Avispa backroom staff
We hold the names of 26 people on Avispa's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Kim Myung-Hwi manages the first team, with Shinya Tsukahara as assistant manager. Avispa's is the joint 18th longest staff list of the 21 J1 League clubs we hold.
Coaching staff
The manager, the assistants and the coaches at every level of the club, 14 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kim Myung-Hwi | Manager | First team | 44 | South Korea | FC Machida Zelvia before that Sagan Tosu |
| Tatsunori Hisanaga | Manager | Under-18s | 47 | Japan | - |
| Shinya Tsukahara | Assistant manager | First team | 40 | Japan | - |
| Takeshi Hanita | Coach | First team | 43 | Japan | - |
| Yuto Kuwahara | Coach | First team | 37 | Japan | - |
| Ryo Kimura | Coach | Under-18s | 27 | Japan | - |
| Takaya Tsutsumi | Coach | Under-18s | 43 | Japan | - |
| Takeshi Ushibana | Coach | Under-18s | 47 | Japan | - |
| Tomoaki Komorida | Coach | Under-18s | 44 | Japan | - |
| Toru Miyamoto | Coach | Under-18s | 42 | Japan | - |
| Hideki Tsukamoto | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 51 | Japan | - |
| Takuya Mashima | Goalkeeping coach | Under-18s | 31 | Japan | - |
| Tadashi Noda | Fitness coach | First team | 43 | Japan |  |
| Naoki Fujita | Fitness coach | Under-18s | 44 | Japan | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 5 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shun Hamana | Club doctor | First team | 29 | Japan | - |
| Eiji Miyata | Head of sports science | Club-wide | 54 | Japan | - |
| Naoki Nagai | Sports scientist | First team | 39 | Japan | - |
| Naoki Yoshioka | Sports scientist | First team | 40 | Japan | - |
| Toshiki Okuno | Sports scientist | First team | 31 | Japan | V-Varen Nagasaki |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 3 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hidetoshi Hayashida | Scout | Club-wide | 51 | Japan |
| Rikihiro Sugiyama | Scout | Club-wide | 38 | Japan |
| Yuhei Anbe | Performance analyst | First team | 27 | Japan |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 2 people
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yoshitaka Fujisaki | Technical director | 50 | Japan |
| Takahiro Inoue | Head of youth development | 44 | Japan |
Owners and directors
Who owns Avispa and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Takashi Kawamori | Chair | 59 | Japan |
| Nobuaki Yanagida | Director | 54 | Japan |
Backroom staff at every J1 League club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Avispa's list is the joint 18th longest of the 21, against a median of 31 across the division. FC Tokyo names the most, 50. Mito Hollyhock names the fewest, 22.
Avispa against the J1 League, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | AVISPA | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 14 | 18 | 24 | FC Machida Zelvia |
| Medical and sports science | 5 | 9 | 14 | FC Machida Zelvia |
| Scouting and analysis | 3 | 3 | 9 | FC Tokyo |
| Football management | 2 | 1 | 2 | FC Tokyo |
| Owners and directors | 2 | 2 | 3 | FC Tokyo |
Backrooms the size of Avispa's, in every league
Avispa's 26 names make the joint 410th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 389 | Racing White Daring Molenbeek Brussels | Belgian Challenger Pro League | 27 |
| 389 |  | Belgian Challenger Pro League | 27 |
| 389 | Samsunspor A.Ş. | Süper Lig | 27 |
| 389 | SK Brann | Eliteserien | 27 |
| 389 |  | Bundesliga | 27 |
| 389 |  | - | 27 |
| 389 | Zhejiang FC | Chinese Super League | 27 |
| 410 |  | Eredivisie | 26 |
| 410 |  | Russian Premier League | 26 |
| 410 |  | Saudi Pro League | 26 |
| 410 | | J1 League | 26 |
| 410 |  | League One | 26 |
| 410 |  | Liga MX | 26 |
| 410 |  | Liga MX | 26 |
| 410 |  | Liga MX | 26 |
| 410 |  | Chinese Super League | 26 |
| 410 |  | Brasileirão Série A | 26 |
| 410 | Esporte Clube Vitória | Brasileirão Série A | 26 |
| 410 |  | - | 26 |
| 410 |  | - | 26 |
| 410 |  | Major League Soccer | 26 |
Where Avispa's former staff work now
On Avispa's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 8 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Shigetoshi Hasebe | Manager |  |
| Kazuno Nakashima | Coach | |
| Ryotaro Tanaka | Coach | V-Varen Nagasaki |
| Yoshihiro Natsuka | Coach |  |
| Yuji Miyahara | Coach |  |
| Takanori Miyoshi | Goalkeeping coach | V-Varen Nagasaki |
| Sotaro Higuchi | Fitness coach | |
| Atsushi Kubo | Fitness coach | FC Machida Zelvia |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Avispa's manager?
Kim Myung-Hwi is the Avispa first-team manager, aged 44. Shinya Tsukahara is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Avispa?
Hideki Tsukamoto coaches the Avispa first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Avispa's technical director?
Yoshitaka Fujisaki is technical director at Avispa.
How many backroom staff do Avispa have?
We hold the names of 26 people on Avispa's staff for 2025/26: 14 in coaching, 5 in medical and sports science, 3 in scouting and analysis, 2 in football management and 2 owners and directors. That is the joint 18th longest list of the 21 J1 League clubs we hold, against a median of 31. Across every league we hold, that list is the joint 410th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Avispa pays its squad, see Avispa player wages. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on J1 League wages.