As coach Hidetaka Kawagoe (川越 英隆, born April 8, 1973), nicknamed "Goe",[1] is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher, and current the fourth squad pitching coach for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

[4] After that, he joined Nissan, and won the Intercity baseball tournament in his third year, winning the Most valuable player.

[3] After his retirement, Kawagoe was appointed as the second squad pitching coach of the Chiba Lotte Marines since 2012 season.

[3] He served as the pitching coach for the first and second squad until the 2022 season, but his departure was announced on October 6, 2022.

[7][8] On November 10, 2023, Kawagoe was appointed as the fourth squad pitching coach of the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.