is a Japanese manager and former footballer.
Playing career Mochizuki was born in Shizuoka on November 20, 1961. After graduating from the University of Tsukuba, he joined Japan Soccer League club Mazda (later Sanfrecce Hiroshima) in 1984. He was mainly used as a back-up and did not make any appearances, before retiring in 1988. After retirement, he became a coach at Mazda. In 1992, the Japan Soccer League was folded and founded a new league, the J1 League. He came out of retirement because the club, now known as Sanfrecce Hiroshima, had an injury crisis. Once again, he did not make any appearances and retired at the end of the 1994 season.
Coaching career After retirement, Mochizuki started his coaching career at Mazda (later Sanfrecce Hiroshima) in 1988. He mainly served as the goalkeeper coach. In November 1998, he became the goalkeeper coach for the Japan national team under manager Philippe Troussier. He also coached the Japan U-20 national team at the 1999 World Youth Championship and the Japan U-23 national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics. At 1999 World Youth Championship, Japan were runners-up. In October 2000, the Japan national team won the Asian Cup. In 2001, he returned to Sanfrecce as the new goalkeeper coach. In April 2006, Takeshi Ono was sacked and Mochizuki succeeded Ono as manager. He managed the club in 4 matches until June, where the club signed appointed Mihailo Petrović and Mochizuki returned to his previous position as goalkeeper coach until 2011. He became a director for the youth team in 2012 and went on manage the youth team from 2013 to 2014.
Club statistics Club performance League Cup League Cup Total Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps GoalsJapan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total1984MazdaJSL Division 2000000001985/86000000001986/87JSL Division 1000000001987/88000000001992Sanfrecce HiroshimaJ1 League-000000199300000000199400000000Total00000000
Managerial statistics J.League Data Site TeamFromToRecordGWDLWin %Sanfrecce Hiroshima20062006Total
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