Is it Japan's second team? Liverpool Scouts, Ohmiya, who are connected with Park Ji-sung by QPR...The Power of the Red Bull Empire

Sep 23, 2025

Is it Japan's second team? Liverpool Scouts, Ohmiya, who are connected with Park Ji-sung by QPR...The Power of the Red Bull Empire



Is it Japan's second team? Liverpool Scouts, Ohmiya, who are connected with Park Ji-sung by QPR...The Power of the Red Bull Empire
A Japanese J2 (part 2) club reinforced one 'employee', and the past profile is huge.

On the club's official channel on the 22nd, Omiya Ardiza announced the appointment of former Norwich City sports director Stuart Webber as the head of the team's development department. According to the Omiya club, Weber oversees all aspects of the sports department, including team management, player recruitment, performance analysis, and youth development. We plan to work closely with coaches and management to establish and implement a clear sports philosophy. Weber has already arrived in Japan and will officially join the team on the 23rd.

Weber, a Welsh native, rose to prominence as a scout for the Wrexham youth team. In 2009, he joined Liverpool as a player recruitment director led by Rafael Benitez and worked for three years. In August 2012, he was appointed as scouting director for Queens Park Rangers (QPR) in the English Premier League. It almost coincides with the time when Park Ji-sung, who played for Manchester United, moved to QPR. At that time, QPR invested heavily in players and employees.




Weber served as sporting director of Norwich City from 2017 to 2023 after playing through Wolverhampton and Huddersfield. During this time Norwich were promoted to the Premier League on two occasions. Webber thinks it's a special opportunity and an interesting challenge to be involved in an ambitious project in Omiya. Omiya has all the essentials to become a leader in Japanese soccer."

Is it Japan's second team? Liverpool Scouts, Ohmiya, who are connected with Park Ji-sung by QPR...The Power of the Red Bull Empire
In the past, Ohmiya, which had Korean players such as Lee Chun-soo, Lee Keun-ho, Kim Young-kwon, Lee Ho, Park Won-jae, and Cho Young-chul, was acquired by Red Bull Group in November 2024 and changed the team name to RB (Red Bull) Ohmiya Ardiza. He won the J3 League (third division) in the 2024 season and has been directly promoted to the J2 League and is playing in the J2 League this season. 8th place as of the 30th round. Mario Gomez, former German national football striker who is the head of Red Bull Group football division, said "Based on his wealth of experience in the Premier League, he will help establish the standard of Red Bull football in Omiya's club gradually. We are confident that Weber's professionalism and leadership will help us take the next step towards the success of the club's future."

Meanwhile, Red Bull Global Soccer, which is similar to City Football Group (CFG), Manchester City's parent group, includes Omiya, Austria's Red Bull Salzburg, New York's Red Bulls, Germany's Leipzig, and Brazil's Red Bull Bragatino. Red Bull Group also purchased a stake in Premier League club Leeds United in May 2024.






This article was translated by Naver AI translator.