Sagan Tosu backroom staff
We hold the names of 32 people on Sagan Tosu's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Akio Kogiku manages the first team.
Coaching staff
The manager, the assistants and the coaches at every level of the club, 19 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akio Kogiku | Manager | First team | 50 | Japan |  |
| Daichi Torii | Manager | Under-18s | 38 | Japan | - |
| Daisuke Takahashi | Coach | First team | 41 | Japan | |
| Naoya Kikuchi | Coach | First team | 40 | Japan |  |
| Naoyuki Fujita | Coach | First team | 38 | Japan | - |
| Shinichi Sato | Coach | First team | 49 | Japan | - |
| Takuma Hidaka | Coach | First team | 42 | Japan | - |
| Tomonori Tanaka | Coach | First team | 46 | Japan | - |
| Yamato Saino | Coach | First team | 26 | Japan | |
| Yuzuru Suwabe | Coach | First team | 35 | Japan | |
| Keiji Takachi | Coach | Under-18s | 45 | Japan | - |
| Keisuke Mori | Coach | Under-18s | 45 | Japan | - |
| Ryoji Araki | Coach | Under-18s | 48 | Japan | - |
| Shoyo Inukai | Coach | Under-18s | 29 | Japan | - |
| Takanari Sueto | Coach | Under-18s | 36 | Japan | - |
| Takeshi Goto | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 38 | Japan | - |
| Takuya Muro | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 42 | Japan | - |
| Naoya Oshima | Goalkeeping coach | Under-18s | 33 | Japan | - |
| Kotaro Yagishita | Fitness coach | First team | 36 | Japan | FC Machida Zelvia before that Nagoya Grampus |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 8 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Yoshizaki | Head of sports science | Club-wide | 56 | Japan |  |
| Hisaaki Maehara | Sports scientist | First team | 39 | Japan |  |
| Kazuya Tamagawa | Sports scientist | First team | 37 | Japan | - |
| Masahiro Hirano | Sports scientist | First team | 37 | Japan | - |
| Masashi Maeda | Sports scientist | First team | 31 | Japan | - |
| Toru Kawaguchi | Sports scientist | First team | 45 | Japan | - |
| Kosuke Fukuda | Sports scientist | Under-18s | 34 | Japan | - |
| Tetsuo Tsuruoka | Sports scientist | Under-18s | 44 | Japan | - |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 2 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kosuke Kitani | Performance analyst | First team | 46 | Japan |  |
| Shota Tamaki | Performance analyst | First team | 28 | Japan | - |
Owners and directors
Who owns Sagan Tosu and sits on its board
Backrooms the size of Sagan Tosu's, in every league
Sagan Tosu's 32 names make the joint 292nd longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 292 | Cruzeiro Esporte Clube SAF | Brasileirão Série A | 32 |
| 292 | Estoril Praia Futebol | Primeira Liga | 32 |
| 292 |  | J1 League | 32 |
| 292 |  | Ligue 2 | 32 |
| 292 | FK Bodø/Glimt | Eliteserien | 32 |
| 292 |  | Ekstraklasa | 32 |
| 292 |  | 2. Bundesliga | 32 |
| 292 |  | League One | 32 |
| 292 | Lommel SK | Belgian Pro League | 32 |
| 292 |  | - | 32 |
| 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 |
Where Sagan Tosu's former staff work now
On Sagan Tosu's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 5 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Myung-Hwi | Manager |  |
| Bruno Conca | Coach |  |
| Hiroshi Moriyasu | Coach | V-Varen Nagasaki |
| Tadashi Noda | Fitness coach | |
| Hitoshi Otomo | Performance analyst |  |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Sagan Tosu's manager?
Akio Kogiku is the Sagan Tosu first-team manager, aged 50.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Sagan Tosu?
Takeshi Goto and Takuya Muro coach the Sagan Tosu first-team goalkeepers.
How many backroom staff do Sagan Tosu have?
We hold the names of 32 people on Sagan Tosu's staff for 2025/26: 19 in coaching, 8 in medical and sports science, 2 in scouting and analysis and 3 owners and directors. Across every league we hold, that list is the joint 292nd longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Sagan Tosu pays its squad, see Sagan Tosu player wages. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages.