Takashi Mizunuma (水沼 貴史, Mizunuma Takashi, born May 28, 1960) is a former Japanesefootball player and manager and football commentator. He played for Japan national team. His son Kota Mizunuma is also a footballer.
In 2006, Mizunuma became an assistant coach for Yokohama F. Marinos. In August, he became a manager as Takeshi Okada successor and managed the club this season. In 2007, he resigned a manager and returned an assistant coach. He left the club end of 2007 season.
After retirement
Between 1996 and January 2006, he appeared as a pundit on TBS show "Super Soccer" (where he had a guest appearance on the second broadcast, which was a player in activity). He was also in charge of JNN News no Mori's "World Soccer Paradise" section every Monday, and also appeared as a Monday commentator on the daytime variety show "Just". He was a soccer commentator for NBS on TV Kanagawa, and also a personality for "Kickoff !! F. Marinos" on TV Kanagawa until January 2006. He was also in charge of TBS Radio "Takashi Mizunuma no Sports Bomber!" between October 2002 and March 2003. Between 2003 and 2005, he coached his juniors as Hosei University coach at his alma mater. He also obtained an S-class license in 2004.
With a one-year contract from 1 February 2006 to 31 January 2007, he became the coach of Yokohama F. Marinos. Along with that, both"Super Soccer" and "Kick-off !! F. Marinos" shows were taken off the air. Furthermore, on 24 August 2006, he was appointed as a coach after Takeshi Okada resigned due to poor results. Although his team was prevented from being demoted to J2, he continued to be sluggish due to his inauguration without a concrete strategy, and decided to resign after the Emperor's Cup. In 2007, he became the coach of Yokohama F. Marinos again, but retired in one year. Mizunuma was the first former player from Marinos to become the coach of Yokohama F. Marinos.
In February 2008, it was announced that he would be reappointed as coach of the Hosei University Athletic Association Soccer Club.
In February 2010, he was a technical advisor to Tokyo 23 FC.
In addition, he wrote soccer commentary on sports channels such as SKY PerfecTV!, J Sports and wrote a column "Shūkyū 7 Days" every Saturday and Sunday on Yukan Fuji, and wrote "Mizunuma Takashi no Nice Middle!" on NumberWeb.
On January 22, 2012, he was elected as the director of Yokohama F. Marinos Old Boys at the Naoki Matsuda Memorial Game.