Former Japan National Team Mike Havener retires from playing at Yokohama Marinos by urdu jahan
Former Japan National Team Mike Havener retires from playing at Yokohama Marinos
Former Japan national football team FW Mike Havenaar (35) announced his retirement through a management company on the 5th. After leaving J2 Kofu for the 2020 season, he played in the Tokai Social League.
Born in Hiroshima prefecture. He is 195 cm tall and has scored 4 goals in 18 games for the Japanese national team. In the J-League, he played for Yokohama M, Fukuoka, Tosu, Kofu, Kobe and Sendai, as well as Vitesse and Den Haag in his father Dido's home country of the Netherlands.
Is there a limit to “urban revitalization through sports”?
Ange Violet Hiroshima, who finished in the bottom of the Nadeshiko League Division 1 in the 2022 season, was eliminated in the second round of the Empress's Cup on December 4th. Finished the last official match. For the Hiroshima soccer world, the loss of a team in the women's amateur top league is a blow. 11 years after its establishment in 2012, why did the wings of "Angels" break?
The team grows, but the management...
Deputy captain Wakaho Kanda (25), from Minami-ku, Hiroshima, spoke about his love for his hometown at a ceremony after the final home game in October. She belonged to the team for a total of five seasons from 2015 and 2019, when she was a third-year high school student at Hiroshima Bunkyo Women's University. She said, ``I was born in Hiroshima, grew up in Hiroshima, and love Hiroshima. The purpose of preventing the outflow of local players was achieved.
Hot supporters also increased. Micchi, 38, a company employee living in Hiroshima who draws pixel art of the players, which has been used for official goods since 2019, said, "I'm close to the players, and I'm emotional when I know the image of a person who plays while working locally. One of the charms of Ange is that it can be immigrated.”
The team challenged the first round of the Empress's Cup in Tottori City on November 26, 2010. Captain Shinjo Mai (26)'s attack on the right side worked, and he himself scored with his right foot. They beat Okayama Yunogo Belle of the Nadeshiko League Division 2 with a comfortable score of 5-0.
We are with you" "We are the purple angels". It was the loud cheering of the supporters that gave the players a boost. He was unable to support his voice due to measures against the new coronavirus infection, but this day was the first lifting of the ban after the corona disaster. After the match, the angels happily performed a victory line dance to the cheers of the supporters, “We are ange, we are the winner.” Mirai Yamada, 10, a fourth-year elementary school student from the city of Hiroshima, said, "I cheered for the team with the intention of winning today. I want to be like my sisters, and they gave me the courage to do my best.
The second round of the Empress's Cup will be held in Fukui Prefecture on December 4th. About 40 supporters arrived at the venue the night before, taking chartered buses from Yokogawa Station in Nishi Ward. The team shot 13 shots, more than twice as many as their opponent, Toyo University, but lost 0-4 because they were one point away.
The team has finished all official games. After the final match of the league in October, vice-captain Kanda regretted saying, "We, the ones who deliver energy, cannot thank you enough for giving us energy. Together with the best supporters in Japan, we were unable to become the best in Japan." The relationship between players and supporters was ideal.
However, it is hard to say that management has developed along with the growth of the team. Tokie Kamimura, 64, chairman of the NPO Hiroshima Yokogawa Sports and Culture Club, said, "We've reached the limit of the idea of revitalizing the city through sports.
Eleven years ago, a citizen's baseball team set sail in the Yokokawa/Misasa area of Nishi Ward, which "started with an idea and momentum," said Tadashi Murakami, vice chairman of the board. The media jumped at it and emphasized that it was “Yokokawa’s team.” Later, there was a catchphrase that ``a women's soccer team was born in Yokokawa and grew up in Hiroshima,'' but a corporate official said, ``We have a strong sense that it is our own team, and we would like to spread the word by recruiting personnel from outside and collaborating with other regions. There are some things missing,” he recalls. Professor Mitsunori Fujiguchi (73) of the Department of Sports Management at Hiroshima University of Economics evaluated that it fits the community-based philosophy advocated by the J League. It could have been different," he said.
Although it contributed to the spread of women's soccer in the prefecture, well-equipped teams also appeared, making it difficult to recruit people for the lower organizations. Vice President Murakami, 76, said, "There was a manager who got angry that we couldn't form a team without a dedicated field. It was a reasonable opinion, and if we had it, it would be a source of funding and we could easily practice." Professor Fujiguchi asserts, ``We need a stadium and a practice field.
Donation stop bicycle operation
However, women's soccer in the prefecture is still in the process of spreading and lacks the ability to mobilize. Coach Mukai Yusuke (42) said, "In order for women's soccer to perform as well as men's soccer, it is necessary to widen the base and awareness and create a foundation." The weight of relying on sponsors has increased due to the new coronavirus. Koji Mitani, 63, the head of the organization's secretariat, said, "It's almost a miracle that Hiroshima, with its many professional sports teams, has supported us from a well-known company." However, in 2019, partly because the general donations stopped, the team management was "a bicycle operation with no clear prospects for the year," according to Hiromitsu Miyaji, deputy secretary general.
In a series of interviews, I often heard stories about amateur management, such as "I didn't know offside" and "I came this far with my thoughts." When the team was established, the slogan was “We will win the Nadeshiko League in 10 years.” However, few people had a concrete understanding of what was necessary for that purpose. Volunteer management is one of the best qualities of community-based teams. However, in order to support the angels, a sports team management professional with a long-term perspective was also necessary. "I couldn't do it when I had to turn it into a business," said Kamimura, but that doesn't mean I didn't try. However, before things could turn around, the corona crisis made the decision to cut off the team's lifeline.
Created regional ties
Some supporters are disappointed, saying, ``Is it really okay to lose what we have built up so far?'' What will the team of "Angels" leave for the future?
Individual and corporate sponsoring members were instrumental in managing the team. Membership fee income was approximately 9.4 million yen in fiscal 2014. In fiscal 2021, the number was nearly half, but one person who was an individual member from the beginning was Gov. Hidehiko Yuzaki, 57.
When the team was born 11 years ago, Governor Yuzaki decided to become a member because he felt that the team would lead women's football in Hiroshima and give hope and dreams to junior players.
Governor Yuzaki said, "I want everyone involved in women's soccer to connect with Ange's feelings and work hard to strengthen the team and develop players." "At that time, we can look back on Ange's achievements.
Yoshiaki Kato, 86, an adviser to the NPO Hiroshima Yokogawa Sports and Culture Club, who has served as vice president of Chugoku Electric Power Company, president of Chudenko, and president of the prefecture's athletic association, recalls, "I liked the children's tournament held before home games." “Boys are up to 3rd grade and girls are up to 4th grade, so there was a lot of excitement because there was a charm that children who usually couldn’t participate in games because there were senior students could play. Ange contributed greatly to the spread of soccer. I want someone to inherit it.”
Mr. Kato, who is also the supporting chairman of Sanfrecce Hiroshima. “I was hoping that the team would grow and become a women's team in Sunfreya. Like Governor Yuzaki, she praised ``Ange as the cornerstone of today's women's football in Hiroshima,'' and laughed, ``He demonstrated what he could do with the passion of the local citizens. .
On top of that, he remembered Koji Mitani, 63, the secretary general, who was looking for a practice field, and said, "It's hard to tell players to do their best when there's no place to practice right away. I deeply regret that there was no facility. Hiroshima Sports' weak point is the lack of various training grounds.
Takeyuki Yamashiro (69), auditor of the supermarket "Flesta", which originated in Yokokawa, Nishi Ward, evaluates from the perspective of town development. Ange Violet Hiroshima has been operated jointly by the local shopping street, the social welfare council, and the neighborhood association. How can we connect the local community while the connection between generations is lost due to aging and population decline? "I learned while supporting Ange that without that perspective, the city and companies will face difficulties in the future," he said.
What I came up with was the "Frestown concept." It is a concept of a community base that can be used by multiple generations, such as providing the facilities of each store in their spare time, such as radio gymnastics and club activity presentations. “Yokogawa has become a town where many generations are connected through the cooperation of local organizations in past redevelopment projects in front of the station.
Mr. Yamashiro says, "We should carefully pass on the NPO's concept of community development." The angels became a topic common to all people in the area, from children to the elderly, and gave birth to people coming into contact with each other. What the people of the Yokokawa-Misasa area built was a model of "urban development.
the will is inherited
Ange Violet Hiroshima will disband at the end of the 2022 season. However, the 11 years of progress that popularized Hiroshima women's soccer will be inherited by each team in the prefecture. In addition, attempts to explore the “survival” of “Angels” have also begun.
After the decision to disband, the team received various messages. The AICJ High School Women's Soccer Club held a practice match on September 11, and held up a panel that read, "Thank you for the 11 years of excitement. Sanfrecce Hiroshima's General Manager of Regina Business Headquarters Masayoshi Kubo also thanked them, saying, "He created the foundation as a pioneer of the Hiroshima women's football world. Without Ange, there might not have been a WE League Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina." On top of that, "The players were very close to their hometowns and expressed their gratitude. That's why they were loved and supported by the locals. I want Regina to be like that." I was determined.
The spirit of the team remains. In addition, in order to preserve the records and memories of the team, the NPO Hiroshima Yokogawa Sports Culture Club is working on a trial using a virtual space "Metaverse" on the Internet where you can enjoy conversations using personal computers and smartphones. Secretary General Koji Mitani (63) reveals, "I originally started because I wanted to do something about Ange." There are people who cannot go to the match venue not only because of the new coronavirus, but also because they have disabilities. "That's why I thought it would be interesting if everyone could watch the game on the Metaverse. I also thought it would be a good opportunity to increase the number of supporters and sponsors.
Adopted for Hiroshima City's "Vibrant Town Development Project" with subsidies, NTT Smart Connect produced it. It is scheduled to start in March next year. In a virtual space with the image of a mini stadium, it is planned to be able to watch past videos on the large monitor inside the stadium and view photos on the pitch. Mr. Mitani said, "I want to connect to the next one, and I want to be proud of Ange. Yokokawa people did something unprecedented. to,” he laughed.
In order to solve regional issues, we will also create a metaverse with the image of Yokogawa Station in Nishi Ward. The number of condominiums around the station has increased, and the population has increased, but exchanges between old and new residents have decreased. The number of foreigners working in the community is increasing, and places for multicultural coexistence are also needed. Therefore, I decided to set up a place for interaction in the virtual space and create a connection between residents. In the virtual space, the character is displayed as your alter ego, and you can interact without being conscious of age differences. The ideal would be for men and women of all ages to interact with each other and connect it to real-life venues such as neighborhood associations.
Planning meetings are also held in virtual space. Ryuji Shimonishi, 28, president of OTAGROUP, a planning company involved in the project, said, "I was surprised at how aggressive the elderly people were, who weren't even sure how to use their smartphones." NPO Vice President Tadashi Murakami, 76, said, "It's necessary to work on revitalizing the town, and I thought it would be interesting even for an elderly person like me."
Ange Violet Hiroshima would not have been born without the “Yokokawa temperament” that allows us to dive into new things with curiosity and curiosity. Without the sincere volunteer spirit of the people who participated in the operation, and the sponsor companies that supported the women's soccer team despite its underdevelopment, there would have been no challenge to the Nadeshiko League. Hiromitsu Miyaji, 45, deputy secretary general, added, "For the last two years, we were able to run the club because we had enthusiastic supporters.
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