Tetsuya Asano

Tetsuya Asano (浅野 哲也) is a Japanese professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of club Kagoshima United FC. He also played for the Japan national team.

Club career
Asano was born in Hokota on February 23, 1967. After graduating from high school, he joined Japan Soccer League club Toyota Motors (later Nagoya Grampus Eight) in 1987. In 1992, Japan Soccer League was folded and founded new league J1 League. In 1994, he moved to Urawa Reds on loan. In 1995, he returned and the club won 1995 and 1999 Emperor's Cup. Toward the end of his career, he played at FC Tokyo (2000) and Kawasaki Frontale (2001). He retired in 2001.

National team career
On June 2, 1991, Asano debuted for Japan national team against Thailand. He played 8 games and scored 1 goal for Japan until 1994.

Coaching career
After retirement, Asano started coaching career at Shonan Bellmare in 2007. He moved to Avispa Fukuoka in 2010 and he became a manager as Yoshiyuki Shinoda successor in August 2011. However the club was relegated to J2 League and he resigned end of the season. In 2013, he signed with L.League club Iga FC Kunoichi and managed until September 2014. In 2015, he signed with Japan Football League club Kagoshima United FC. In 2015 season, the club won 4th place and was promoted to J3 League. In 2017, he moved to J3 League club AC Nagano Parceiro. He resigned in June 2018.

In May 2024, Asano returned to manage Kagoshima United FC after eight years, replacing outgoing manager Yasuaki Oshima.