Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo backroom staff
We hold the names of 24 people on Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Shingo Shibata manages the first team, with Yasuyuki Akaike as assistant manager.
Coaching staff
The manager, the assistants and the coaches at every level of the club, 16 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shingo Shibata | Manager | First team | 40 | Japan | - |
| Yasuyuki Akaike | Assistant manager | First team | 51 | Japan | - |
| Kenta Togawa | Coach | First team | 44 | Japan | - |
| Makoto Sunakawa | Coach | First team | 47 | Japan | - |
| Hiroki Matsukura | Coach | Under-18s | 30 | Japan | - |
| Keiichi Zaizen | Coach | Under-18s | 57 | Japan | - |
| Seiya Fujita | Coach | Under-18s | 38 | Japan | - |
| Shunsuke Kita | Coach | Under-18s | 24 | Japan | - |
| Takashi Kuramochi | Coach | Under-18s | 29 | Japan | - |
| Takuro Nakamura | Coach | Under-18s | 42 | Japan | - |
| Hiromu Watabiki | Set-piece coach | First team | 37 | Japan | - |
| Osamu Sasaki | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 50 | Japan |  |
| Yuya Hikichi | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 34 | Japan | - |
| Takahiro Takagi | Goalkeeping coach | Under-18s | 43 | Japan | - |
| Takuma Morinaga | Fitness coach | First team | 32 | Japan | - |
| Yusuke Kyoya | Fitness coach | First team | 41 | Japan | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 3 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kazuhiro Sagawa | Sports scientist | First team | 48 | Japan |
| Seiichi Iwasa | Sports scientist | First team | 40 | Japan |
| Shuichi Yamada | Sports scientist | First team | 33 | Japan |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 2 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyohei Miyamoto | Scout | Club-wide | 33 | Japan |
| Kentaro Nakanishi | Performance analyst | First team | 28 | Japan |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naoki Ishikawa | Head of youth development | 39 | Japan |
Owners and directors
Who owns Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yoshikazu Nonomura | Chair | 53 | Japan |
| Hirokatsu Mikami | Managing director | 53 | Japan |
Backrooms the size of Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo's, in every league
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo's 24 names make the joint 459th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 459 |  | Thai League | 24 |
| 459 |  | League Two | 24 |
| 459 | Casa Pia Atlético Clube | Primeira Liga | 24 |
| 459 |  | Liga MX | 24 |
| 459 |  | Major League Soccer | 24 |
| 459 |  | Major League Soccer | 24 |
| 459 | Falkirk | Scottish Premiership | 24 |
| 459 |  | - | 24 |
| 459 |  | Liga MX | 24 |
| 459 |  | 2. Bundesliga | 24 |
| 459 | | - | 24 |
| 459 | KSC Lokeren | Belgian Challenger Pro League | 24 |
| 459 |  | Austrian Bundesliga | 24 |
| 459 |  | Scottish Championship | 24 |
| 459 | Partick Thistle | Scottish Championship | 24 |
| 459 |  | Scottish Championship | 24 |
| 459 |  | League Two | 24 |
| 459 |  | Ligue 2 | 24 |
| 459 |  | Belgian Pro League | 24 |
| 459 |  | - | 24 |
| 459 |  | - | 24 |
Where Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo's former staff work now
On Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 6 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Bruno Quadros | Coach |  |
| Hitoshi Morishita | Coach | FC Machida Zelvia |
| Naoya Kikuchi | Coach |  |
| Takuya Kawaguchi | Coach | Urawa Reds |
| Shunsuke Otsuka | Fitness coach | FC Machida Zelvia |
| Wataru Kuriyama | Sports scientist |  |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo's manager?
Shingo Shibata is the Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo first-team manager, aged 40. Yasuyuki Akaike is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo?
Osamu Sasaki and Yuya Hikichi coach the Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo first-team goalkeepers.
How many backroom staff do Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo have?
We hold the names of 24 people on Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo's staff for 2025/26: 16 in coaching, 3 in medical and sports science, 2 in scouting and analysis, 1 in football management and 2 owners and directors. Across every league we hold, that list is the joint 459th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo pays its squad, see Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo player wages. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages.