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Former director Makoto Teguramori of Sendai will be appointed commander of the first division of Thailand! Will it be officially announced next month? | Football Tribe Japan

Director Makoto Teguramori Photo courtesy of Gettty Images

Former manager Makoto Teguramori, who led Vegalta Sendai, who was demoted to the Meiji Yasuda Seimei J2 League, seems to lead BG Pathum United in Thai League 1 (Thailand 1st Division). The Thai version of the British media “90min” reported on the 26th.

Makoto Teguramori returned to the commander of Vegalta Sendai in December 2020 after serving as a director for two seasons at V-Varen Nagasaki. However, Vegalta Sendai failed to start dash in the 2021 season, suffering seven consecutive league losses from the beginning. Although he won the first white star in the league match this season in the 12th round against Kashiwa Reysol on May 1, he could not accumulate points after that and was relegated to J2. As a result, he had retired as a commander for the 2021 season only, but it was decided that he would continue to be in charge of strengthening and training the club at Vegalta Sendai.

On the other hand, BG Pathum United has been fighting for higher ranks with Buriram United and Bangkok United from the beginning of this season. He has 30 points at the end of 18 league games and is in fourth place, eight points behind top-ranked Buriram United.

However, the team struggled with unwinning in six league games at the end of the 12th round against Samut Prakan City held on November 13, last year. The club officially announced the dismissal of Dusit Chalerm Saen on the 17th of this month, but it ended in a 1-1 draw against Nongbua Pitchaya on the 22nd.

The Thai media “Siam Sports” reported on the 25th that the candidate to replace Jarumsaen was not Mr. Akira Nishino, who was a Japanese coach but led the Thai national team until July last year. And on the 26th, it is reported that the next director is Makoto Teguramori. Also, due to the quarantine period after entering Thailand, BG Pathum United will officially announce his appointment as director next month.

In addition, Makoto Teguramori, who led Vegalta Sendai from 2008 to 2013, won the J2 league in 2009, ranked 4th in the J1 league in 2011 after the Great East Japan Earthquake, and ranked 2nd in the 2012 season. Was left. In addition to conducting the Japan national team at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in 2016, he accompanied the Japan national team led by Akira Nishino as a coaching staff at the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia tournament.