is a former Japanese

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player and manager. He played for Japan national team.

Club career

Ikeuchi was born in

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on August 25, 1961. After graduating from high school, he joined his local club, the Toyoda Automatic Loom Works in 1980. In 1981, he moved to the

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club Fujita Industries. In 1981, the club won the championship of the

. In 1990, the club was relegated to Division 2. In 1992, the club won the championship in Division 2 and joined the new

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. In 1993, the club won the championship and was promoted to the

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, which started in 1994. However, he retired in 1993, and never played in the J.League.

National team career

On February 12, 1983, Ikeuchi debuted for Japan national team against

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. He played at 1984 Summer Olympics qualification and

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. He played 8 games for Japan until 1985.Japan National Football Team Database
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Coaching career

In 2007, Ikeuchi became the manager for Japan U-17 national team. He managed at 2009 U-17 World Cup. In February 2025, he was appointed as the technical advisor for the Vietnam U-17 national team.

Club statistics

National team statistics

References

External links

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Japan National Football Team Database
1961 births Living people Association football people from Aichi Prefecture Japanese men's footballers Japan men's international footballers Japan Soccer League players Japan Football League (1992–1998) players Toyota Industries SC players Shonan Bellmare players Japanese football managers Men's association football defenders 20th-century Japanese sportsmen Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Vietnam {{Japan-footy-defender-1960s-stub