Kashima Antlers backroom staff
We hold the names of 31 people on Kashima Antlers's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Toru Oniki manages the first team, with Masaki Chugo as assistant manager. Kashima Antlers's is the joint 11th 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, 13 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toru Oniki | Manager | First team | 51 | Japan |  |
| Masaki Chugo | Assistant manager | First team | 43 | Japan | - |
| Atsushi Yanagisawa | Coach | First team | 48 | Japan | - |
| Kenji Haneda | Coach | First team | 43 | Japan | - |
| Makoto Tanaka | Coach | First team | 49 | Japan | - |
| Suguru Arie | Coach | First team | 31 | Japan | - |
| Hideo Okamoto | Coach | Under-18s | 41 | Japan | - |
| Mitsuo Ogasawara | Coach | Under-18s | 46 | Japan | - |
| Takuya Honda | Coach | Under-18s | 40 | Japan | - |
| Hitoshi Sogahata | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 45 | Japan | - |
| Tomoya Ichikawa | Goalkeeping coach | Under-18s | 48 | Japan | - |
| Ryosuke Ito | Fitness coach | First team | 46 | Japan | - |
| Takeshi Satouchi | Fitness coach | Under-18s | 68 | Japan | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 12 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiroshi Jonouchi | Club doctor | First team | 57 | Japan |
| Hiroshi Kimura | Club doctor | First team | 46 | Japan |
| Jun Seki | Club doctor | First team | 69 | Japan |
| Ryo Matsunaga | Club doctor | First team | 44 | Japan |
| Takashi Sando | Club doctor | First team | 50 | Japan |
| Tomoo Ishii | Club doctor | First team | 66 | Japan |
| Toshiaki Nagamine | Club doctor | First team | 53 | Japan |
| Yoshihiko Nakagawa | Physio | First team | 45 | Japan |
| Atsushi Inaba | Sports scientist | First team | 43 | Japan |
| Toshihiro Hashimoto | Sports scientist | First team | 59 | Japan |
| Tsukasa Ohashi | Sports scientist | First team | 36 | Japan |
| Toshihiro Fukuhara | Sports scientist | Under-18s | 44 | Japan |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 4 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Takanori Maeno | Scout | Club-wide | 37 | Japan | - |
| Shuto Yamamoto | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 40 | Japan | - |
| Atsuhiro Furuta | Performance analyst | First team | 27 | Japan | - |
| Tomofumi Kuriyama | Performance analyst | First team | 43 | Japan |  |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yoji Nakano | Head of youth development | 41 | Japan |
Owners and directors
Who owns Kashima Antlers and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fumiaki Koizumi | Chair | 44 | Japan |
Backroom staff at every J1 League club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Kashima Antlers's list is the joint 11th longest of the 21, against a median of 31 across the division. FC Tokyo names the most, 50. Mito Hollyhock names the fewest, 22.
Kashima Antlers against the J1 League, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | KASHIMA ANTLERS | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 13 | 18 | 24 | FC Machida Zelvia |
| Medical and sports science | 12 | 9 | 14 | FC Machida Zelvia |
| Scouting and analysis | 4 | 3 | 9 | FC Tokyo |
| Football management | 1 | 1 | 2 | FC Tokyo |
| Owners and directors | 1 | 2 | 3 | FC Tokyo |
Backrooms the size of Kashima Antlers's, in every league
Kashima Antlers's 31 names make the joint 310th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 292 |  | - | 32 |
| 292 |  | La Liga 2 | 32 |
| 292 |  | Ligue 1 | 32 |
| 292 |  | - | 32 |
| 292 |  | - | 32 |
| 292 |  | Brasileirão Série A | 32 |
| 310 |  | Saudi Pro League | 31 |
| 310 |  | Danish Superliga | 31 |
| 310 |  | - | 31 |
| 310 |  | 2. Bundesliga | 31 |
| 310 | | J1 League | 31 |
| 310 | Korona Kielce | Ekstraklasa | 31 |
| 310 |  | La Liga | 31 |
| 310 |  | La Liga | 31 |
| 310 |  | Ekstraklasa | 31 |
| 310 |  | Scottish Premiership | 31 |
| 310 |  | League One | 31 |
| 310 |  | J1 League | 31 |
| 310 |  | Chinese Super League | 31 |
| 310 |  | Bundesliga | 31 |
| 310 |  | La Liga 2 | 31 |
Where Kashima Antlers's former staff work now
On Kashima Antlers's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 2 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Yosuke Shinoda | Fitness coach |  |
| Hitoshi Otomo | Performance analyst |  |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Kashima Antlers's manager?
Toru Oniki is the Kashima Antlers first-team manager, aged 51. Masaki Chugo is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Kashima Antlers?
Hitoshi Sogahata coaches the Kashima Antlers first-team goalkeepers.
How many backroom staff do Kashima Antlers have?
We hold the names of 31 people on Kashima Antlers's staff for 2025/26: 13 in coaching, 12 in medical and sports science, 4 in scouting and analysis, 1 in football management and 1 owner or director. That is the joint 11th 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 310th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Kashima Antlers pays its squad, see Kashima Antlers player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Toru Oniki. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on J1 League wages.