Masaki Hemmi
![]() Hemmi with the Chicago Red Stars in 2024 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Masaki Hemmi | ||
Date of birth | August 14, 1986 | ||
Place of birth | Tokyo, Japan | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Real Colorado Foxes | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2009 | Colorado Mines Orediggers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2008 | Colorado Rapids U-23 | 32 | (2) |
2009 | Portland Timbers U23s | 13 | (2) |
2010 | Viktoria Arnoldsweiler | ||
2011 | Sevilla FC Puerto Rico | 8 | (0) |
2011 | FB Gulbene | 11 | (2) |
2012 | Rochester Rhinos | 2 | (1) |
2013– | Real Colorado Foxes | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 3, 2013 |
Masaki Hemmi (辺見 昌樹, Henmi Masaki, born August 14, 1986) is a Japanese former footballer who is an assistant coach for the Chicago Red Stars of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).
Early Life
[edit]Hemmi was born and raised in Tokyo, Japan and moved to Carlsbad, New Mexico when he was 16 years old.[1] He played collegiate soccer at Colorado School of Mines for two seasons before transferring to the University of New Mexico in his junior year. After retiring from playing soccer, Hemmi returned to Colorado to finish his degree and began coaching a youth club, Real Colorado, in Denver.
Coaching Career
[edit]Chicago Red Stars, 2023 - Present
[edit]In January 2024, the Chicago Red Stars announced the hiring of Masaki Hemmi as an assistant coach for the club, joining head coach Lorne Donaldson.[2]
New Mexico United, 2022 - 2024
[edit]Hemmi served as first assistant coach and director of player personnel with the United Soccer League (USL) club New Mexico United.[2] In 2023, Hemmi was announced the interim coach of the New Mexico United following the departure of then-head coach Zach Prince.[3]
INAC Kobe, 2021
[edit]In 2021, Hemmi worked as the associate head coach for INAC Kobe of the Japanese Professional Women's Soccer League (WE League) in the lead-up to the Tokyo Olympics for one season.[2][4]
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "NEW MEXICO UNITED ANNOUNCES ADDITION OF FIRST ASSISTANT COACH MASAKI MAC HEMMI". New Mexico United. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
- ^ a b c Salazar, Emmanuel (2024-01-11). "Red Stars Add Masaki Hemmi to Coaching Staff". Chicago Red Stars. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
- ^ "New Mexico United embracing interim head coach". KRQE NEWS 13 - Breaking News, Albuquerque News, New Mexico News, Weather, and Videos. 2023-06-08. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
- ^ "Masaki Hemmi - Men's Soccer Coach". University of Denver Athletics. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
- 1986 births
- Living people
- Japanese men's footballers
- Japanese expatriate men's footballers
- Colorado Rapids U-23 players
- Capital FC players
- Sevilla FC Puerto Rico players
- FB Gulbene players
- Rochester New York FC players
- Real Colorado Foxes players
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Expatriate men's footballers in Puerto Rico
- Expatriate men's footballers in Latvia
- Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Latvia
- USL League Two players
- USL Championship players
- Men's association football midfielders
- Japanese football midfielder, 1980s birth stubs