PSSI Officially Appoints Satoru Mochizuki As Women's National Team Coach

PSSI Chairman and new coach of the Indonesian Women's National Team, Satoru Mochizuki (VOI/Ulfa Gusti).

PSSI has appointed a Japanese coach, Satoru Mochizuki, to lead the Indonesian Women's National Team. It is hoped that Satoru will be able to bring the Indonesian Women's National Team to score achievements in the future.

The presence of Satoru as the new coach of the Indonesian Women's National Team was announced and welcomed by the general chairman of PSSI, Erick Thohir. At the inauguration ceremony held at the Danareksa Tower, Central Jakarta, Tuesday, February 20, 2024, Erick Thohir said that the strong reason for recruiting Satoru was because of his slick track record.

"Welcome Mr. Satoru Michizuki, a figure who has contributed to the development of Japanese women's football for approximately 10 years. Now, he will train Indonesian women's soccer," Erick Thohir said earlier on his personal Instagram.

Meanwhile, in his remarks at the inauguration ceremony, the chairman of PSSI said that the presence of Satoru Mochizuki as part of Indonesian football could not be separated from cooperation with the Japan Football Association (JFA).

"Alhamdulillah, in collaboration with JFA, we got the best figure. We are honored because coach Satoru Mochizuki, who already has a track record for holding the Japanese national team at the Olympics and even Germany and once presented world champion," said Erick Thohir.

Regarding Satoru Mochizuki's track record, he has successfully brought the Japanese Women's National Team ranked fourth at the Beijing Olympics (2008), won the FIFA Women's World Cup (2011), and runners-up at the London Olympics (2022).

Satoru also felt proud and grateful for the opportunity to lead the Indonesian Women's National Team. The coach said that this opportunity would be utilized optimally, especially since he said that the Indonesian Women's National Team had potential.

"I thank you and am very proud to be invited as the coach of the Indonesian Women's National Team. I am proud to be chosen as the head coach, I believe the Indonesian Women's National Team has extraordinary potential," said Satoru Mochizuki on the same occasion.