Sugao Kambe

Sugao Kambe (神戸 清雄) is a Japanese football manager and former player who was recently the head coach of Thai League 1 club Sukhothai. He formerly managed The Philippines, Guam and Northern Mariana Islands national teams.

Club career
Kambe was born in Shizuoka Prefecture on August 2, 1961. After graduating from Waseda University, he played for Honda from 1984 to 1990.

Futsal career
In 1989, Kambe selected Japan national futsal team for 1989 Futsal World Championship in Netherlands.

Coaching career
After retirement, Kambe started coaching career at Honda in 1990. In 1991, he moved to Furukawa Electric (later JEF United Chiba)and he coached until 2001. He also managed the club as caretaker in 2000 and 2001. From 2002, he managed national teams, Philippines (2002–2003), Guam (2003–2005) and Northern Mariana Islands (2009). In 2010, he returned to JEF United Chiba. In October 2011, he became a manager as Dwight Lodeweges successor. From 2013, he went to Thailand and managed Thai clubs.

Manager Honours

 * Thai Division 1 League Winner: 2014