Daisuke Kimori

Daisuke Kimori
樹森 大介

Personal information
Full name	Daisuke Kimori
Date of birth	(1977-07-28) July 28, 1977
Place of birth	Saitama, Japan
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward, Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Albirex Niigata (manager)
Youth career
1993–1995	Maebashi Commercial High School
1996–1999	Senshu University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2002	Shonan Bellmare	39	(1)
2003–2004	Mito HollyHock	76	(5)
2005	Thespa Kusatsu	32	(1)
2006–2008	Tonan Maebashi
Total		147	(7)
Managerial career
2025–	Albirex Niigata
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Daisuke Kimori (樹森 大介, Kimori Daisuke, born July 28, 1977) is a Japanese professional football manager and former player who is the manager of J1 League club Albirex Niigata.

Playing career

Kimori was born in Saitama Prefecture on July 28, 1977. After graduating from Senshu University, he joined the J2 League club Shonan Bellmare in 2000. He played in many matches as midfielder during his first season. However he did not play in any games in 2002. In 2003, he moved to the J2 club Mito HollyHock. He became a regular player as an attacking midfielder and played often over two seasons. In 2005, he moved to the newly promoted J2 club, Thespa Kusatsu. He played often as a regular forward. In 2006, he moved to the Prefectural Leagues club Tonan SC Gunma (later Tonan Maebashi). He retired at the end of the 2008 season.

Managerial career

After working as a coach for Mito HollyHock since 2012, Kimori took his first managerial post in December 2024, becoming manager of J1 League club Albirex Niigata.

Club statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Total
2000	Shonan Bellmare	J2 League	17	0	0	0	0	0	17	0
2001			16	1	2	0	0	0	18	1
2002			6	0	0	0	-		6	0
2003	Mito HollyHock	J2 League	44	4	3	0	-		47	4
2004			32	1	1	0	-		33	1
2005	Thespa Kusatsu	J2 League	32	1	2	1	-		34	2
Total			147	7	8	1	0	0	155	8

Managerial statistics

As of start of 2025 season

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	From	To	Record								Ref.
			P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Albirex Niigata	18 December 2024	Present	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total			0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—

External links

• Daisuke Kimori at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)