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BACKROOM STAFF · 2025/26

V-Varen Nagasaki backroom staff

We hold the names of 26 people on V-Varen Nagasaki's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Takuya Takagi manages the first team, with Kazuki Sato as assistant manager. V-Varen Nagasaki's is the joint 18th longest staff list of the 21 J1 League clubs we hold.

STAFF NAMED26
COACHING18
MEDICAL5
SCOUTING AND ANALYSIS0
NATIONALITIES1
MEDIAN AGE40

Coaching staff

The manager, the assistants and the coaches at every level of the club, 18 people

V-Varen Nagasaki coaching staff in 2025/26: name, role, team, age, nationality and previous clubs.
NAME ROLE TEAM AGE NATIONALITY PREVIOUSLY AT
Takuya Takagi Manager First team 57 Japan -
Takeo Harada Manager Under-18s 53 Japan -
Kazuki Sato Assistant manager First team 51 Japan FC Tokyo
Akira Ito Coach First team 52 Japan -
Hiroshi Moriyasu Coach First team 53 Japan Sagan Tosu
Ryotaro Tanaka Coach First team 36 Japan Avispa
Yukimura Yoshizawa Coach First team 30 Japan -
Hajime Tagami Coach Under-18s 38 Japan -
Kazuhiro Kitamura Coach Under-18s 47 Japan -
Naoyuki Saito Coach Under-18s 36 Japan -
Takahiro Tokunaga Coach Under-18s 40 Japan -
Takuya Maeda Coach Under-18s 38 Japan -
Daishi Ide Goalkeeping coach First team 39 Japan -
Takanori Miyoshi Goalkeeping coach First team 44 Japan Avispa
Masaya Horikawa Goalkeeping coach Under-18s 36 Japan -
Takayuki Tobiishi Goalkeeping coach Under-18s 34 Japan -
Daiki Makino Fitness coach First team 36 Japan -
Keita Kikuchi Fitness coach Under-18s 47 Japan -

Medical and sports science

Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 5 people

V-Varen Nagasaki medical and sports science in 2025/26: name, role, team, age, nationality and previous clubs.
NAME ROLE TEAM AGE NATIONALITY PREVIOUSLY AT
Hiroaki Shibata Sports scientist First team 34 Japan Vegalta Sendai
Takeshi Mochizuki Sports scientist First team 55 Japan Sagamihara Topolino
Yujiro Sakae Sports scientist First team 34 Japan -
Chihiro Tanaka Sports scientist Under-18s 29 Japan -
Yuto Yokoyama Sports scientist Under-18s 36 Japan -

Football management

The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 2 people

V-Varen Nagasaki football management in 2025/26: name, role, age, nationality and previous clubs.
NAME ROLE AGE NATIONALITY PREVIOUSLY AT
Yoshiya Takemura Technical director 51 Japan -
Masanobu Matsunami Head of youth development 50 Japan Gamba Osaka before that Cerezo Osaka

Owners and directors

Who owns V-Varen Nagasaki and sits on its board

V-Varen Nagasaki owners and directors in 2025/26: name, role, age, nationality.
NAME ROLE AGE NATIONALITY
Haruna Takata Chair 48 -

Backroom staff at every J1 League club

The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26

FC Tokyo 50 FC Machida Zelvia 45 Cerezo Osaka 41 Kashiwa Reysol 40 Vissel Kobe 39 Kawasaki Frontale 35 Fagiano Okayama 34 Nagoya Grampus 33 Urawa Reds 33 F Marinos 32 Kashima Antlers 31 Sagamihara Topolino 31 Kyoto Sanga F.C. 29 Sanfrecce 29 Shimizu S-Pulse 29 Tokyo Verdy 1969 28 JEF United Chiba 27 Avispa 26 Gamba Osaka 26 V-Varen Nagasaki 26 Mito Hollyhock 22

V-Varen Nagasaki'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.

V-Varen Nagasaki against the J1 League, department by department

Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club

V-Varen Nagasaki staff by department against the J1 League average and the largest department in the division, 2025/26.
DEPARTMENT V-VAREN NAGASAKI AVERAGE MOST AT
Coaching 18 18 24 FC Machida Zelvia
Medical and sports science 5 9 14 FC Machida Zelvia
Scouting and analysis 0 3 9 FC Tokyo
Football management 2 1 2 FC Tokyo
Owners and directors 1 2 3 FC Tokyo

Backrooms the size of V-Varen Nagasaki's, in every league

V-Varen Nagasaki's 26 names make the joint 410th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for

Clubs ranked by the number of staff we hold for 2025/26, from 410th to 442nd, with V-Varen Nagasaki among them.
# CLUB LEAGUE STAFF
410 Karlsruher SC 2. Bundesliga 26
410 Mumbai Indian Super League 26
410 New England Revolution Major League Soccer 26
410 Osasuna La Liga 26
410 Pachuca CF Liga MX 26
410 Philadelphia Union Major League Soccer 26
410 Rodina Moscow Russian Premier League 26
410 SC Paderborn 07 Bundesliga 26
410 Silkeborg Idrætsforening Danish Superliga 26
410 SpVgg Greuther Fürth 2. Bundesliga 26
410 V-Varen Nagasaki J1 League 26
410 VfL Osnabrück 2. Bundesliga 26
442 Beijing Guo'an Chinese Super League 25
442 Club Sportivo Independiente Rivadavia Super Liga 25
442 FC Slovan Liberec Czech First League 25
442 Gillingham League Two 25
442 Granada La Liga 2 25
442 Hibernian Scottish Premiership 25
442 KAS Eupen Belgian Challenger Pro League 25
442 Kayserispor Süper Lig 25
442 Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring Belgian Challenger Pro League 25

Where V-Varen Nagasaki's former staff work now

On V-Varen Nagasaki's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 4 people

People who worked at V-Varen Nagasaki in an earlier season and the club and job they hold in 2025/26.
NAME ROLE NOW NOW AT
Naoki Hayakawa Fitness coach FC Tokyo
Takuya Matsuda Physio Vegalta Sendai
Toshiki Okuno Sports scientist Avispa
Toshiki Yoshimitsu Sports scientist Vissel Kobe

Frequently asked questions

Who is V-Varen Nagasaki's manager?

Takuya Takagi is the V-Varen Nagasaki first-team manager, aged 57. Kazuki Sato is the assistant manager.

Who is the goalkeeping coach at V-Varen Nagasaki?

Daishi Ide and Takanori Miyoshi coach the V-Varen Nagasaki first-team goalkeepers.

Who is V-Varen Nagasaki's technical director?

Yoshiya Takemura is technical director at V-Varen Nagasaki.

How many backroom staff do V-Varen Nagasaki have?

We hold the names of 26 people on V-Varen Nagasaki's staff for 2025/26: 18 in coaching, 5 in medical and sports science, 2 in football management and 1 owner or director. 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 V-Varen Nagasaki pays its squad, see V-Varen Nagasaki 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.