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Toru Yamazaki

Toru Yamazaki

PHYSICALCOACH

CLUB FC Machida Zelvia
POSITION Physical Coach
DATE OF BIRTH 27/Jul/1968
NATIONALITY Japanese
PLACE OF BIRTH Kanagawa, Japan

INTRODUTION

From 2001 to 2011, Toru Yamazaki worked as athletic trainer in various functions for the Japan Football Association, participating in numerous international tournaments as affiliated staff, e.g. the Beijing Olympics 2008. In 2013, Yamazaki received an invitation from FC Tokyo to work as “Conditioning Director” (CD) for the club which he took up and thus became the first person to be in charge of athlete conditioning at a J.League club.
In 2016, he became physical coach for Cerezo Osaka and from 2020 season he is in charge of the same post at Yokohama F-Marinos. He then worked in Chiba and Kobe before becoming FC Machida Zelvia physical coach in 2023. 
Rich international experience characterizes his work which is respected and trusted by a wide range of Japanese footballers. 

Qualifications:
1998 Japan Sports Association Certified Athletic Trainer
2006 Class B Coach License, Japan Football Association
2013 CPR/AED, Japan Lifesaving Association

CLUB HISTORY

SEASON CLUB COMPETITION MATCHES GOALS
Coaching Career
1997 Athletic Trainer for representative team of youth players in Shizuoka
1998 Athletic Trainer for representative team of youth players in Shizuoka
1999 Athletic Trainer for representative team of youth players in Shizuoka
2000 Athletic Trainer for representative team of youth players in Shizuoka
2001 Japan National team Athletic Trainer
Athletic Trainer for representative team of youth players in Shizuoka
2002 Japan National team Athletic Trainer
Athletic Trainer for representative team of youth players in Shizuoka
2003 Japan National team Athletic Trainer
Urawa Reds Youth Athletic Trainer
2004 Japan National team Athletic Trainer
Urawa Reds Youth Athletic Trainer
2005 Japan National team Athletic Trainer
Urawa Reds Youth Athletic Trainer
2006 Japan National team Athletic Trainer
Urawa Reds Youth Athletic Trainer
2007 Japan National team Athletic Trainer
Urawa Reds Youth Athletic Trainer
2008 Japan National team Athletic Trainer
2009 Japan National team Athletic Trainer
2010 Japan National team Athletic Trainer
2011 Japan National team Athletic Trainer
2013 FC Tokyo Conditioning Director
2014 FC Tokyo Conditioning Director
2015 FC Tokyo Conditioning Director
2016 Cerezo Osaka Physical Coach
2017 Cerezo Osaka Physical Coach
2018 Cerezo Osaka Physical Coach
2019 Cerezo Osaka Physical Coach
2020 Yokohama F. Marinos Youth Physical Coach
2021 JEF United Chiba Physical Coach
2022 Vissel Kobe Physical Coach