Takayuki Minowa Explained

Takayuki Minowa
Nationality:Japanese
Birth Name:Takayuki Minowa
Birth Date:8 September 1991
Birth Place:Fukui Prefecture, Japan
Hometown:Sabae, Fukui
Currentcoachteam:Akari Chargers
Coachyears:2022
2023
2023–2024
2024–
2024
Coachteams:Japan (women; assistant)
Liaoning Donghua (assistant)
Nxled Chameleons
Akari Chargers
Philippines (women's U19)

is a Japanese volleyball coach who is currently the head coach of the Philippine women's club, Akari Chargers of the Premier Volleyball League since 2024.

Early life

Takayuki Minowa was born on 8 September 1991 in the Fukui Prefecture in Japan and attended Chukyo University and the graduate school of Kokushikan University.[1] Minowa played for the former's volleyball team.[2]

Career

Saitama Ageo Medics

Minowa was part of the Saitama Ageo Medics coaching staff for seven seasons. While still a student at Kokushikan, Minowa was appointed as coach in the club in 2015.[3] He left in July 2022.[4]

Japan women's

The Japan women's national volleyball team had Minowa as an assistant coach for their campaign in the 2022 AVC Cup for Women.[4]

Liaoning Donghua

Minowa was an assistant coach for Liaoning Donghua, the Chinese club which took part at the 2023 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship.[5]

Nxled Chameleons

Minowa moved to the Philippines to become head coach of newly formed Premier Volleyball League team Nxled Chameleons in 2023.[6] [7]

In December 2023, Akari Lighting & Technology promoted Minowa to Director of Volleyball Operations for both Nxled and the Akari Chargers while retaining his lead coaching role with the former.[8] He coached Nxled for the 2024 All-Filipino Conference.

Akari Chargers

Ahead the inaugural 2024 draft and the 2024 Reinforced Conference, Nxled had a player swap with its sister team Akari. Minowa became the head coach of Akari as part of the reshuffle.[9] He led Akari to its first ever runner-up finish.[10] [11]

Philippines women's U18

Minowa led the Philippines women's national under-19 team which played in 2024 Asian Women's U18 Volleyball Championship[12]

Personal life

Minowa is married to Jaja Santiago who was a former Philippine national volleyball team player since 2022.[13] [14] He first met Santiago in 2018 when his future wife was with Saitama Ageo Medics as a player and he was a coach with the aforementioned team.[15] Santiago is also known as Sachi Minowa after she obtained her Japanese citizenship in 2024.[16]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: コーチ 蓑輪貴幸 . Saitama Ageo Medics . 21 November 2024.
  2. Web site: 2013年度・第39回西日本大学バレーボール大学男子選手権大会 . Volleyball Magazine . 21 November 2024 . ja . 1 July 2013.
  3. News: 上尾 コーチに蓑輪貴幸氏が就任 . 21 November 2024 . Volleyball Magazine . 15 December 2015 . ja.
  4. News: Valencia . Justin . Taka Minowa gushes about Jaja Santiago: 'I'm so happy. I love her' . 21 November 2024 . Tiebreaker Times . 27 August 2022.
  5. Web site: CHN - Liaoning Donghua Women's VC - Players . SMM Sport . Asian Volleyball Confederation . 21 November 2024 . https://archive.today/20241121124809/https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=9280370022037369&set=a.147505405323922. 21 November 2024 . 24 April 2023. Facebook.
  6. News: Agcaoili . Lance . PVL: Taka Minowa looks to learn more about Filipino culture in PH stint . 21 November 2024 . Philippine Daily Inquirer . 12 October 2023 . en.
  7. News: Dannug . Jonash . Nxled taps Jaja Santiago's husband as head coach . September 24, 2023 . Tiebreaker Times . September 24, 2023.
  8. News: Demigillo . Kiko . Taka Minowa promoted to Akari, Nxled volleyball director . 21 November 2024 . OneSports.ph . 28 December 2023 . en.
  9. Web site: Garcia . John Mark . PVL allows swap of players, coaches between sister teams Akari, Nxled . May 20, 2024 . . May 20, 2024 . May 24, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240524121446/https://www.spin.ph/volleyball/pvl/pvl-allows-swap-of-players-coaches-sister-teams-akari-nxled-a5172-20240520 . live.
  10. News: Dukha . Angel III . Akari, albeit in a controversial way, streaks to its first PVL finals . 21 November 2024 . Philippine Daily Inquirer . 1 September 2024 . en.
  11. News: Garcia . John Mark . Taka Minowa rues hostile PVL Finals crowd 'an insult to volleyball' . 21 November 2024 . Sports Interactive Network Philippines . 6 September 2024 . en.
  12. News: Agcaoili . Lance . Alas Pilipinas girls set for two U-18 tournaments . 21 November 2024 . Philippine Daily Inquirer . 5 June 2024 . en.
  13. News: Mallari . Gab . Jaja Santiago celebrates first wedding anniversary with Japanese husband Taka Minowa . 21 November 2024 . OneSports.ph . 9 July 2023 . en.
  14. News: Agcaoili . Lance . Taka Minowa vows to back Jaja Santiago as federation switch looms . 21 November 2024 . Philippine Daily Inquirer . 20 August 2024 . en.
  15. News: Tuazon . Nikko . Jaja Santiago engaged to Japanese coach Taka Minowa . 21 November 2024 . PEP.ph . Philippine Entertainment Portal, Inc. . 27 August 2022 . fil.
  16. News: Taka Minowa upbeat to see wife Jaja Santiago play for Japan in the future . 21 November 2024 . Manila Bulletin . 18 August 2024 . en.

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