Takeshi Okada

Takeshi Okada
Personal information
Full name Takeshi Okada
Date of birth (1956-08-25) August 25, 1956
Place of birth Osaka, Japan
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Defender
Youth career
1972–1974 Tennoji High School
1976–1979 Waseda University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980–1990 Furukawa Electric 189 (9)
Total 189 (9)
National team
1980–1985 Japan 24 (1)
Teams managed
1997–1998 Japan
1999–2001 Consadole Sapporo
2003–2006 Yokohama F. Marinos
2007–2010 Japan
2012–2013 Hangzhou Greentown

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Takeshi Okada (岡田 武史 Okada Takeshi, born August 25, 1956) is a former Japanese football player and manager was head coach of the Japan national football team 1997-1998 and 2007-2010.

International career

Okada played 24 games and scored one goal for the Japan national football team between 1980 and 1985.

Coaching career

He coached Japan at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, later Consadole Sapporo (1999–2001) and Yokohama F. Marinos (2003–2006).

Okada was named Japan's head coach in December 2007 to replace Ivica Osim, who suffered a stroke. He was succeeded in 2010 by Alberto Zaccheroni.

Okada gained worldwide attention for leading Japan to ninth-place finish in the FIFA World Cup 2010. He was commended for turning his Japanese team of young, inexperienced unknowns into a slick passing, talented squad of youngsters.[1]

He signed a contract with Chinese Super League side Hangzhou Greentown on 14 December 2011.[2] He extended his contract for two years in the end of 2012 season. However, he resigned from Hangzhou on 5 November 2013.[3]

Club statistics

Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J. League Cup Total
1980Furukawa ElectricJSL Division 1140140
1981170170
1982180180
1983151151
1984170170
1985224224
1986–87211211
1987–88221221
1988–89211211
1989–9022120241
Country Japan 1899002019110
Total 1899002019110

National team statistics

Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
198030
198150
198221
198370
198440
198530
Total241

Managerial statistics

[4]

Team From To Record
GWDLWin %
Consadole Sapporo 1999 2001 106 58 16 32 54.72
Yokohama F. Marinos 2003 2006 113 52 32 29 46.02
Total 219 110 48 61 50.23

Honors

As player

Team

Football Player and Manager

Individual

Team

References

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