Kenichi yatsuhashi biography for kids
In , Yatsuhashi came to New York to study art, first at ESL, then at the Art Students League on West 57th Street..
The 46-year-old coach of Ghana's Hearts of Oak was born in Japan but considers the United States—and New York City in particular—his adopted home.
Yatsuhashi's coaching career started in where he worked with various youth clubs in the city, and he would go on to coach in the USA for
Brian Sciaretta shares his story here.
December 16, 2015
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GHANAIAN GIANT Hearts of Oak had hit a snag.
A club with an impressive history that includes 20 Ghanaian-league titles and 10 Ghanaian FA Cup titles, Hearts of Oak in 2000 had claimed the CAF Champions League as Africa’s best team.
Twice before it was the runner-up. But since 2009 it had not earned any silverware at all, and when it came time to find an all-important new coach this past October, 46-year-old Kenichi Yatsuhashi was the man tasked with the turnaround.
Yatsuhashi, mind you, was hardly the obvious choice: At at the time of his appointment, he had never before coached at the professional level.
Most of his coaching experience, in fact, had come at the U.S. collegiate level, and not at