Education
He was educated at and played for Kyoto Commercial High School and Kokushikan University.
柱谷 哲二
He was educated at and played for Kyoto Commercial High School and Kokushikan University.
He was a defender and a defensive midfielder. He joined Japan Soccer League side Nissan Motor in 1987. He moved to Verdy Kawasaki in 1992 when professional league J. League was founded.
He retired as a Verdy player in 1998.
He was capped 72 times and scored 6 goals for the Japanese national team from 1988 to 1995. He was the first chairman of the J. League Pro-Football players Association (JPFA).
He succeeded Takeshi Okada as the manager of Consadole Sapporo at the beginning of the 2002 season. However, he was sacked after only seven matches.
The club was relegated to J. League Division 2 that season.
Then he coached Kokushikan University and Urawa Red Diamonds. He was a coach at Tokyo Verdy 1969 from 2006 to 2007. He was promoted to the manager of the club in 2008 but fired by the Verdy after the season.
He would later return in 2010 to coach Kokushikan University"s soccer club
He was called back to professional managing once more, as he was announced to lead Mito HollyHock from the 2011 season. After poor results leaving Mito in the relegation zone, he was sacked in the middle of the 2015 season.
He was signed to manage Division 3 team Gainare Tottori from the 2016 season. Individual Honors Team Honors.