Koji Gyotoku

Koji Gyotoku
行徳浩二
Personal information
Full name	Koji Gyotoku
Date of birth	January 28, 1965 (age 59)
Place of birth	Shizuoka, Japan
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Cambodia (interim head coach)
Youth career
1981–1983	Tokai University Daiichi High School
College career
Years	Team
1984–1987	Tokai University
Senior career*
Years	Team
1988–1989	Werder Bremen II
1989–1992	Toyota Motors
Total
Managerial career
2003–2004	Shimizu S-Pulse
2004–2005	Shimizu S-Pulse (assistant)
2005–2008	Shimizu S-Pulse U18
2008–2010	Bhutan
2010–2011	Omiya Ardija (assistant)
2012–2013	FC Gifu
2014–2015	Angthong
2016–2018	Nepal
2016–2018	Nepal U23
2019–	Bati Academy
2019–2023	Cambodia U21
2023–	Cambodia U23
2024–	Cambodia U17
2024–	Cambodia U21
2024–	Cambodia (interim)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Nepal (as manager)
AFC Solidarity Cup
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Koji Gyotoku (行徳浩二, Gyōtoku Kōji, born January 28, 1965) is a Japanese football manager and former football player. He is the currently interim head coach of the Cambodia.^[1] as well as the interim head coach of the Cambodia national team.

Playing career

Gyotoku was born January 28, 1965, in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. He went to school at Shizuoka Municipal Shimizu Daigo Junior High School and Tokai University Daiichi High School. After high school, he went to Tokai University. Gyotoku began his football career with Werder Bremen II, a team in West Germany. Later, he went on to play for Toyota Motors. He played in 13 games for the team, appearing in 12 in 1990-91 and once in 1991-92, but never scored a goal for the team. The team did not make the JSL Cup.

Coaching career

Gyotoku coached the Shimizu S-Pulse in 2003 after Takeshi Oki resigned from his position as team manager^[2] He led the team to the semi-finals of the J.League Cup and the Emperor's Cup, placing them 11th overall in the league. The team went on to make it to the AFC Champions League group stage.

Gyotoku became the coach of the Bhutan national team in 2008. He led the Bhutan team the semifinals of the 2008 South Asian Football Federation Cup tournament, where they lost to India (2 - 1) during stoppage time of extra time.^[3] It was the furthest the team had ever gone. In the 2008 and 2010 AFC Challenge Cup he would lead the team to third and fourth place respectively. However, the team did not attempt to qualify for the 2010 World Cup, being the only FIFA member in the 2010 qualifications to withdraw. The cited reason for this was a lack of preparation of the field before their game against Kuwait.

From December 2014 to July 2015, Gyotoku was head coach of Angthong of the Thai Division 1 League.^[4] In early 2016, Gyotoku was appointed as head coach of the Nepal national team arriving in the Himalayan country on March 4, 2016.^[5] Under Gyotoku's guidance, Nepal performed well and improved its form during the 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification, with Nepal achieved two respectable draws against eventual debutants Philippines and Yemen at home. But with Gyotoku being found to have entered Nepal with a tourist visa and had no legal working papers permit, he was fired as coach of Nepal in 2018.^[6]

Club statistics

Gyotoku played in for each of the schools he attended before he reached the professional level.

Season	Club	League	League		Cup		League Cup		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1989-90	Toyota Motors	JSL Division 2	3	0	?	0	0	0	3	0
1990-91		JSL Division 1	12	0	?	0	0	0	12	0
1991-92		JSL Division 1	1	0	?	0	0	0	1	0
Career total			16	0	0	0	0	0	16	0

Other official game

1990
- Konica Cup 1 appearance with no goal

Managerial statistics

As of match played 11 December 2024

Managerial record by team and tenure
Team	Nat	From	To	Record
Team	Nat	From	To	G	W	D	L	Win %
Shimizu S-Pulse		1 December 2003	31 January 2004	4	3	0	1	075.00
Bhutan		1 July 2008	30 April 2010	14	1	2	11	007.14
FC Gifu		1 January 2012	18 August 2013	72	13	20	39	018.06
Nepal (U23)		4 March 2016	22 August 2018	4	0	0	4	000.00
Nepal		4 March 2016	22 August 2018	13	4	5	4	030.77
Bati		1 January 2019	Present	2	0	0	2	000.00
Cambodia (U19)		1 January 2019	31 December 2022	4	1	0	3	025.00
Cambodia (U20)		1 January 2019	Present	8	2	2	4	025.00
Cambodia (U16)		1 July 2023	Present	3	2	1	0	066.67
Cambodia (U23)		1 July 2023	Present	3	1	1	1	033.33
Cambodia (Caretaker)		13 September 2024	Present	4	1	1	2	025.00
Career Total				131	28	32	71	021.37

References

^ "FIFA.com - Bhutan on FIFA.com". fifa.com. Archived from the original on August 9, 2007. Retrieved 31 July 2010.
^ "History of Shimizu S-Pulse since 1991". s-pulse.co.jp. Retrieved 31 July 2010.
^ "2008 SAFF Cup tournament". Retrieved 29 July 2010.
^ "ANGTHONG FC". Samurai x TPL (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 March 2016.
^ "New national team coach arrives". All Nepal Football Association. 5 March 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
^ "DoI prohibits footy head coach Gyotoku from entering Nepal". 21 August 2018.

External links

Koji Gyotoku manager profile at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)

[Association_Information-1] "FIFA.com - Bhutan on FIFA.com". fifa.com. Archived from the original on August 9, 2007. Retrieved 31 July 2010.

[2003_Season-2] "History of Shimizu S-Pulse since 1991". s-pulse.co.jp. Retrieved 31 July 2010.

[semifinals-3] "2008 SAFF Cup tournament". Retrieved 29 July 2010.

[4] "ANGTHONG FC". Samurai x TPL (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 March 2016.

[5] "New national team coach arrives". All Nepal Football Association. 5 March 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2016.

[6] "DoI prohibits footy head coach Gyotoku from entering Nepal". 21 August 2018.

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