Blaublitz Akita
Sugiyama was the academy coach of Urawa Reds from 2004 until 2009, and head coach of Albirex Niigata Singapore from 2010 until 2013. During his time in Singapore, he won the S.League Coach Of The Year award in 2011, the same year he guided his team to win the Singapore League Cup and finalist of the Singapore Cup. In August 2014, he signed with Thai club Ayutthaya and managed the club until November. In 2015, he returned to Japan and became a coach at Kashiwa Reysol. In 2016, he moved to Thailand and signed with BBCU. He managed the club until April. In April 2016, he moved to Chainat Hornbill and managed the club until June. In 2017, he returned to Japan and signed with J3 League club Blaublitz Akita. The club won the champions in 2017 J3 League. However the club results were bad in 2018 season and he was sacked in July 2018. In 2019, he signed with Japan Football League club Nara Club.