Kazuaki Tasaka
Tasaka played for Cerezo Osaka from 2000 to 2002, marking the end of his playing career.
Kazuaki Tasaka is a former Japanese football player and manager known for his contributions to the sport.
He began his professional career with Shonan Bellmare in 1994, where he quickly became a regular player.
Biography
Early Life
Kazuaki Tasaka was born on August 3, 1971, in Hiroshima, Japan. He developed a passion for football early on, playing for Tokai University Daiichi High School and later for Tokai University, where he honed his skills and prepared for a professional career.
Playing Career
Tasaka began his professional journey in 1994 when he joined Shonan Bellmare, a newly promoted team in the J1 League. His talent was quickly recognized, and he was named the J1 League Young Player of the Year in his debut season. However, financial difficulties led to his release from the club in 1998. He subsequently played for Shimizu S-Pulse in 1999 and then moved to Cerezo Osaka, where he concluded his playing career in 2002. During his international career, Tasaka earned seven caps for the Japan national team from 1995 to 1999, including participation in the 1999 Copa América.
Managerial Career
After retiring as a player, Tasaka transitioned into coaching, starting with Cerezo Osaka's youth setup in 2003. He quickly rose through the ranks to become an assistant coach and later took on managerial roles at various clubs, including Oita Trinita and Shimizu S-Pulse. His coaching journey has been marked by both challenges and successes, including leading Oita Trinita to a promotion playoff victory in 2012. As of 2023, he is the manager of Giravanz Kitakyushu, continuing to contribute to Japanese football.
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Career & Clubs
Tasaka was born in Hiroshima on August 3, 1971. He was educated at and played for Tokai University Daiichi High School and Tokai University. After graduating, he joined newly promoted J1 League side Bellmare Hiratsuka. He was immediately installed as a regular and received the J1 League Young Player of the Year award that year. Due to club's financial problem, he was released along with Nobuyuki Kojima, Wagner Lopes, Hong Myung-bo and Yoshihiro Natsuka at the end of the 1998 season. He moved to Shimizu S-Pulse (1999) and then to Cerezo Osaka (2000–2002) where he finished his playing career.
Tasaka was capped 7 times for the Japan national team between 1995 and 1999. His first international appearance came on May 28, 1995 in a friendly against Ecuador at Tokyo National Stadium. In March 1999, he was selected Japan for the first time in 4 years by Philippe Troussier. He also played at 1999 Copa América.
Tasaka worked as a coach at Cerezo Osaka's youth setup from 2003. He was promoted to an assistant coach of the club's top team in the middle of the 2004 season and helped them to stay up at J1 League. He was offered a contract extension but he declined it to prepare for acquiring the S-Class Coaching License, a prerequisite to manage a J.League club, and study coaching skills abroad. He attained the S-Class License in 2005. He became a coach at Shimizu S-Pulse's satellite team in 2006, and was promoted to an assistant coach of club's top team in 2007. In 2011, Tasaka moved to J2 League club Oita Trinita. In 2012, the club won the promotion playoff and was promoted to J1 for the first time in 4 years. Although he managed in J1 first time in his career, Trinita results were bad and returned to J2 in 1 year. Although Tasaka managed until 2015 season, he was sacked in June 2015 when the club was at the bottom place of 22 clubs in J2. In July 2015, Tasaka returned to J1 club Shimizu S-Pulse and became an assistant coach under manager Katsumi Oenoki. However the club results were bad and Oenoki resigned in August when the club was at the 17th place of 18 clubs. Tasaka became a new manager as Oenoki successor. However the club performance did not improve and S-Pulse was relegated to J2 first time in the club history. Tasaka also resigned end of the season. In 2016, Tasaka signed with J2 club Matsumoto Yamaga FC and became a coach under manager Yasuharu Sorimachi. In 2017, Tasaka…
- Club
- Shonan Bellmare (1994–1998)
- Club
- Cerezo Osaka (2000–2002)
- Club
- Shimizu S-Pulse (1999–1999)
- Club
- Japan men's national football team (1995–1999)
Clubs
- Shonan Bellmare1994–1998
- Japan men's national football team1995–1999
- Shimizu S-Pulse1999–1999
- Cerezo Osaka2000–2002
Played together with
- Abdul Naza AlhassanShonan Bellmare · 2008–2010
- Abraão Lincoln MartinsShonan Bellmare · 2008–2008
- Abraão Lincoln MartinsShonan Bellmare · 2009–2009
- Ademar da Silva Braga JúniorCerezo Osaka · 1995–1995
- Ademir SantosShimizu S-Pulse · 1992–1996
- Adiel de Oliveira AmorimShonan Bellmare · 2006–2011
Adriano Ferreira MartinsCerezo Osaka · 2010–2010
Ahn Jung-hwanShimizu S-Pulse · 2002–2003- Aki ArimizuCerezo Osaka
- Akihiro HayashiShimizu S-Pulse · 2012–2013
- Akihiro HyodoShimizu S-Pulse · 2005–2010
Akihiro IenagaCerezo Osaka · 2010–2010
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Kazuaki Tasaka is a former Japanese football player and manager. He last played for Japan national team until 1999. He manager of Giravanz Kitakyushu from 2023.
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