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Naoki Naruo
鳴尾 直軌
Personal information
Full name Naoki Naruo
Date of birth (1974-10-05) October 5, 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth Iwaizumi, Iwate, Japan
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1990–1992 Morioka High School
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1996 Iwate University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997 Montedio Yamagata 12 (5)
1998 Sony Sendai 28 (13)
1999–2000 Albirex Niigata 72 (25)
2001–2002 Júbilo Iwata 0 (0)
2002 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3 (0)
2003–2004 Sagan Tosu 48 (5)
Total 163 (48)
Managerial career
2006–2007 Albirex Niigata Ladies
2009 Albirex Niigata Singapore
2011–2015 Grulla Morioka
2016 Albirex Niigata Singapore
2017 Albirex Niigata U-18
Medal record
Júbilo Iwata
Winner J1 League 2002
Runner-up J1 League 2001
Runner-up J.League Cup 2001
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Naoki Naruo (鳴尾 直軌, Naruo Naoki, born October 5, 1974) is a former Japanese football player and manager.

Playing career

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Naruo was born in Iwaizumi, Iwate on October 5, 1974. After graduating from Iwate University, he joined Japan Football League (JFL) club Montedio Yamagata in 1997. He played many matches as forward. In 1998, he moved to JFL club Sony Sendai. He became a regular player and scored 13 goals. In 1999, he moved to newly was promoted to J2 League club, Albirex Niigata. He played as central player in the club in 2 seasons. In 2001, he moved to J1 League club Júbilo Iwata. However he could not play at all in the match. In June 2002, he moved to Sanfrecce Hiroshima. However he could hardly play in the match and the club was relegated to J2 from 2003. In 2003, he moved to J2 club Sagan Tosu. He played as regular player in 2003. However his opportunity to play decreased in 2004 and he retired end of 2004 season.

Coaching career

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Naruo first coached Albirex Niigata Singapore in S.League in 2009,[1] ending the season in seventh position. He then went back to Japan to coach Grulla Morioka based in his local for five years, leading the club to ascend from semi-professional Regional Leagues to a J3 League team. Naruo rejoined Albirex Niigata Singapore in 2016, replacing Tatsuyuki Okuyama.[2] He led the White Swans to an unprecedented sweep of all four of the league's major trophies.[3] This led to him being named the 2016 S.League Coach of the Year.[4] 2 days after winning the award, Naruo announced that he is leaving the newly crowned champions.[5]

Club statistics

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Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
1997 Montedio Yamagata Football League 12 5 0 0 - 12 5
1998 Sony Sendai Football League 28 13 2 1 - 30 14
1999 Albirex Niigata J2 League 36 8 3 0 2 0 41 8
2000 36 17 1 0 2 0 39 17
2001 Júbilo Iwata J1 League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 Sanfrecce Hiroshima J1 League 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2003 Sagan Tosu J2 League 38 5 1 0 - 39 5
2004 10 0 0 0 - 10 0
Career total 163 48 7 1 4 0 174 49

Managerial statistics

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Team From To Record
G W D L Win %
Grulla Morioka 2014 2015 69 20 20 29 028.99
Albirex Niigata Singapore 2016 2016 24 16 2 6 066.67
Total 93 36 22 35 038.71

References

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  1. ^ Albirex Niigata
  2. ^ "fourfourtwo.com". Archived from the original on 2016-08-21. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  3. ^ "Awesome Albirex Complete Sweep". The New Paper. Oct 30, 2016. Retrieved Nov 2, 2016.
  4. ^ "No surprises as Albirex reign supreme on S.League Awards Night". fourfourtwo.sg. Nov 2, 2016. Archived from the original on November 3, 2016. Retrieved Nov 2, 2016.
  5. ^ "S-League Coach of the Year Naoki Naruo leaves champions Albirex Niigata". the Straits Times. Nov 3, 2016. Retrieved Nov 5, 2016.
  6. ^ J.League Data Site(in Japanese)
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