After playing an active role as an immovable guardian at Yamaha Motor, he also contributed to the promotion to J-League from JFL, and became a key player in the promotion to J-League at Kyoto Purple Sanga after transferring. After retiring, he coached as a GK coach and trained the next generation at Gamba Osaka and INAC Kobe Leonessa. He has been demonstrating his skills at FC Tokyo since 2019.