is a Japanese former

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player and

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. His sons

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Playing career

Wada was born in

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on January 21, 1965. After graduating from

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, he joined

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(later ''Gamba Osaka'') in 1987. He played as regular player as left side back and left midfielder from first season. In 1990, the club won the champions

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first major title in club history. However his opportunity to play decreased from 1994. In July 1995, he moved to his local club

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. He played as regular player and the club was promoted to

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in 1997. However he could hardly play in the match from 1997 and he retired end of 1998 season.

Coaching career

Vissel Kobe

After the retirement from football, Wada remained as the coaching staff of

. In 2009, he was appointed as the senior team caretaker after the resignation of

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. Wada managed the team for five games in J1 and stepped down from the head coach position after the appointment of

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. He still worked as the assistant coach for the club. On 12 September 2010, after the dismissal of Miura, Wada was promoted to be the club head coach again. In the later season, Masahiro Wada led Vissel Kobe to finish in the ninth position on

, the highest rank in the club history. However, Wada was sacked by the club in 2012 season after 8 games with 3 wins and 5 losses in J1 since the club had aimed for the top four position for the continental football. He still worked as the executive staff for Vissel Kobe until November 2013.

Chonburi

In 2014, Masahiro Wada has become the first foreign head coach of

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, followed the invitation of Wittaya Laohakul who was the director of

and his teammate at

. Wada finished his season in Thailand with the second place of

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, runner-up of

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and received the TPL Coach of the Year award. However, he decided to turn down the new contract from Chonburi and return to Japan.

Return to Japan

In December 2014, Mashiro Wada has returned to Japan and become the manager of

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. He later stepped down from his position on 10 July 2015 after dropping the club to the relegation zone.

Second spell on Thailand

On 22 October 2015,

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made the official appointment of Masahiro Wada for the last nine games of relegation avoiding in

. Wada made the impressive run with Port but could not save them from relegation. He has maintained his role as the club head coach down in

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. Wada was sacked by

on 11 July 2016 when the club was in third place and has 5 points away from leading position after 19 games. He was replaced by

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Club statistics

Managerial statistic

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wada, Masahiro 1965 births Living people Juntendo University alumni Association football people from Hyōgo Prefecture Japanese men's footballers Japan Soccer League players J1 League players Japan Football League (1992–1998) players 20th-century Japanese sportsmen Gamba Osaka players Vissel Kobe players Japanese football managers J1 League managers J2 League managers Vissel Kobe managers Kyoto Sanga FC managers Masahiro Wada Masahiro Wada Men's association football defenders