Oita Trinita backroom staff
We hold the names of 34 people on Oita Trinita's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Minoru Takenaka manages the first team.
Coaching staff
The manager, the assistants and the coaches at every level of the club, 14 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minoru Takenaka | Manager | First team | 48 | Japan | FC Machida Zelvia |
| Masakazu Ishibashi | Manager | Under-18s | 54 | Japan | - |
| Masato Yamazaki | Manager | Under-18s | 43 | Japan | - |
| Kenji Baba | Coach | First team | 40 | Japan | - |
| Motoi Kamikawa | Coach | First team | 49 | Japan | - |
| Satoshi Yasui | Coach | First team | 30 | Japan |  |
| Kazuki Fukui | Coach | Under-18s | 32 | Japan | - |
| Masaki Tezuka | Coach | Under-18s | 32 | Japan | - |
| Misaki Seike | Coach | Under-18s | 28 | Japan | - |
| Keisuke Yoshisaka | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 51 | Japan | - |
| Mitsunobu Honda | Goalkeeping coach | Under-18s | 46 | Japan | - |
| Tatsuya Murao | Goalkeeping coach | Under-18s | 37 | Japan | - |
| Ryo Yano | Fitness coach | First team | 38 | Japan | - |
| Yuya Tamaoka | Fitness coach | Under-18s | 23 | Japan | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 14 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomonori Taketa | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 38 | Japan | - |
| Haruki Nishimura | Club doctor | First team | 48 | Japan | - |
| Hidehiko Matsumoto | Club doctor | First team | 45 | Japan | - |
| Shigeki Nishida | Club doctor | First team | 42 | Japan | - |
| Yasuaki Okada | Club doctor | First team | 48 | Japan | - |
| Yukinobu Kamiya | Club doctor | First team | 46 | Japan | - |
| Hidenori Hisano | Sports scientist | First team | 42 | Japan | - |
| Kiyohisa Shibata | Sports scientist | First team | 56 | Japan | - |
| Shota Harada | Sports scientist | First team | 30 | Japan | - |
| Tomoki Iwasa | Sports scientist | First team | 31 | Japan | - |
| Tsutomu Okabayashi | Sports scientist | First team | 38 | Japan |  |
| Yuta Hamada | Sports scientist | First team | 36 | Japan | - |
| Hayato Takeda | Sports scientist | Under-18s | 27 | Japan | - |
| Takahiro Yamada | Sports scientist | Under-18s | 30 | Japan | - |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitoshi Otomo | Performance analyst | First team | 52 | Japan |  |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 2 people
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keisuke Shuto | Technical director | 53 | Japan |
| Tetsuya Takata | Head of youth development | 55 | Japan |
Owners and directors
Who owns Oita Trinita and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toru Enoki | Chair | 66 | Japan |
| Kiyotaka Himeno | Managing director | 74 | Japan |
| Masakaze Ozawa | Managing director | 55 | Japan |
Backrooms the size of Oita Trinita's, in every league
Oita Trinita's 34 names make the joint 254th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 254 | Fagiano Okayama | J1 League | 34 |
| 254 |  | Bundesliga | 34 |
| 254 |  | - | 34 |
| 254 |  | Ligue 1 | 34 |
| 254 |  | Ligue 2 | 34 |
| 254 |  | Ekstraklasa | 34 |
| 254 |  | Championship | 34 |
| 254 | Motor Lublin | Ekstraklasa | 34 |
| 254 | NK Istra 1961 | Croatian First League | 34 |
| 254 |  | Danish Superliga | 34 |
| 254 | | - | 34 |
| 254 |  | La Liga 2 | 34 |
| 254 |  | Eredivisie | 34 |
| 254 |  | Ekstraklasa | 34 |
| 254 |  | - | 34 |
| 254 |  | Danish Superliga | 34 |
| 254 |  | League One | 34 |
| 254 |  | Eredivisie | 34 |
| 254 |  | Ekstraklasa | 34 |
| 278 |  | Bundesliga | 33 |
| 278 |  | Saudi Pro League | 33 |
Where Oita Trinita's former staff work now
On Oita Trinita's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 2 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Shigenori Hagimura | Coach | Urawa Reds |
| Keisuke Matsumoto | Fitness coach |  |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Oita Trinita's manager?
Minoru Takenaka is the Oita Trinita first-team manager, aged 48.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Oita Trinita?
Keisuke Yoshisaka coaches the Oita Trinita first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Oita Trinita's technical director?
Keisuke Shuto is technical director at Oita Trinita.
How many backroom staff do Oita Trinita have?
We hold the names of 34 people on Oita Trinita's staff for 2025/26: 14 in coaching, 14 in medical and sports science, 1 in scouting and analysis, 2 in football management and 3 owners and directors. Across every league we hold, that list is the joint 254th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Oita Trinita pays its squad, see Oita Trinita player wages. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages.