Yoshikazu Nonomura was appointed as the new chairman of the J.League soccer team, and stated his enthusiasm, saying, "I want to take responsibility as one of the people raised by Japanese soccer."
The J-League held an extraordinary board meeting on the 15th, and decided to replace Mr. Mitsuru Murai, who was the chairman for eight years, with Mr. Nonomura, who was the chairman of J1 and Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo.
Mr. Nonomura is 49 years old from Shizuoka prefecture.
He was a former J.League player who played for Consadole and was appointed president of Consadole in 2013, and has been chairman since then.
Mr. Nonomura, who became the youngest chairman of the 6th generation, attended the press conference and said, "I want to do a good job as one who was brought up by Japanese soccer. People who are laughing on the day of the J League match. I want to do my best to increase the number of people. "
He added, "No matter how strong the J.League club is, I think the most important point is how much we can build a close and strong relationship with the community. We will make a strong commitment as a league." ..
He also said, "Because you are playing soccer, it is essential to go out to the world. You have to make a league that is said to be extremely fun and wonderful in Asia. Something that is said to have become a good league for several years. I want to keep it. "