Tomohiro Katanosaka, who led Oita Trinita to runner-up in the Emperor's Cup this season, will be appointed as the new coach of soccer J1 Gamba Osaka.
This was announced by Gamba on the 23rd.
Katanosaka is 50 years old from Kagoshima prefecture.
After coaching at Gamba and Sanfrecce Hiroshima, he became the coach of Oita Trinita, who was J3 at the time, in 2016, and in the third year he promoted the team to J1.
In his sixth year in office, this season, he was sluggish at 18th place in the league match, and Trinita was demoted to J2.
Mr. Katanosaka said, "I think the mission entrusted to me is to regain a strong Gamba. For that purpose, I will devote all the experience and passion I have cultivated to make everyone happy and want to support the strongest. I want to build a team. "
This season's Gamba was initially directed by Tsuneyasu Miyamoto, but the contract was canceled due to poor results, and Masanobu Matsunami, who has been the director of the club's strengthening academy since May, has taken the lead. ..
However, he finished the season in 13th place without being able to rise to the top until the end, and Mr. Katanosaka is required to strengthen for the next season's rebound.