Makoto Teguramori

Makoto Teguramori
手倉森 誠

Teguramori with Japan U23 in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Makoto Teguramori
Date of birth	(1967-11-14) November 14, 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth	Gonohe, Aomori, Japan
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
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 U23
2017–2018	Japan (assistant)
2019–2020	V-Varen Nagasaki
2021	Vegalta Sendai
2022	BG Pathum United
2023	Chonburi
2023–2024	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 was most recently the head coach of Thai League 1 club BG Pathum United.

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.

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.

In 2004, Teguramori 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]

In 2014, Teguramori 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.

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

In February 2021, Teguramori signed with J1 League club Vegalta Sendai.

On 27 January 2022, BG Pathum United hired Teguramori as head coach.^[3] He was fired in October of that same year for "failing to meet the club's target."^[4] He has helped the club to win the 2022 Thailand Champions Cup.

On 13 May 2023, Thai League 1 club Chonburi hired Teguramori as their head coach.

On 25 December 2023, he made a comeback to BG Pathum United in the second leg of the 2023-24 season, with the aim of winning one of the remaining domestic competitions. On 16 June 2024, Teguramori led BG Pathum United to win the first Thai League Cup title in their history, after a 1–0 win over Muangthong United in the final. However, he parted ways with The Rabbits on 8 October, after a disappointing run in the beginning of the 2024-25 season.

As of match played 5 October 2024 ^[5]

Vegalta Sendai

• J.League Division 2: 2009

Japan U-23

• AFC U-23 Championship: 2016

BG Pathum United

• Thai League Cup: 2023–24
• Thailand Champions Cup: 2022

• Thai League 1 Coach of the Month: April 2022, May 2024

• Makoto Teguramori manager profile at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)