Football: Kisnorbo leaves bottom club Marinos after 2 months at helm
Marinos, one of only two clubs along with Kashima Antlers never to be relegated out of the original 10 J-League members in 1993, sit six points off safety midway through this year's J1 campaign.
Head coach Hideo Oshima is in interim charge with the new manager yet to be decided.
Former head coach Kisnorbo initially took charge of Marinos on an interim basis on April 18 following the sacking of Steve Holland, a former England assistant manager who won just one of the club's opening 11 league games.
Marinos' struggles continued after Kisnorbo was promoted in May, losing the first six games across all competitions under the 44-year-old Australian including a 4-1 defeat against Al Nassr in the Asian Champions League Elite quarterfinals.
After two league wins, Marinos exited the Emperor's Cup in the second round on June 11 with a 2-0 home defeat to fourth-tier Rein Meer Aomori, followed by a damaging 1-0 loss on Sunday away to fellow J1 strugglers Albirex Niigata.
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