We are pleased to announce that Mr. Mikami Taisho has been appointed as the new Senior Manager of the Football Division.

Profile of Hirokatsu Mikami
■Date of birth: September 17, 1971 (54 years old)
■Birthplace: Hokkaido
■Career:
1996-1997 Montedio Yamagata Corporation Establishment Preparation Office
1998-1999.3 Yamagata Prefecture Sports Promotion 21st Century Association
1999.7～ Hokkaido Football Club/ Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
2013-2022 General Manager
2014-2025 Representative Director of Consadole Hokkaido Sports Club General Incorporated Association
2022-2025.3 Representative Director Manager
April 2023 - April 2025 President and CEO of Machi no Mirai Co., Ltd.
April 2024 - April 2025: Member of the Technical Committee of the Japan Football Association

■Comments from the person himself
"I am Mikami, the newly appointed football director of GAMBA OSAKA Football.
First of all, I would like to express my deepest respect to all those who have supported GAMBA OSAKA up until now.
While carefully inheriting what has been built up over our long history, we will work together with everyone involved with the club to strive to achieve the victory that GAMBA OSAKA aspires to.
I am confident that, together with you, we can win titles and create a future for the club that looks to the world.
Furthermore, when I watched a match at Panasonic Stadium Suita in the 2025 season, I was deeply impressed by the overwhelming atmosphere that filled the stadium and the passion of the supporters who powerfully supported the team. The passion I felt there led to a strong desire to work as a member of GAMBA OSAKA, to walk alongside the supporters, and to share their joys together.
We will do our utmost to help GAMBA OSAKA move forward even more strongly, so we ask for your continued support and encouragement.