Takafumi Hori (堀 孝史,Hori Takafumi, born September 10, 1967) is a Japanese football manager and formerfootballer he is the currently assistant manager ofJ2 League clubYokohama FC.[1] His brother Naoto Hori is also a footballer.
Hori was born inAtsugi on September 10, 1967. After graduating fromMeiji University, he joinedToshiba in 1990. He became a regular player as offensive midfielder from first season. He moved toUrawa Reds in 1992. Although he played many matches as defensive midfielder, he was converted to defensive midfielder by new managerHolger Osieck in 1995. He lost opportunity to play in 1998 and he moved toBellmare Hiratsuka (laterShonan Bellmare) in 1999. He played many matches and supported the club with many young players due to financial strain end of 1998 season. He retired end of 2001 season.
After retirement, Hori started a coaching career atShonan Bellmare in 2002. He moved toUrawa Reds in 2005. He mainly managed youth team. Top team performance was bad in 2011, and managerŽeljko Petrović was sacked and Hori named a new manager in October. He managed 5 matches and remained the club stayedJ1 League. From 2012, he became a coach under new managerMihailo Petrović. In July 2017, Petrović was sacked and Hori became a manager again. The club won the champions2017 AFC Champions League for the first time in 10 years. He was also selected AFC Coach of the Year in 2017.[2] However the club performance was bad in 2018 season, he was sacked in April.[3]
