FC Machida Zelvia backroom staff
We hold the names of 45 people on FC Machida Zelvia's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Go Kuroda manages the first team, with Kenji Arima as assistant manager. FC Machida Zelvia's is the 2nd 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, 24 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Go Kuroda | Manager | First team | 55 | Japan | - |
| Kazuma Furukawa | Manager | Under-18s | 74 | Japan | - |
| Kohei Tokita | Manager | Under-18s | 39 | Japan | - |
| Ryo Sakai | Manager | Under-18s | 47 | Japan | - |
| Takao Nakayama | Manager | Under-18s | 50 | Japan | - |
| Kenji Arima | Assistant manager | First team | 52 | Japan | - |
| Daiki Ueda | Coach | First team | 41 | Japan | - |
| Hikaru Mita | Coach | First team | 43 | Japan | Fagiano Okayama |
| Hitoshi Morishita | Coach | First team | 57 | Japan |  |
| Shin Yamanaka | Coach | First team | 36 | Japan | - |
| Taiga Sugasawa | Coach | First team | 51 | Japan | JEF United Chiba |
| Takanobu Tokunaga | Coach | First team | 49 | Japan | - |
| Hiroki Kobayashi | Coach | Under-18s | 48 | Japan | - |
| Hiroyuki Omae | Coach | Under-18s | 44 | Japan | - |
| Kazunari Hosaka | Coach | Under-18s | 42 | Japan | - |
| Kazuto Nodera | Coach | Under-18s | 35 | Japan | - |
| Shiori Kinoshita | Coach | Under-18s | 32 | - | - |
| Nobuyuki Abe | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 41 | Japan | - |
| Yukiya Hamano | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 52 | Japan | Urawa Reds |
| Ayaki Suzuki | Goalkeeping coach | Under-18s | 38 | Japan | - |
| Masayoshi Yoshida | Goalkeeping coach | Under-18s | 42 | Japan | - |
| Shunsuke Otsuka | Fitness coach | First team | 43 | Japan | |
| Tomoo Tsukoshi | Fitness coach | First team | 45 | Japan | - |
| Atsushi Kubo | Fitness coach | Under-18s | 38 | Japan |  |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 14 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keisuke Irako | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 53 | Japan | - |
| Yasuyuki Sasaki | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 52 | Japan |  |
| Yutaka Ogawa | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 64 | Japan | - |
| Akio Otoshi | Club doctor | First team | 42 | Japan | - |
| Takahiro Fujisawa | Club doctor | First team | 49 | Japan | - |
| Kazuyoshi Saito | Physio | First team | 61 | Japan | - |
| Mikihiko Hattori | Physio | First team | 43 | Japan | - |
| Takuro Yoshitake | Physio | First team | 39 | Japan | - |
| Tomohiko Tateishi | Physio | First team | 39 | Japan | - |
| Haruki Yamazaki | Sports scientist | First team | 32 | Japan | - |
| Shin Osawa | Sports scientist | First team | 42 | Japan | - |
| Takashi Imai | Sports scientist | First team | 41 | Japan | - |
| Yuta Hamada | Sports scientist | First team | 41 | Japan | - |
| Hideki Itawaki | Sports scientist | Under-18s | 26 | Japan | Fagiano Okayama |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 4 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiroaki Iwama | Scout | Club-wide | 45 | Japan |
| Takanori Isa | Scout | Club-wide | 40 | Japan |
| Yasuhiko Nishimura | Head performance analyst | Club-wide | 44 | Japan |
| Yoshiro Akano | Performance analyst | First team | 34 | Japan |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Koji Seki | Head of youth development | 53 | Japan |
Owners and directors
Who owns FC Machida Zelvia and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Takehisa Otomo | Chair | 48 | Japan |
| Hiroyuki Shimokawa | Managing director | 64 | Japan |
Backroom staff at every J1 League club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
FC Machida Zelvia's list is the 2nd longest of the 21, against a median of 31 across the division. FC Tokyo names the most, 50. Mito Hollyhock names the fewest, 22.
FC Machida Zelvia against the J1 League, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | FC MACHIDA ZELVIA | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 24 | 18 | 24 | FC Machida Zelvia |
| Medical and sports science | 14 | 9 | 14 | FC Machida Zelvia |
| Scouting and analysis | 4 | 3 | 9 | FC Tokyo |
| Football management | 1 | 1 | 2 | FC Tokyo |
| Owners and directors | 2 | 2 | 3 | FC Tokyo |
Backrooms the size of FC Machida Zelvia's, in every league
FC Machida Zelvia's 45 names make the joint 121st longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 114 |  | Championship | 46 |
| 114 |  | Brasileirão Série A | 46 |
| 114 |  | Danish Superliga | 46 |
| 114 |  | Ligue 1 | 46 |
| 114 |  | Ligue 1 | 46 |
| 121 |  | Championship | 45 |
| 121 |  | Danish Superliga | 45 |
| 121 |  | Championship | 45 |
| 121 |  | Super Liga | 45 |
| 121 |  | Super Liga | 45 |
| 121 | FC Machida Zelvia | J1 League | 45 |
| 121 |  | Championship | 45 |
| 121 |  | - | 45 |
| 121 |  | Ligue 1 | 45 |
| 121 |  | Bundesliga | 45 |
| 131 |  | La Liga | 44 |
| 131 |  | Bundesliga | 44 |
| 131 |  | Super Liga | 44 |
| 131 | Club Atlético Tigre | Super Liga | 44 |
| 131 |  | Brasileirão Série A | 44 |
| 131 |  | Belgian Pro League | 44 |
Where FC Machida Zelvia's former staff work now
On FC Machida Zelvia's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 6 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Myung-Hwi | Manager | |
| Minoru Takenaka | Manager |  |
| Hiromasa Suguri | Coach | Fagiano Okayama |
| Mitsumasa Yoda | Coach |  |
| Kotaro Yagishita | Fitness coach |  |
| Tsutomu Okabayashi | Sports scientist | |
Frequently asked questions
Who is FC Machida Zelvia's manager?
Go Kuroda is the FC Machida Zelvia first-team manager, aged 55. Kenji Arima is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at FC Machida Zelvia?
Nobuyuki Abe and Yukiya Hamano coach the FC Machida Zelvia first-team goalkeepers.
How many backroom staff do FC Machida Zelvia have?
We hold the names of 45 people on FC Machida Zelvia's staff for 2025/26: 24 in coaching, 14 in medical and sports science, 4 in scouting and analysis, 1 in football management and 2 owners and directors. That is the 2nd 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 121st longest of 815.
Where to next
For what FC Machida Zelvia pays its squad, see FC Machida Zelvia 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.