Guido Buchwald

Date of birth: 24.01.1961 Place of birth: Berlin Height: 1,88m Games for Urawa Red Diamonds: 147 Goals for Urawa Red Diamonds: 11 Jersey numbers for Urawa Red Diamonds: 6, 12 Time in Japan: VfB's honorary captain Guido Buchwald combines a total of six successful years as a player, coach and sports director in Japan. After moving from VfB Stuttgart to Urawa Red Diamonds, he made 147 appearances as a player from 1994 to 1998. In the early 2000s, he returned to the club as a consultant before taking over as coach from 2004 to 2007. After two runner-up finishes (2004 & 2005) and a cup win in 2005, Buchwald celebrated the Japanese treble of championship, cup and Super Cup in the 2005/06 season and was consequently voted Coach of the Year 2006 in Japan.