan Bellmare Interpreter and Analyst
2012-2014 FC Tokyo Interpreter
2015-2016 FC Tokyo Interpreter and Manager
2017-2019 FC Tokyo Chief Manager
2021-2022 Iwate Grulla Morioka Strengthening Manager
2023-2025 Tokyo Verdy Scouts