Akinobu Yokouchi

Akinobu Yokouchi (横内 昭展) is a former Japanese football player and he is current head coach of J1 League club Júbilo Iwata.

Playing career
Yokouchi was born in Fukuoka Prefecture on November 30, 1967. After graduating from high school, he joined Japan Soccer League club Mazda (later Sanfrecce Hiroshima) in 1986. He played many matches as offensive midfielder. In 1992, the Japan Soccer League folded and the new J1 League was founded. However he did not play in many matches due to an injury and retired at the end of the 1995 season.

Managerial career
After retirement, Yokouchi started coaching career at Sanfrecce Hiroshima in 1996. He mainly coached youth team until 2002. In 2003, he became a coach for top team. The club won the champions in 2012, 2013 and 2015 J1 League. In 2017, the club results were bad and manager Hajime Moriyasu was sacked in July. Yokouchi managed the club 1 match as caretaker.

On 25 December 2022, Yokouchi appointment manager of J2 relegation club, Jubilo Iwata for upcoming 2023 season. On 12 November 2023, Yokouchi brought his club promotion to J1 League from 2024 after defeat Tochigi SC 1–2 at away games in final day.

Managerial statistics
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Manager

 * Júbilo Iwata
 * Promotion to J1 League 2024