| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Masahiro Wada | ||
| Date of birth | (1965-01-21)January 21, 1965 (age 60) | ||
| Place of birth | Kobe,Hyogo,Japan | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender,Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1980–1982 | Mikage High School | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1986 | Juntendo University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1995 | Gamba Osaka | 152 | (15) |
| 1995–1998 | Vissel Kobe | 46 | (2) |
| Total | 198 | (17) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2009 | Vissel Kobe (caretaker) | ||
| 2010–2012 | Vissel Kobe | ||
| 2014 | Chonburi | ||
| 2015 | Kyoto Sanga FC | ||
| 2015–2016 | Port | ||
| 2016 | Sisaket | ||
Medal record | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Masahiro Wada (和田 昌裕,Wada Masahiro; born January 21, 1965) is a Japanese formerfootball player andmanager. His sonsAtsuki Wada andTomoki Wada are also footballer.
Wada was born inKobe on January 21, 1965. After graduating fromJuntendo University, he joinedMatsushita Electric (laterGamba Osaka) in 1987. He played as regular player as left side back and left midfielder from first season. In 1990, the club won the champions1990 Emperor's Cup first major title in club history. However his opportunity to play decreased from 1994. In July 1995, he moved to his local clubVissel Kobe inJapan Football League. He played as regular player and the club was promoted toJ1 League in 1997. However he could hardly play in the match from 1997 and he retired end of 1998 season.
After the retirement from football, Wada remained as the coaching staff ofVissel Kobe. In 2009, he was appointed as the senior team caretaker after the resignation ofCaio Júnior. Wada managed the team for five games in J1 and stepped down from the head coach position after the appointment ofToshiya Miura. 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 onJ1 League, the highest rank in the club history. However, Wada was sacked by the club in2012 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.
In 2014, Masahiro Wada has become the first foreign head coach ofChonburi inThai Premier League, followed the invitation ofWittaya Laohakul who was the director ofChonburi and his teammate atMatsushita Electric. Wada finished his season in Thailand with the second place of2014 Thai Premier League, runner-up of2014 Thai FA Cup and received theTPL Coach of the Year award. However, he decided to turn down the new contract from Chonburi and return to Japan.
In December 2014, Mashiro Wada has returned to Japan and become the manager ofKyoto Sanga FC inJ2 League. He later stepped down from his position on 10 July 2015 after dropping the club to the relegation zone.
On 22 October 2015,Port F.C. made the official appointment of Masahiro Wada for the last nine games of relegation avoiding inThai Premier League. 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 inDivision 1. Wada was sacked byPort F.C. 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 byJadet Meelarp.[1]
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1987/88 | Matsushita Electric | JSL Division 2 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 11 | ||
| 1988/89 | JSL Division 1 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | |||
| 1989/90 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||||
| 1990/91 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||||
| 1991/92 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||||
| 1992 | Gamba Osaka | J1 League | - | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 1993 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 42 | 2 | ||
| 1994 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1995 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 12 | 0 | |||
| 1995 | Vissel Kobe | Football League | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - | 19 | 2 | |
| 1996 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 33 | 0 | |||
| 1997 | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 198 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 233 | 17 | ||
| Nat. | Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
 | Vissel Kobe[2] | 2009 | 2012 | 63 | 23 | 14 | 26 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 036.51 |
 | Chonburi | 2 December 2013 | 10 November 2014 | 48 | 27 | 14 | 7 | 80 | 42 | +38 | 056.25 |
| Kyoto Sanga FC[3] | 16 December 2014 | 10 July 2015 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 027.27 |
| Port | 22 October 2015 | 11 July 2016 | 32 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 58 | 36 | +22 | 050.00 |
| Sisaket | 1 September 2016 | 28 October 2016 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | +0 | 033.33 |
| Career totals | 168 | 73 | 42 | 53 | 146 | 86 | +60 | 043.45 | |||
1 A win or loss by the penalty shoot-out is counted as the draw in time.
