Vegalta Sendai backroom staff
We hold the names of 27 people on Vegalta Sendai's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Yoshiro Moriyama manages the first team, with Koichiro Katafuchi as assistant manager.
Coaching staff
The manager, the assistants and the coaches at every level of the club, 13 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yoshiro Moriyama | Manager | First team | 57 | Japan | - |
| Nozomu Kato | Manager | Under-18s | 55 | Japan |  |
| Koichiro Katafuchi | Assistant manager | First team | 50 | Japan | - |
| Akira Konno | Coach | First team | 50 | Japan |  |
| Makoto Segawa | Coach | First team | 50 | Japan | - |
| Takayuki Nakahara | Coach | Under-18s | 40 | Japan | - |
| Yosuke Yasukawa | Coach | Under-18s | 41 | Japan | - |
| Motoki Ueda | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 46 | Japan | - |
| Teruhisa Kudo | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 45 | Japan | - |
| Hitoshi Sasaki | Goalkeeping coach | Under-18s | 52 | Japan | - |
| Yasuaki Taniguchi | Goalkeeping coach | Under-18s | 42 | Japan | - |
| Makoto Muraoka | Fitness coach | First team | 55 | Japan | - |
| Lee Chang-Yup | Fitness coach | Under-18s | 52 | South Korea | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 6 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masaaki Taira | Physio | First team | 41 | Japan | - |
| Takuya Matsuda | Physio | First team | 44 | Japan | V-Varen Nagasaki |
| Tomoki Takeda | Sports scientist | First team | 39 | Japan | - |
| Tomonori Tada | Sports scientist | First team | 42 | Japan | - |
| Kaito Watanabe | Sports scientist | Under-18s | 28 | Japan | - |
| Kaoru Yamamoto | Sports scientist | Under-18s | 29 | Japan | - |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 3 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kim Byung-Sam | Scout | Club-wide | 44 | South Korea |
| Masatoshi Chiba | Scout | Club-wide | 43 | Japan |
| Takuma Deguchi | Performance analyst | First team | 35 | Japan |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makoto Yamazaki | Head of youth development | 54 | Japan |
Owners and directors
Who owns Vegalta Sendai and sits on its board
Backrooms the size of Vegalta Sendai's, in every league
Vegalta Sendai's 27 names make the joint 389th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 389 |  | Süper Lig | 27 |
| 389 |  | Brasileirão Série A | 27 |
| 389 | JEF United Chiba | J1 League | 27 |
| 389 |  | Belgian Pro League | 27 |
| 389 |  | Primeira Liga | 27 |
| 389 | Racing White Daring Molenbeek Brussels | Belgian Challenger Pro League | 27 |
| 389 |  | Belgian Challenger Pro League | 27 |
| 389 | Samsunspor A.Ş. | Süper Lig | 27 |
| 389 | SK Brann | Eliteserien | 27 |
| 389 |  | Bundesliga | 27 |
| 389 | | - | 27 |
| 389 | Zhejiang FC | Chinese Super League | 27 |
| 410 |  | Eredivisie | 26 |
| 410 |  | Russian Premier League | 26 |
| 410 |  | Saudi Pro League | 26 |
| 410 |  | J1 League | 26 |
| 410 |  | League One | 26 |
| 410 |  | Liga MX | 26 |
| 410 |  | Liga MX | 26 |
| 410 |  | Liga MX | 26 |
| 410 |  | Chinese Super League | 26 |
Where Vegalta Sendai's former staff work now
On Vegalta Sendai's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 10 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Yoshiyuki Kobayashi | Manager | JEF United Chiba |
| Atsushi Kawano | Coach |  |
| Kentaro Yoshida | Coach | Mito Hollyhock |
| Jun Hosobuchi | Coach | |
| Yasushi Fukunaga | Coach | Urawa Reds |
| Tomoaki Ishino | Goalkeeping coach | |
| Hirokazu Nishigata | Fitness coach | Kyoto Sanga F.C. |
| Shusuke Shimada | Physio | |
| Hiroaki Shibata | Sports scientist | V-Varen Nagasaki |
| Kosuke Kitani | Performance analyst |  |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Vegalta Sendai's manager?
Yoshiro Moriyama is the Vegalta Sendai first-team manager, aged 57. Koichiro Katafuchi is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Vegalta Sendai?
Motoki Ueda and Teruhisa Kudo coach the Vegalta Sendai first-team goalkeepers.
How many backroom staff do Vegalta Sendai have?
We hold the names of 27 people on Vegalta Sendai's staff for 2025/26: 13 in coaching, 6 in medical and sports science, 3 in scouting and analysis, 1 in football management and 4 owners and directors. Across every league we hold, that list is the joint 389th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Vegalta Sendai pays its squad, see Vegalta Sendai player wages. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages.