is a Japanese professional

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and former

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he is the current manager of club

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Coaching career

Yomoda was born in Chiba on March 14, 1973. He attended

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before becoming a football coach for

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. He was also a scout for Japan national team under

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tenure and he entered

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(later ''Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo'') staff when Okada joined the club as manager. For several years, Yomoda coached the U-18 squad: after the club fired

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in July 2015, he was appointed as first-squad manager. Yomoda led Consadole to

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champions in 2016 season and Consadole was promoted to

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. In 2018, Consadole signed with new manager

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, so Yomoda became an assistant coach. In 10 December 2021, Yomoda signed as manager of J2 relegated club,

after Tomonobu Hayakawa resign from club because worst performance his club relegation to J2. On 23 October 2022, Yomoda brought his club promotion to the J1 League after missing a season of playing because last season they were relegated to bottom position.

Managerial statistics

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Honours

Manager

; Consadole Sapporo *

(champions) :

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; Yokohama FC *

(Runner-up) :

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References

External links

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Profile at Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
1973 births Living people Juntendo University alumni Japanese men's footballers Japanese football managers J1 League managers J2 League managers Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo managers Yokohama FC managers Men's association football players not categorized by position Association football people from Chiba (city) {{Japan-footy-bio-stub