Toshimi Kikuchi

Toshimi Kikuchi (菊池 利三, Kikuchi Toshimi, born July 17, 1973) is a former Japanese football player and manager. His elder brother Shinkichi Kikuchi is also a former footballer.

Toshimi Kikuchi
菊池 利三
Personal information
Full name Toshimi Kikuchi
Date of birth (1973-06-17) June 17, 1973
Place of birth Tono, Iwate, Japan
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position(s) Defender
Youth career
1989–1991 Tono High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–2002 Tokyo Verdy 68 (2)
1997 →Gamba Osaka (loan) 13 (0)
1999 →Sanfrecce Hiroshima (loan) 1 (0)
1999 →Gamba Osaka (loan) 3 (0)
2000 →Omiya Ardija (loan) 11 (0)
Total 96 (2)
Teams managed
2017–2019 Iwate Grulla Morioka
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Kikuchi was born in Tono on July 17, 1973. After graduating from high school, he joined Verdy Kawasaki (later Tokyo Verdy) in 1992. His elder brother Shinkichi Kikuchi plays also in this club for a long time. In 1995, he debuted and played many matches as mainly right and left side back. The club won the 2nd place 1995 J1 League and the champions 1996 Emperor's Cup. However his opportunity to play decreased from 1996. He also played for several clubs, Gamba Osaka (1997, 1999), Sanfrecce Hiroshima (1999), Omiya Ardija (2000). He retired end of 2002 season.

Coaching career

After retirement, Kikuchi started coaching career at Tokyo Verdy in 2003. He mainly served coach for youth team in his local Iwate Prefecture until 2012. In 2017, he signed with his local club Grulla Morioka (later Iwate Grulla Morioka) in J3 League and became a manager.

Club statistics
Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
1992Verdy KawasakiJ1 League-000000
199300000000
199400000000
199524131-272
19961205010180
199710003040
1997Gamba OsakaJ1 League1300000130
1998Verdy KawasakiJ1 League902030140
1999Sanfrecce HiroshimaJ1 League10001020
1999Gamba OsakaJ1 League30100040
2000Omiya ArdijaJ2 League1100010120
2000Verdy KawasakiJ1 League50202090
2001Tokyo VerdyJ1 League1413000171
200230001040
Total 9621611201263

Managerial statistics

Update; December 31, 2018[1]

Team From To Record
GWDLWin %
Iwate Grulla Morioka 2017 present 64 19 12 33 029.69
Total 64 19 12 33 029.69

References
  1. Toshimi Kikuchi at J.League (in Japanese)



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