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SINGAPORE: BG Tampines Rovers’ Japanese coach Katsuhito Kinoshi has resigned less than two weeks after his appointment at the club.<\/p>\n
In a Facebook post on Wednesday (Apr 15), the club announced that Kinoshi has stepped down from his role with “immediate effect due to family reasons”.<\/p>\n
Kinoshi was only recently appointed on Apr 3.<\/p>\n
The club’s general manager and goalkeeper coach William Phang will step in as interim head coach until the end of the 2025-2026 season.<\/p>\n
Phang, who has been with the club since 2017, said that he has always been “willing and ready to step forward when the club requires it”.<\/p>\n
“I am hence excited and honoured to lead the team in these last six matches, and look to guide the team through this ongoing title race,” Phang added.<\/p>\n
BG Tampines Rovers said the club is with Phang as it looks to finish the remainder of its Singapore Premier League campaign strongly.<\/p>\n
The club is currently second in the league behind Lion City Sailors, and has played a game less.<\/p>\n
As head coach at the club, Kinoshi oversaw two matches – one defeat and one win.<\/p>\n
According to the Straits Times, during Kinoshi’s brief tenure at BG Tampines Rovers, the club was fined for breaching rules and is facing an investigation in a case involving the Japanese coach.<\/span><\/p>\n It reported in April that BG Tampines Rovers was fined S$2,000 by the Football Association of Singapore after Kinoshi, an “unauthorised individual”, was seen entering an official area during a Singapore Premier League match before his official appointment.<\/span><\/p>\n