Masayuki Okano
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Club career
Okano was born in Yokohama on 25 July 1972. After dropped out from Nihon University, he joined Urawa Reds in 1994. In 1990s, he played as forward in many matches from first season. In 2001 season, his opportunity to play decreased and he moved to Vissel Kobe in September. He played as midfielder from then. He returned to Urawa Reds in 2004. The club won the champions 2006 J1 League, 2005 and 2006 Emperor's Cup. In Asia, the club won 2007 AFC Champions League. In 2009, he moved to Hong Kong First Division League club TSW Pegasus. In July 2009, he returned to Japan and joined Japan Football League club Gainare Tottori. The club won the champions in 2010 and was promoted to J2 League. He retired end of 2013 season.
International career
In January 1995, he was selected by the Japan national team for the 1995 King Fahd Cup, but he did not play. On 20 September 1995, he debuted for the Japan national team against Paraguay. In 1996, he played at the 1996 Asian Cup. During 1998 World Cup qualification, in the final qualifier match for the 1998 World Cup against Iran, he scored the golden goal that took Japan to their first ever World Cup finals. At the 1998 World Cup, he played 29 minutes as a substitute against Croatia. He also played at the 1999 Copa America. This competition was his last game for Japan. He played 25 games and scored 2 goals for Japan until 1999.[1]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cupTemplate:Efn | League cupTemplate:Efn | Asia | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Urawa Reds | 1994 | J1 League | 35 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 40 | 3 | |
| 1995 | 44 | 5 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 47 | 5 | ||||
| 1996 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 2 | – | 46 | 15 | |||
| 1997 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 25 | 5 | |||
| 1998 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 36 | 8 | |||
| 1999 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2000 | J2 League | 26 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 32 | 7 | ||
| 2001 | J1 League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | ||
| Total | 211 | 36 | 17 | 5 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 43 | ||
| Vissel Kobe | 2001 | J1 League | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 13 | 3 | |
| 2002 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 30 | 1 | |||
| 2003 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | – | 31 | 1 | |||
| Total | 58 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 5 | ||
| Urawa Reds | 2004 | J1 League | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | – | 25 | 3 | |
| 2005 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | – | 31 | 1 | |||
| 2006 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2007 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2008 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 58 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 98 | 4 | ||
| TSW Pegasus | 2008/09 | First Division | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 14 | 1 | |
| Gainare Tottori | 2009 | Football League | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 1 | ||
| 2010 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 0 | ||||
| 2011 | J2 League | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2012 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 0 | ||||
| 2013 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 66 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 402 | 44 | 38 | 5 | 59 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 505 | 54 | ||
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 11 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 5 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 25 | 2 | |
- Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Okano goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 August 1996 | Nagai Stadium, Osaka, Japan | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Uruguay | flag alias = Flag of Uruguay.svg | flag alias-1828 = Flag of Uruguay (1828-1830).svg | link alias-naval = National Navy of Uruguay | flag alias-army = Flag of Uruguayan Army.svg | National Army of Uruguay | link alias-air force = Uruguayan Air Force | flag alias-air force = Flag of the Uruguayan Air Force.svg | link alias-navy = National Navy of Uruguay | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || align="center"|5–3 || align="center"|5–3 || Friendly | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 16 November 1997 | Larkin Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Iran | flag alias = Flag of Iran.svg | flag alias-official = Flag of Iran (official).svg | flag alias-1502 = Flag of Persia (1502-1524).svg | flag alias-1576 = Safavid Flag.svg | flag alias-1665 = Flag of Persia (1665).svg | flag alias-1736 = Nadir Shah Flag.svg | flag alias-1760 = Zand Dynasty flag.svg | border-1760 = | flag alias-1796 = Qajar Naval Ensign.svg | flag alias-1849 = Amir Kabir Flag.svg | flag alias-1907 = Flag of Persia (1907).svg | flag alias-1910 = Flag of Persia (1910-1925).svg | flag alias-1925 = State Flag of Iran (1925).svg | flag alias-1964 = State Flag of Iran (1964).svg | flag alias-air force = Flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force.svg | link alias-air force = Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force | flag alias-army = Flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army Ground Forces.svg | link alias-army = Islamic Republic of Iran Army Ground Forces | flag alias-navy = Flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy.svg | link alias-navy = Islamic Republic of Iran Navy | link alias-naval = Islamic Republic of Iran Navy | flag alias-military = Flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army.svg | link alias-military = Islamic Republic of Iran Army | flag alias-coast guard = Flag of the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution.svg | link alias-coast guard = Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant = | related1 = Persia | related2 = Pahlavi Iran | related3 = Qajar Iran
}} || align="center"|3–2 || align="center"|3–2 || 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification AFC play-off |
Honours
Urawa Red Diamonds
Gainare Tottori
Individual
- J.League Best XI: 1996
- J.League Fair Play Award: 1996
Professional wrestling championships
Notes
References
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External links
- Template:PAGENAMEBASE – FIFA competition record (archived)Template:EditAtWikidataTemplate:WikidataCheck
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- Japan National Football Team Database
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- Masayuki Okano Blog (Japanese)
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- 1972 births
- Living people
- Nihon University alumni
- Association football people from Kanagawa Prefecture
- Japanese men's footballers
- Japan men's international footballers
- Japanese expatriate men's footballers
- J1 League players
- J2 League players
- Japan Football League players
- Urawa Red Diamonds players
- Vissel Kobe players
- Hong Kong Pegasus FC players
- Gainare Tottori players
- 1995 King Fahd Cup players
- 1996 AFC Asian Cup players
- 1998 FIFA World Cup players
- 1999 Copa América players
- Hong Kong First Division League players
- Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Hong Kong
- Expatriate men's footballers in Hong Kong
- Men's association football midfielders
- Ironman Heavymetalweight Champions
- AFC Champions League Elite–winning players