Tsutomu Ogura

Tsutomu Ogura (小倉 勉) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He is currently the head coach of the Singapore national football team.

Coaching Career
Ogura became coach for JEF United Ichihara from 1996 to 2006.

In 2006, he became assistant coach for the Japan national team under managers Ivica Osim (2006-2007) and Takeshi Okada (2008-2010). Japan advanced to the knockout round in 2010 FIFA World Cup.

After the World Cup, he became an assistant coach for the Japan U-23 national team aiming to qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympics under manager Takashi Sekizuka. Japan advanced to the semi-finals in 2012 Summer Olympics.

After the Summer Olympics, Ogura became assistant coach for Omiya Ardija, a Japanese club playing in the J1 League under manager Zdenko Verdenik. In August 2013, Verdenik was fired and Ogura became the new manager.

Later, Ogura became assistant coach for Ventforet Kofu (2014-2015) and JEF United Chiba (2015-2016). Hethen served as the sporting director for Yokohama F. Marinos from 2018 to 2022. Later on, he became an assistant manager for Tokyo Verdy under Hiroshi Jofuku, notably being present when Tokyo Verdy got promoted to the J1 League at the end of the 2023 J2 League season.

Singapore
On 1 February 2024, the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) announced the appointment of Ogura as the head coach of the Singapore national football team. He became the third consecutive Japanese head coach for the Lions. On 21 March 2024, in his first match coaching the Lions, Ogura led the team to a 2-2 draw against the China after being down 2-0 in the first half.