Takeshi Okada
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Template:Infobox football biography
Script error: No such module "Nihongo". is a Japanese football manager and former player who played as a defender. He is currently the owner of FC Imabari
Club career
.jpg){kind=link}
Okada was born in Osaka on August 25, 1956. After graduating from Waseda University, he joined Japan Soccer League (JSL) club Furukawa Electric in 1980. In 1982, the club won 1982 JSL Cup. In 1986, the club won JSL and JSL Cup and he was selected Best Eleven. The club also won 1986 Asian Club Championship. This is the first Asian champions as Japanese club. He retired in 1990. He played 189 games and scored 9 goals in the league.
International career
On June 9, 1980, Okada debuted for Japan national team against Hong Kong. In 1982, he selected Japan for 1982 Asian Games. At the Asian Games, he played two games and scored a goal against South Korea. He also played in the 1980 Summer Olympics qualification and in the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification. He played 24 games and scored 1 goal for Japan until 1985.[1]
Coaching career
After retirement, Okada started his coaching career at Furukawa Electric (later JEF United Ichihara) in 1990. In 1995, he became a coach for the Japan national team. During the 1998 World Cup qualification Final round in October 1997, Japan's manager Shu Kamo was sacked and Okada was named his successor. In November, Okada led Japan to qualify for the 1998 World Cup for the first time in Japan's history. At the 1998 World Cup, Japan lost all 3 matches and he resigned after the World Cup.
In 1999, Okada signed with J2 League club Consadole Sapporo. In 2000, he led the club to win the J2 League and promoted the club to the J1 League. He resigned at the end of the 2001 season. In 2003, he signed with Yokohama F. Marinos. The club won the league title and he was also awarded Best Manager for 2 years in a row in 2003 and 2004. From 2005, the club performance was sluggish and he resigned in August 2006.
In November 2007, Japan national team manager Ivica Osim suffered a cerebral infarction. In December, Okada was named a new manager for Japan. In 2008, he selected numerous new young players, including Atsuto Uchida, Shinji Kagawa, Yuto Nagatomo, Keisuke Honda, Shinji Okazaki and many others. In 2009, Japan qualified for the 2010 World Cup. Okada gained worldwide attention for leading Japan to ninth-place finish in the 2010 World Cup. He was commended for turning his Japanese team of young, inexperienced players into a slick passing, talented squad of youngsters.[2] He resigned after the 2010 World Cup. In November, he was awarded AFC Coach of the Year.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Okada signed a contract with Chinese Super League side Hangzhou Greentown on 14 December 2011.[3] He extended his contract for two years in the end of 2012 season. However, he resigned from Hangzhou on 5 November 2013.[4]
In November 2014, he bought a majority stake in FC Imabari and became a chairman of the club.[5] In March 2016, he became a vice-president of Japan Football Association and served until March 2018.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Emperor's Cup | JSL Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Furukawa Electric | 1980 | JSL Division 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||||
| 1981 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||||||
| 1982 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||||||
| 1983 | 15 | 1 | 15 | 1 | ||||||
| 1984 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||||||
| 1985–86 | 22 | 4 | 22 | 4 | ||||||
| 1986–87 | 21 | 1 | 21 | 1 | ||||||
| 1987–88 | 22 | 1 | 22 | 1 | ||||||
| 1988–89 | 21 | 1 | 21 | 1 | ||||||
| 1989–90 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 189 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 191 | 10 | ||
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1982 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1983 | 7 | 0 | |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 24 | 1 | |
Managerial statistics
- As of match played 3 November 2013Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||||||
| Japan | Template:Flagicon | 5 October 1997 | 31 July 1998 | |||||||||
| Consadole Sapporo | Template:Flagicon | 1 February 1999 | 31 January 2002 | |||||||||
| Yokohama F.Marinos | Template:Flagicon | 1 February 2003 | 24 August 2006 | |||||||||
| Japan | Template:Flagicon | 10 December 2007 | 30 June 2010 | |||||||||
| Hangzhou Greentown | Template:Flagicon | 15 December 2011 | 5 November 2013 | |||||||||
| Career Total | ||||||||||||
Honours
As player
Furukawa Electric
Individual
- Japan Soccer League Best Eleven: 1985–86
As Manager
Yokohama F. Marinos
Individual
- AFC Coach of the Month: November 1997[7]
- J.League Manager of the Year: 2003, 2004
- AFC Coach of the Year: 2010
- Japan Football Hall of Fame: Inducted in 2019[8]
References
<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />
- ↑ a b Japan National Football Team Database
- ↑ BBC world cup report, summary on Japan's performance
- ↑ 冈田武史正式成为杭州绿城主帅 Script error: No such module "webarchive".Template:In lang
- ↑ 杭州绿城官方宣布冈田武史明年不再担任球队主帅 Template:In lang
- ↑ japantimes.co.jp
- ↑ Single source here, if player is inactive. If player has not retired, move source next to "Updated" template.
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
External links
- Script error: No such module "String"./index.html Template:PAGENAMEBASE – FIFA competition record (archived)Template:EditAtWikidataTemplate:WikidataCheck
- Template:NFT
- [1]
- Template:J.League manager
- Biography Script error: No such module "webarchive".Template:In lang
- Template:Instagram
Script error: No such module "navboxes". Script error: No such module "national squad". Template:Japan squad 2010 FIFA World CupScript error: No such module "navboxes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Script error: No such module "navboxes". Template:1985–86 Japan Soccer League Team of the Year Script error: No such module "Navbox". Template:J.League winning managers Template:AFC Coach of the Year recipientsScript error: No such module "navboxes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Script error: No such module "navboxes". Script error: No such module "Football manager history". Template:Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo managers Script error: No such module "Football manager history".Script error: No such module "navboxes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Script error: No such module "Authority control".
- Pages with script errors
- Pages with broken file links
- 1956 births
- Living people
- Waseda University alumni
- Association football people from Osaka
- Japanese men's footballers
- Japan men's international footballers
- Japan Soccer League players
- JEF United Chiba players
- Japanese football managers
- Japanese expatriate football managers
- J1 League managers
- J2 League managers
- Japan national football team managers
- Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo managers
- Yokohama F. Marinos managers
- Zhejiang Professional F.C. managers
- Expatriate football managers in China
- Japanese expatriate sportspeople in China
- 1998 FIFA World Cup managers
- 2010 FIFA World Cup managers
- Footballers at the 1982 Asian Games
- Men's association football defenders
- FC Imabari
- Asian Games footballers for Japan
- 20th-century Japanese sportsmen