Cerezo Osaka backroom staff
We hold the names of 41 people on Cerezo Osaka's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Arthur Papas manages the first team, with Raffaele Napoli as assistant manager. Cerezo Osaka's is the 3rd 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, 18 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Papas | Manager | First team | 45 | Australia |  |
| Terumasa Kin | Manager | Under-18s | 49 | Japan | - |
| Raffaele Napoli | Assistant manager | First team | 40 | Australia | Melbourne City FC before that ESTAC Troyes |
| Bruno Quadros | Coach | First team | 48 | Brazil |  |
| Huss Skenderovic | Coach | First team | 53 | Australia | |
| Rui Komatsu | Coach | First team | 41 | Japan | - |
| Daiki Kobatake | Coach | Under-18s | 24 | Japan | - |
| Kota Fujimoto | Coach | Under-18s | 39 | Japan | - |
| Takeshi Hamada | Coach | Under-18s | 42 | Japan | - |
| Yu Takahashi | Coach | Under-18s | 43 | Japan | - |
| Koji Inada | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 40 | Japan | - |
| Kazuki Sasakata | Goalkeeping coach | Under-18s | 39 | Japan | - |
| Mizuki Nakae | Goalkeeping coach | Under-18s | 32 | Japan | - |
| Nobuhiro Takeda | Goalkeeping coach | Under-18s | 60 | Japan | - |
| Tsubasa Tamura | Goalkeeping coach | Under-18s | 22 | Japan | - |
| Hikaru Fujii | Fitness coach | First team | 28 | Japan | - |
| Takeshi Ikoma | Fitness coach | First team | 54 | Japan |  |
| Yusuke Fukuhara | Fitness coach | First team | 41 | Japan | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 13 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryo Sugama | Club doctor | First team | 49 | Japan | - |
| Ryu Onishi | Club doctor | First team | 43 | Japan | - |
| Takafumi Maeno | Club doctor | First team | 49 | Japan | - |
| Takanori Teraoka | Club doctor | First team | 44 | Japan | - |
| Takeshi Komatsu | Club doctor | First team | 57 | Japan | - |
| Takeshi Sugimoto | Club doctor | First team | 57 | Japan | - |
| Akihiro Sakaki | Physio | First team | 34 | Japan | - |
| Atsushi Kitaura | Physio | First team | 41 | Japan | - |
| Haruki Wada | Sports scientist | First team | 33 | Japan | - |
| Koji Hanaki | Sports scientist | First team | 34 | Japan | Gamba Osaka |
| Daisuke Adachi | Sports scientist | Under-18s | 41 | Japan | - |
| Ryohei Yuyama | Sports scientist | Under-18s | 37 | Japan | Fagiano Okayama |
| Yuka Yuasa | Sports scientist | Under-18s | 34 | - | - |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 6 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiroshi Noguchi | Scout | Club-wide | 53 | Japan | Kyoto Sanga F.C. |
| Tomoki Hirano | Scout | Club-wide | 45 | Japan | - |
| Tomonori Anjiki | Scout | Club-wide | 38 | Japan | - |
| George Apostolidis | Performance analyst | First team | 38 | Australia |  |
| Shuta Tsukamoto | Performance analyst | First team | 28 | Japan | - |
| Yuki Yoshimura | Performance analyst | First team | 29 | Japan | - |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 2 people
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenta Shimaoka | Technical director | 51 | Japan |  |
| Yoshiaki Maruyama | Head of youth development | 50 | Japan | - |
Owners and directors
Who owns Cerezo Osaka and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hiroaki Morishima | Chair | 53 | Japan |
| Satoshi Kajino | Director | 59 | Japan |
Backroom staff at every J1 League club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Cerezo Osaka's list is the 3rd longest of the 21, against a median of 31 across the division. FC Tokyo names the most, 50. Mito Hollyhock names the fewest, 22.
Cerezo Osaka against the J1 League, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | CEREZO OSAKA | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 18 | 18 | 24 | FC Machida Zelvia |
| Medical and sports science | 13 | 9 | 14 | FC Machida Zelvia |
| Scouting and analysis | 6 | 3 | 9 | FC Tokyo |
| Football management | 2 | 1 | 2 | FC Tokyo |
| Owners and directors | 2 | 2 | 3 | FC Tokyo |
Backrooms the size of Cerezo Osaka's, in every league
Cerezo Osaka's 41 names make the joint 162nd longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 153 | Carrarese Calcio 1908 | Serie B | 42 |
| 153 |  | Championship | 42 |
| 153 |  | Super Liga | 42 |
| 153 |  | Eredivisie | 42 |
| 153 |  | Serie A | 42 |
| 153 | NK Osijek | Croatian First League | 42 |
| 153 |  | Eredivisie | 42 |
| 153 |  | Ligue 2 | 42 |
| 153 | U.S. Avellino 1912 | Serie B | 42 |
| 162 |  | Bundesliga | 41 |
| 162 | | J1 League | 41 |
| 162 |  | Liga MX | 41 |
| 162 |  | La Liga | 41 |
| 162 |  | - | 41 |
| 162 |  | Superleague Greece | 41 |
| 162 |  | Primeira Liga | 41 |
| 162 | S.S. Arezzo | Serie B | 41 |
| 162 |  | - | 41 |
| 162 |  | 2. Bundesliga | 41 |
| 162 | Viborg Fodsports Forening | Danish Superliga | 41 |
| 162 | Widzew Łódź | Ekstraklasa | 41 |
Where Cerezo Osaka's staff come from
3 nationalities across the 40 staff whose nationality we hold
Japan supplies 35 of the 40, 88%. The median age is 41. The oldest is Nobuhiro Takeda, goalkeeping coach, at 60, and the youngest Tsubasa Tamura, goalkeeping coach, at 22. 10 members of staff came from another club, most often Buriram United (2).
Where Cerezo Osaka's former staff work now
On Cerezo Osaka's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 8 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Akio Kogiku | Manager |  |
| Daisuke Takahashi | Coach | |
| Yamato Saino | Coach | |
| Yuzuru Suwabe | Coach | |
| Toru Yamazaki | Fitness coach | JEF United Chiba |
| Yoshiaki Shirai | Sports scientist | Kyoto Sanga F.C. |
| Masanobu Matsunami | Head of youth development | V-Varen Nagasaki |
| Takaaki Hoshihara | Head of youth development | Gamba Osaka |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Cerezo Osaka's manager?
Arthur Papas is the Cerezo Osaka first-team manager, aged 45. Raffaele Napoli is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Cerezo Osaka?
Koji Inada coaches the Cerezo Osaka first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Cerezo Osaka's technical director?
Kenta Shimaoka is technical director at Cerezo Osaka.
How many backroom staff do Cerezo Osaka have?
We hold the names of 41 people on Cerezo Osaka's staff for 2025/26: 18 in coaching, 13 in medical and sports science, 6 in scouting and analysis, 2 in football management and 2 owners and directors. That is the 3rd 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 162nd longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Cerezo Osaka pays its squad, see Cerezo Osaka player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Arthur Papas. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on J1 League wages.