Former Japan manager Hans Ooft completed his first regular season with the Urawa Reds at the end of last month.
The Reds finished in 11th place in the first stage and then surprised their fans with a nine-game unbeaten streak at the beginning of the second stage. The boys in red briefly took the Division One lead in October.
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