Tomo Sugawara (菅原 智, Sugawara Tomo, born June 3, 1976) is a former Japanese football player, he is currently assistant manager of Vissel Kobe.
[1][2] From 1996, he played many matches as defensive midfielder and center back.
However the club was relegated to J2 in a year and his opportunity to play decreased from 2009.
He was well known for receiving a red card from the referee Jumpei Iida and being sent off in just 9 seconds after the kick-off of J2 League match between Tokyo Verdy and Sagan Tosu, held on April 15, 2009.
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