is a former

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player and manager he is the currently coach

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Playing career

Amma was born in

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on May 23, 1969. After graduating from

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, he joined

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in 1992. He was selected MVP awards in

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. He retired in 2001.

Coaching career

After retirement, in 2002, Amma became a manager for

. In first season, the club won the champions in

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. In 2003 and 2004, the club won the 2nd place. In 2005, he moved to

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club

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and served as assistant coach under manager Takeshi Oki. In 2008, Amma became a manager as Oki successor. He managed Ventforet until 2009. In 2010, he moved to J2 club

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and became an assistant coach under manager

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. In September 2010, Sowa was sacked for poor performance and Amma became a new manager. However the club results were bad every season and was finally relegated to

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in 2014 season. He resigned end of 2014 season. In 2015, he moved to

and became an assistant coach. He also managed FC Tokyo U-23 in 2016. In September 2017, top team manager Yoshiyuki Shinoda was sacked and Amma became a new manager. In 2018, he returned to an assistant coach for top team and manager for FC Tokyo U-23.

Managerial statistics

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* 1969 births Living people Komazawa University alumni Japanese men's footballers Japan Football League (1992–1998) players Japan Football League players Honda FC players Japanese football managers J1 League managers J2 League managers J3 League managers Ventforet Kofu managers Kataller Toyama managers FC Tokyo U-23 managers FC Tokyo managers category:FC Gifu managers Men's association football midfielders Association football people from Hamamatsu 20th-century Japanese sportsmen {{Japan-footy-midfielder-1960s-stub