Taka Minowa
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| Full name | Takayuki Minowa | ||||||
| Nickname | Taka | ||||||
| Nationality | Japanese | ||||||
| Born | Takayuki Minowa 8 September 1991 Fukui Prefecture, Japan | ||||||
| Hometown | Sabae, Fukui | ||||||
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| Current team | Aisin Tealmare Hekinan | ||||||
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Takayuki Minowa (蓑輪 貴幸, Minowa Takayuki; born 8 September 1991) is a Japanese volleyball coach whose last role as a head with Philippine women's club Akari Chargers of the Premier Volleyball League from 2024 to 2025.
Early life
Takayuki Minowa was born on 8 September 1991 in the Fukui Prefecture in Japan and attended Chukyo University and the graduate school of Kokushikan University.[1] Minowa played for the former's volleyball team.[2]
Career
Saitama Ageo Medics
Minowa was part of the Saitama Ageo Medics coaching staff for seven seasons. While still a student at Kokushikan, Minowa was appointed as coach in the club in 2015.[3] He left in July 2022.[4]
Japan women's
The Japan women's national volleyball team had Minowa as an assistant coach for their campaign in the 2022 AVC Cup for Women.[4]
Liaoning Donghua
Minowa was an assistant coach for Liaoning Donghua, the Chinese club which took part at the 2023 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship.[5]
Nxled Chameleons
Minowa moved to the Philippines to become head coach of newly formed Premier Volleyball League team Nxled Chameleons in 2023.[6][7]
In December 2023, Akari Lighting & Technology promoted Minowa to Director of Volleyball Operations for both Nxled and the Akari Chargers while retaining his lead coaching role with the former.[8] He coached Nxled for the 2024 All-Filipino Conference.
Akari Chargers
Ahead the inaugural 2024 draft and the 2024 Reinforced Conference, Nxled had a player swap with its sister team Akari. Minowa became the head coach of Akari as part of the reshuffle.[9] He led Akari to its first ever runner-up finish.[10][11] He announced his departure on 31 May 2025.[12][13]
Aisin Tealmare Hekinan
In August 2025, Minowa returned to Japan to join Aisin Tealmare Hekinan of the men's division of the V.League as an assistant coach[14]
Philippines women's U18
Minowa led the Philippines women's national under-19 team which played in 2024 Asian Women's U18 Volleyball Championship[15]
Philippines women's
Minowa was appointed as head coach of the Philippines women's national team. He took on the role from July 1, 2026 and is expected to guide the team in the 2026 Asian Games.[16]
Personal life
Minowa is married to Jaja Santiago who was a former Philippine national volleyball team player since 2022.[17][18] He first met Santiago in 2018 when his future wife was with Saitama Ageo Medics as a player and he was a coach with the aforementioned team.[19] Santiago is also known as Sachi Minowa after she obtained her Japanese citizenship in 2024.[20]
References
- ↑ "コーチ 蓑輪貴幸". Saitama Ageo Medics. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ↑ "2013年度・第39回西日本大学バレーボール大学男子選手権大会". Volleyball Magazine (in Japanese). 1 July 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ↑ "上尾 コーチに蓑輪貴幸氏が就任". Volleyball Magazine (in Japanese). 15 December 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- 1 2 Valencia, Justin (27 August 2022). "Taka Minowa gushes about Jaja Santiago: 'I'm so happy. I love her'". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ↑ "CHN - Liaoning Donghua Women's VC - Players". SMM Sport. Asian Volleyball Confederation. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2024 – via Facebook.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Agcaoili, Lance (12 October 2023). "PVL: Taka Minowa looks to learn more about Filipino culture in PH stint". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ↑ Dannug, Jonash (24 September 2023). "Nxled taps Jaja Santiago's husband as head coach". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- ↑ Demigillo, Kiko (28 December 2023). "Taka Minowa promoted to Akari, Nxled volleyball director". OneSports.ph. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ↑ Garcia, John Mark (20 May 2024). "PVL allows swap of players, coaches between sister teams Akari, Nxled". Spin.ph. Archived from the original on 24 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ↑ Dukha, Angel III (1 September 2024). "Akari, albeit in a controversial way, streaks to its first PVL finals". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ↑ Garcia, John Mark (6 September 2024). "Taka Minowa rues hostile PVL Finals crowd 'an insult to volleyball'". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ↑ Dannug, Jonash (31 May 2025). "Taka Minowa bids farewell to Akari after historic rise". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
- ↑ Dukha, Angel III (12 May 2025). "Tina Salak now has reins as Akari chases maiden PVL crown". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
- ↑ Garcia, John Mark (19 August 2025). "Taka Minowa returns to coaching in Japan V.League". Spin.ph. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ↑ Agcaoili, Lance (5 June 2024). "Alas Pilipinas girls set for two U-18 tournaments". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ↑ Toledo, Jerome (29 June 2026). "Jia De Guzman, Bryan Bagunas Headline Alas Asian Games Pool". All-Star. Conquest Media Corporation. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
- ↑ Mallari, Gab (9 July 2023). "Jaja Santiago celebrates first wedding anniversary with Japanese husband Taka Minowa". OneSports.ph. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ↑ Agcaoili, Lance (20 August 2024). "Taka Minowa vows to back Jaja Santiago as federation switch looms". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ↑ Tuazon, Nikko (27 August 2022). "Jaja Santiago engaged to Japanese coach Taka Minowa". PEP.ph (in Filipino). Philippine Entertainment Portal, Inc. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ↑ "Taka Minowa upbeat to see wife Jaja Santiago play for Japan in the future". Manila Bulletin. 18 August 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.