A People's History of Tokyo Verdy 1969

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Saturday, July 22, 2006

People you should know-Satoshi Tsunami



Currently a member of former teammate Rui Ramos' Verdy coaching staff, Satoshi Tsunami has a long and storied history with Verdy. Debuting in 1980 for Yomiuri FC, Tsunami was recognized 3 times as a best 11 player in Japan. He played with Yomiuri/Verdy for 15 years until finding his way onto Avispa Fukuoka in 1996 and Hiratsuka Bellmare in 1997-1998.

He had 80 caps for the National team, notching 2 goals. He was a part of the famed "Doha Tragedy" in 1993, when Japan was moments away from advancing to the 1994 Los Angeles World Cup but fell to a gutty Iraq team.

After playing, Tsunami went into coaching, first with the Verdy youth squads and then with Vegalta Sendai in 2005. A disastrous start put Tsunami under the gun for the entire season. His fate was sealed when Vegalta lost out on goal differential in the last day to 3rd place finisher Venforet Kofu.

Tsunami rejoined the Verdy family in 2006 and currently is second in command. Tsunami heads the Sattlelite team.

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