Yuki Richard Stalph

Yuki Richard Stalph (Japanese: シュタルフ悠紀リヒャルト, romanized: Shutarufu Yūki Rihyaruto; born 4 August 1984) is a German-Japanese professional football manager and former player who is the current manager of J3 League club SC Sagamihara.

Yuki Richard Stalph

Personal information
Full name	Yuki Richard Stalph
Date of birth	(1984-08-04) 4 August 1984 (age 41)
Place of birth	Bochum, West Germany
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	SC Sagamihara (manager)
Youth career
2001	Wuppertaler SV U17
2001	YSCC Yokohama
2001	FC Zurich U21
2004	SC Wassenach
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2006	SG Brohltal Burgbrohl
2007–2008	Balestier Khalsa FC
2008–2009	Harrisburg City Islanders
2009–2010	SC Idar-Oberstein	3	(0)
2010–2011	Hekari United FC
2011	JEF Reserves	0	(0)
2012–2014	SC Idar-Oberstein
Managerial career
2019–2021	YSCC Yokohama
2022–2023	AC Nagano Parceiro
2023–2024	Thailand U20
2024–	SC Sagamihara
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early life

Stalph was born in Bochum, Germany to a Japanese mother and German father. Two years later, in March 1987, the family moved to Japan.

After graduating from high school in May 2003, Stalph moved to Zürich, Switzerland to kick-off his football career.

Playing career

Stalph previously played for Hekari United FC and before that he started for the SC Idar-Oberstein^[1] and Harrisburg City Islanders.^[2]

Managerial career

In June 2024, it was announced that Stalph would become the new manager of J3 League club SC Sagamihara, following this dismissal of Kazuyuki Toda.^[3]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 28 June 2025

Team	From	To	Record
			G	W	D	L	Win %
YSCC Yokohama	1 February 2019	31 January 2022	95	29	21	45	030.53
AC Nagano Parceiro	1 February 2022	27 August 2023	60	23	15	22	038.33
Thailand U20	1 December 2023	3 June 2024	2	1	1	0	050.00
SC Sagamihara	26 June 2024	Present	41	13	12	16	031.71
Total			198	66	49	83	033.33