Yuzo Tamura

is a Japanese professional football manager and former player who is the manager of J2 League club Iwaki FC.

Career Yuzo begin his youth career with Chuo University, playing from 2001 until he graduated in 2004.

Yuzo began his professional career playing for Shonan Bellmare from 2005. He remained with the club for six years until his retirement from football at the end of the 2010 season.

Managerial career In December 2015, Yuzo became a staff member in the reinforcement and scouting department of Iwaki FC. On 1 January 2017, he was appointed manager of Iwaki FC.

Since he had not obtained the JFA official S-Class coaching license required to become a J. League manager, and Iwaki FC was aiming for promotion to the League, Yuzo stepped down as Iwaki's manager after the 2021 season, becoming sports director for the 2022 season. In 2022, while working as a sports director, he took the S-Class license course necessary to become a J. League manager and obtained his S-Class license in 2023.

On 14 June 2023, Tamura returned as Manager of Iwaki FC, replacing Hiromasa Suguri, whose contract was ended after a disappointing performance as manager.

Career statistics Club .

Managerial statistics . + Managerial record by club and tenureTeamFromToRecordGWDLWin %Iwaki FC 1 February 2017 31 January 2022 14 June 2023 presentTotal