The new directors of Hirosaki's civic teams "Brandue Hirosaki" and "Hirosaki Alledz" have been decided.

Both teams were founded in 2012. We will work together for the purpose of Hirosaki's development and social contribution through sports.

Brandue Hirosaki is a soccer club team aiming to join the J League. Mr. Takeshi Yoshimoto, a former J-Leger who belonged to Nagoya Grampus Eight etc., served as director from the beginning, and it was reported that the contract expired on November 1, last year.

The new director was announced on December 31, last year as Natsuyuki Naito. Mr. Naito is a former J-Leaguer from Nara, and has been active in Kashima Antlers and FC Tokyo. He retired in 2003 and has been a coach and coach of club teams such as Sagan Tosu and Montedio Yamagata.

Mr. Nobufumi Kurobe of Brandue Hirosaki says, "Shin Naito is one of the people who has a good reputation for training young players and has long been in the soccer field. I want you to convey various experiences to young people." ..

Hirosaki Alledz is a club team of adult baseball that aims to "produce as a professional baseball player from Hirosaki's team" and "be the number one in Japan". In 2015, former professional baseball pitcher Masaru Imaseki was appointed as the coach, and the following year he won his first victory at the All Japan Club Baseball Championship, and last year he was selected by the club team as the first "Minister for Health and Energy Affairs".

Imekiseki retired at the end of December last year because he prioritized public affairs as a city employee. The new director announced on January 13 with team representative Ryota Kubo. Mr. Kubo will also serve as a representative and a director to lead the team.

Kubo says, "The team has a high ability for each player. We want to keep each conversation important and to have a team with autonomy. The goal is Japan's number one."

Alleds Hirosaki's first official match will be the Aomori Prefecture tournament in the first baseball qualifiers for city competition in early May.