Former Glasgow Celtic and Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager Wim Jansen is joining his fellow Dutchman and new Urawa Reds manager Hans Ooft at the J. League club next season, Urawa announced Friday.
Jansen, 55, guided Celtic to the Scottish League title in 1998 after spells in charge of his old Dutch League club Feyenoord in 1991-92, the Saudi Arabia national team in 1994 and J. League club Sanfrecce in 1995-96.
Jansen and Ooft were teammates at Feyenoord when the two played alongside each other in the late 1960s and early '70s. Jansen signed a one-year contract with the Reds starting from Feb. 1.
Ogura to stand
Japan Football Association vice president Junji Ogura will stand for one of the two FIFA executive committee memberships available from Asia in an election to be held at the Asian Football Confederation congress next May, the JFA announced Thursday in Tokyo.
The deadline for candidates to apply is March 10 -- two months before the May 10 election in Kuala Lumpur. The period of service will be four years.
Two spots on the FIFA executive committee are chosen from the AFC, from which Worawi Makudi of Thailand and Abudullah K. Al-Dabal of Saudi Arabia are currently serving. Saudi Arabia and Thailand have both reportedly shown interest in retaining the positions for another term.
Japan has previously stood for the FIFA position on three occasions but lost out each time.
Edmundo extends deal Former Brazil international Edmundo has renewed his contract with Tokyo Verdy 1969 for another year, the J. League Division One club announced Friday.
Edmundo joined Verdy at the end of October, helping to rescue the then bottom-dwelling J. League club to secure its spot in the division for next season.
Verdy also extended the contract of manager Yukitaka Omi for another season.