Shinobu Ikeda

Shinobu Ikeda
Personal information
Full name	Shinobu Ikeda
Date of birth	January 5, 1962 (age 62)
Place of birth	Shizuoka, Japan
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1977–1979	Shizuoka Gakuen High School
Senior career*
Years	Team
1980–1990	Nissan Motors
1990–1992	Matsushita Electric
Total
National team
1985	Japan
Teams managed
1998–1999	Matsushita Electric Panasonic Bambina
2000–2002	Japan Women
2001–2002	Japan Women U-20
2003–2004	Gunma FC Horikoshi
2007–2008	Zweigen Kanazawa
Honours
Nissan Motors
Matsushita Electric
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Shinobu Ikeda (池田司信, Ikeda Shinobu, born January 5, 1962) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for the Japan national team. He also managed Japan women's national team.

Biography[change | change source]

Ikeda was born in Shizuoka Prefecture on January 5, 1962. After graduating from Shizuoka Gakuen High School, he joined Japan Soccer League club Nissan Motors in 1980. The club won the 1983 and 1985 Emperor's Cup. From 1988 to 1990, the club won all three major titles in Japan: the Japan Soccer League, the JSL Cup, and the Emperor's Cup, for two years in a row. The club also won the 1989 Emperor's Cup. He moved to Matsushita Electric in 1990. The club won the 1990 Emperor's Cup. He retired in 1992.

On June 4, 1985, Ikeda debuted for the Japan national team against Malaysia.

After retirement, Ikeda started coaching career at Gamba Osaka (former Matsushita Electric) in 1992. In 1998, he became a manager for Nadeshiko League club Matsushita Electric Panasonic Bambina and managed until 1999. In 2000, he became a manager for Japan women's national team. He managed at 2001 AFC Women's Championship and Japan won the 2nd place. He managed until April 2002.^[1] He also managed Japan U-20 women's national team for 2002 U-19 Women's World Championship. After that, he managed Gunma FC Horikoshi (2003-2004) and Zweigen Kanazawa (2007-2008).