Sagamihara Topolino backroom staff
We hold the names of 31 people on Sagamihara Topolino's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Satoshi Yamaguchi manages the first team, with Riki Takagi as assistant manager. Sagamihara Topolino'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, 19 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Satoshi Yamaguchi | Manager | First team | 47 | Japan | Gamba Osaka |
| Jiro Hiratsuka | Manager | Under-18s | 45 | Japan | - |
| Riki Takagi | Assistant manager | First team | 47 | Japan | - |
| Atsushi Kawano | Coach | First team | 50 | Japan |  |
| Kei Ishikawa | Coach | First team | 37 | Japan | - |
| Masahiro Koga | Coach | First team | 46 | Japan |  |
| Michifumi Shiraishi | Coach | First team | 41 | Japan | - |
| Yoshihiro Natsuka | Coach | First team | 55 | Japan |  |
| Jun Hosobuchi | Coach | Under-18s | 40 | Japan | |
| Keita Isozaki | Coach | Under-18s | 44 | Japan | - |
| Kenta Anraku | Coach | Under-18s | 32 | Japan | - |
| Ryunosuke Noda | Coach | Under-18s | 36 | Japan | - |
| Takahiro Yamaguchi | Coach | Under-18s | 41 | Japan | - |
| Takaya Moriuchi | Coach | Under-18s | 45 | Japan | - |
| Takayuki Nakamaru | Coach | Under-18s | 48 | Japan | - |
| Kei Uemura | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 43 | Japan | - |
| Takeaki Yuhara | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 47 | Japan | Tokyo Verdy 1969 |
| Hiroki Mizuhara | Goalkeeping coach | Under-18s | 50 | Japan | - |
| Hiroshi Sato | Fitness coach | First team | 35 | Japan |  |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 10 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eiichi Suzuki | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 64 | Japan | - |
| Hiroharu Nikaido | Club doctor | First team | 65 | Japan | - |
| Makoto Takahashi | Club doctor | First team | 43 | Japan | - |
| Shigeyuki Shimizu | Physio | First team | 38 | Japan | - |
| Shusuke Shimada | Physio | First team | 49 | Japan | |
| Hisayoshi Kojima | Head of sports science | Club-wide | 51 | Japan | - |
| Nobuhide Kurihara | Sports scientist | First team | 44 | Japan | - |
| Ryosuke Shibata | Sports scientist | First team | 33 | Japan | - |
| Takahiro Yoshikawa | Sports scientist | First team | 37 | Japan | - |
| Yuta Iguchi | Sports scientist | Under-18s | 37 | Japan | - |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryuichi Ota | Head of youth development | 52 | Japan |
Owners and directors
Who owns Sagamihara Topolino and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naohito Mizutani | Chair | 58 | Japan |
Backroom staff at every J1 League club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Sagamihara Topolino'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.
Sagamihara Topolino against the J1 League, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | SAGAMIHARA TOPOLINO | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 19 | 18 | 24 | FC Machida Zelvia |
| Medical and sports science | 10 | 9 | 14 | FC Machida Zelvia |
| Scouting and analysis | 0 | 3 | 9 | FC Tokyo |
| Football management | 1 | 1 | 2 | FC Tokyo |
| Owners and directors | 1 | 2 | 3 | FC Tokyo |
Backrooms the size of Sagamihara Topolino's, in every league
Sagamihara Topolino's 31 names make the joint 310th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 310 | Tromsø IL | Eliteserien | 31 |
| 310 |  | Ligue 2 | 31 |
| 310 |  | Championship | 31 |
| 328 |  | League One | 30 |
| 328 |  | - | 30 |
| 328 |  | Super Liga | 30 |
| 328 |  | Ligue 2 | 30 |
Where Sagamihara Topolino's former staff work now
On Sagamihara Topolino's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 6 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Cho Kwi-Jae | Manager | Kyoto Sanga F.C. |
| Ryang Kyu-Sa | Manager | Fagiano Okayama |
| Ryuji Ishikawa | Coach | Kyoto Sanga F.C. |
| Yu Tokisaki | Coach | FC Tokyo |
| Takeshi Mochizuki | Sports scientist | V-Varen Nagasaki |
| Mitsushiro Obara | Head of youth development | FC Tokyo |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Sagamihara Topolino's manager?
Satoshi Yamaguchi is the Sagamihara Topolino first-team manager, aged 47. Riki Takagi is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Sagamihara Topolino?
Kei Uemura and Takeaki Yuhara coach the Sagamihara Topolino first-team goalkeepers.
How many backroom staff do Sagamihara Topolino have?
We hold the names of 31 people on Sagamihara Topolino's staff for 2025/26: 19 in coaching, 10 in medical and sports science, 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 Sagamihara Topolino pays its squad, see Sagamihara Topolino 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.