Kawasaki Frontale announced today that due to health problems that resulted in hospitalization beginning roughly two weeks ago, manager Takashi Sekizuka would be resigning from the team
According to the team’s official statement, Sekizuka was hospitalized following complaints of discomfort after training on April 8th. Tests found repeated occurrences of arrhythmia caused by excess stress and fatigue. Sekizuka handed the full results of his examination to the team along with his resignation. He will be replaced by coach Tsutomu Hatanaka.
Sekizuka has managed Frontale since 2004, leading them to the J2 championship in that year and to second place in the 2006 J1 campaign, as well as the quarterfinals of the 2007 ACL Championships. Below is a photo of Sekizuka posing with former FC Tokyo manager Hiromi Hara to promote last year’s Tamagawa Clasico.
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