Kashima invites Kenji Haneda, coach of the Paris Olympic national team, Koji Nakata to be appointed as the person in charge of training – Sponichi Sponichi Annex Soccer

On the 7th, it was very likely that Kajima would invite Kenji Haneda (42), who coached the Paris Olympic team until this summer, as a coach. The club fired Popovich’s manager on the 6th. The club’s alumnus coach Masayuki Nakago is expected to take over as interim manager until the end of this season, while Haneda, who was his team-mate during his playing days, is expected to support him until the end of the year.

He coached under former coach Oiwa from 2017 to 2019, returning to his old club for the first time in around five years. In addition, former Japan national team defender Koji Nakata (45) will be named as the person in charge of strengthening the team to replace the retired director of football Muneshige Yoshioka , and the future structure is expected to be announced soon.

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