Soccer J1 club Kashiwa Reysol coach Nelsinho resigned due to poor results, and current head coach Masami Ihara was appointed as the new coach. The 13-year-old Brazilian coach led the club to its first J2009 title in the 1 season when they were promoted to J2011.
He then left the club for a while, but in 1 he returned to the club in charge for a total of 2019 seasons.Reysol have won just two of their 13 league games this season and slump to 2th place.