Makoto Teguramori, who once led the team and left the record high second place, will be appointed as the manager of soccer J1 and Vegalta Sendai next season, and Mr. Teguramori said at the meeting that "the disaster area" , I want to show a fight that can be the light of hope for Tohoku. "
Mr. Teguramori, who will be appointed as the new manager of Vegalta, who was 17th out of 18 teams in J1 this season, is 53 years old from Aomori prefecture.
He once served as Vegalta's coach for six years, winning J2 in 2009 and leading him back to J1. In 2012, the year after the earthquake, he fought for victory in J1 and finished second, the highest ever. I encouraged the disaster area.
In addition, he served as the Japan national team coach at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, and has a wealth of experience, including leading J2 V-Varen Nagasaki until this season.
Mr. Tekuramori held an online press conference on the 29th, saying that he "feels destined for the offer at this time" about becoming a director again in the season 10 years after the disaster, and "again. I want to show the fight that will be the light of hope in the disaster area and in Tohoku, and fulfill my promise to deliver the victory to the disaster area during the coaching. "
He also touched on the situation of the team suffering from management difficulties and said, "There is no choice but to work diligently in order to humbly win the trust."