Makoto Teguramori
手倉森 誠

Personal information
Full name	Makoto Teguramori
Date of birth	(1967-11-14) November 14, 1967 (age 56)
Place of birth	Gonohe, Aomori, Japan
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	BG Pathum United (manager)
Youth career
1983–1985	Gonohe High School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1986–1992	Kashima Antlers
1993–1999	NEC Yamagata
Managerial career
2008–2013	Vegalta Sendai
2014–2016	Japan U-23
2017–2018	Japan (assistant)
2019–2020	V-Varen Nagasaki
2021	Vegalta Sendai
2022	BG Pathum United
2023	Chonburi
2023–	BG Pathum United
Medal record Men's football Representing  Japan (as manager) AFC U-23 Championship Winner 2016
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Makoto Teguramori (手倉森 誠, Teguramori Makoto, born November 14, 1967) is a Japanese professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Thai League 1 club BG Pathum United.

Playing career

Teguramori was born in Gonohe, Aomori on November 14, 1967. After graduating from high school, he joined Sumitomo Metal (later Kashima Antlers) in 1986. The club won the 2nd place in 1987 JSL Cup. In 1993, he moved to NEC Yamagata (later Montedio Yamagata). He retired in 1995.

Coaching career

Until 2003

After his retirement from playing, Teguramori started coaching career at Montedio Yamagata in 1996. He served as assistant coach until 2000. In 2001, he moved to Oita Trinita and served as physical coach and assistant coach until 2003.

Vegalta Sendai

In 2004, he moved to Vegalta Sendai and became a coach. In 2008, he became a manager first time in his career. In 2008 season, Vegalta finished the 3rd place in J2 League. In 2009 season, Vegalta won the champions and was promoted to J1 League. Immediately after the opening 2011 season, 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami occurred in Sendai. However Vegalta finished at the 4th place in 2011 season which is best place in the club history. In 2012 season, Vegalta won the 2nd place and qualified for 2013 AFC Champions League. He resigned with Vegalta end of 2013 season to be the manager of Japan U-23 national team for 2016 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Japan U-23 national team

In 2014 he became a manager for Japan U-23 national team and assistant coach for Japan national team. In 2016 AFC U-23 Championship held in Qatar, he managed Japan U-23 to win the Asian U-23 tournament for the first time, thus qualifying to join 2016 Summer Olympics as the champions of Asia. In 2016 Summer Olympics, he and his U-23 men obtained as many as four points at the group stage, nonetheless ending up at only the third place behind Nigeria and Colombia in Group B. This was not sufficient for them to qualify to the next stage.

V-Varen Nagasaki

In 2019, he signed with J2 League club V-Varen Nagasaki.^[2]

BG Pathum United

In 2022, BG Pathum United hired Teguramori as head coach.^[3] He was fired in October of that same year for "fail[ing] to meet the club's target."^[4]

Club statistics

Managerial statistics

As of match played 6 December 2023 ^[5]

Honours

Manager

Vegalta Sendai

• J.League Division 2: 2009

Japan U-23

• AFC U-23 Championship: 2016

BG Pathum United

• Thailand Champions Cup: 2022

Individual

• Thai League 1 Coach of the Month: April 2022