Sugao Kambe (神戸 清雄, Kambe Sugao, born August 2, 1961) is a Japanese football manager and former player who was recently the head coach of Thai League 1 club Sukhothai. He formerly managed The Philippines, Guam and Northern Mariana Islands national teams.
Club career
Kambe was born in Shizuoka Prefecture on August 2, 1961. After graduating from Waseda University, he played for Honda from 1984 to 1990.[1][2][3] [4][5][6][7]
Futsal career
In 1989, Kambe selected Japan national futsal team for 1989 Futsal World Championship in Netherlands.[8]
Coaching career
After retirement, Kambe started coaching career at Honda in 1990. In 1991, he moved to Furukawa Electric (later JEF United Chiba)and he coached until 2001. He also managed the club as caretaker in 2000 and 2001. From 2002, he managed national teams, Philippines (2002–2003), Guam (2003–2005) and Northern Mariana Islands (2009). In 2010, he returned to JEF United Chiba. In October 2011, he became a manager as Dwight Lodeweges successor. From 2013, he went to Thailand and managed Thai clubs.
Managerial statistics
- As of match played 26 May 2024
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| JEF United Ichihara | 10 August 2000 | 14 October 2000 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.00 |
| JEF United Chiba | 21 October 2011 | 31 December 2011 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 30.00 |
| Nakhon Ratchasima | 29 July 2013 | 11 May 2016 | 45 | 15 | 11 | 19 | 33.33 |
| Ubon UMT United | 23 April 2018 | 30 November 2018 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 25.00 |
| Nongbua Pitchaya | 2 February 2019 | 25 June 2019 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 50.00 |
| Khon Kaen United | 10 November 2019 | 8 March 2021 | 27 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 59.26 |
| Rayong F.C. | 18 April 2021 | 11 December 2021 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 35.00 |
| Sukhothai F.C. | 25 November 2023 | 31 May 2024 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 32.00 |
| Total | 177 | 67 | 36 | 74 | 37.85 | ||
Manager Honours
- Thai Division 1 League Winner: 2014
References
- ^ "Team list 1984 (19)". Honda FC (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 27, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
- ^ "Team list 1985 (19)". Honda FC (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2016-12-28. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
- ^ "Team list 1986 (17)". Honda FC (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 27, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
- ^ "Team list 1987 (17)". Honda FC (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 27, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
- ^ "Team list 1988 (17)". Honda FC (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 27, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
- ^ "Team list 1989 (17)". Honda FC (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 27, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
- ^ "Team list 1990 (managial role)". Honda FC (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 16, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
- ^ Sugao Kambe – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ J.League Data Site(in Japanese)
External links
- Sugao Kambe – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Sugao Kambe manager profile at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Kambe to coach Northern Mariana Islands
