Tokushima Vortis backroom staff
We hold the names of 24 people on Tokushima Vortis's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Kosaku Masuda manages the first team, with Gert Engels as assistant manager.
Coaching staff
The manager, the assistants and the coaches at every level of the club, 14 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kosaku Masuda | Manager | First team | 49 | Japan | - |
| Toshiro Yabuuchi | Manager | Under-18s | 46 | Japan | - |
| Gert Engels | Assistant manager | First team | 68 | Germany | - |
| Sosuke Morito | Coach | First team | 40 | Japan | - |
| Toshiyuki Abe | Coach | First team | 50 | Japan | - |
| Alex Santos | Coach | Under-18s | 42 | Brazil | - |
| Keisuke Matsumoto | Coach | Under-18s | 37 | Japan | - |
| Ryoji Yukutomo | Coach | Under-18s | 46 | Japan | - |
| Tsubasa Yokotake | Coach | Under-18s | 35 | Japan | - |
| Yuta Kataoka | Coach | Under-18s | 30 | Japan | - |
| Atsushi Itsuki | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 45 | Japan | - |
| Masahiko Nakagawa | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 55 | Japan | - |
| Atsushi Nagatani | Fitness coach | First team | 43 | Japan |  |
| Yosuke Uchiyama | Fitness coach | Under-18s | 34 | Japan | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 5 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shoji Suzuki | Head of sports science | Club-wide | 49 | Japan |
| Kenta Saito | Sports scientist | First team | 31 | Japan |
| Masaya Furukawa | Sports scientist | First team | 28 | Japan |
| Yuta Hoshino | Sports scientist | First team | 36 | Japan |
| Midori Horii | Sports scientist | Under-18s | 27 | Japan |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taiki Tamukai | Scout | 33 | Japan |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 2 people
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Masahiro Fukazawa | Technical director | 48 | Japan |
| Takefumi Otani | Head of youth development | 46 | Japan |
Owners and directors
Who owns Tokushima Vortis and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kazuhiro Kishida | Chair | 54 | Japan |
| Akihiko Okada | Director | 50 | Japan |
Backrooms the size of Tokushima Vortis's, in every league
Tokushima Vortis's 24 names make the joint 459th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 483 |  | La Liga 2 | 23 |
| 483 |  | Süper Lig | 23 |
| 483 |  | Superleague Greece | 23 |
| 483 |  | Women's Super League | 23 |
| 483 |  | Liga MX | 23 |
| 483 |  | Super Liga | 23 |
| 483 |  | League One | 23 |
| 483 |  | Scottish Championship | 23 |
| 483 |  | 2. Bundesliga | 23 |
Where Tokushima Vortis's staff come from
3 nationalities across the 24 staff whose nationality we hold
Japan supplies 22 of the 24, 92%. The median age is 44. The oldest is Gert Engels, assistant manager, at 68, and the youngest Midori Horii, sports scientist, at 27. 1 member of staff came from another club.
Where Tokushima Vortis's former staff work now
On Tokushima Vortis's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 9 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Dani Poyatos | Manager | Gamba Osaka |
| Ricardo Rodríguez | Manager | |
| Marcel Sans | Assistant manager | Gamba Osaka |
| Tatsuma Yoshida | Assistant manager | Kyoto Sanga F.C. |
| Masato Maesako | Coach | Urawa Reds |
| Wataru Tamaki | Coach |  |
| Kaito Yamada | Fitness coach | |
| Hisaaki Maehara | Sports scientist |  |
| Takeshi Komoto | Performance analyst | |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Tokushima Vortis's manager?
Kosaku Masuda is the Tokushima Vortis first-team manager, aged 49. Gert Engels is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Tokushima Vortis?
Atsushi Itsuki and Masahiko Nakagawa coach the Tokushima Vortis first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Tokushima Vortis's technical director?
Masahiro Fukazawa is technical director at Tokushima Vortis.
How many backroom staff do Tokushima Vortis have?
We hold the names of 24 people on Tokushima Vortis's staff for 2025/26: 14 in coaching, 5 in medical and sports science, 1 in scouting and analysis, 2 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 Tokushima Vortis pays its squad, see Tokushima Vortis player wages. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages.