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Takeshi Okada (岡田 武史, Okada Takeshi, born August 25, 1956) is a Japanese former football player and manager. He played for and managed the Japan national team.

Takeshi Okada
岡田 武史

25 May 2010
Personal information
Date of birth	(1956-08-25) 25 August 1956 (age 66)
Place of birth	Osaka, Osaka, Japan
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	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
Honours Furukawa Electric Winner Japan Soccer League 1985/86 Winner JSL Cup 1982 Winner JSL Cup 1986 Runner-up Emperor's Cup 1984
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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 coaching career at Furukawa Electric (later JEF United Ichihara) in 1990. In 1995, he became a coach for Japan national team. During 1998 World Cup qualification Final round in October 1997, Japan's manager Shu Kamo was sacked and Okada named new manager. In November, Okada led Japan to won qualify for 1998 World Cup first time in Japan's history. At 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 won J2 League and promoted the club to J1 League. He resigned end of 2001 season. In 2003, he signed with Yokohama F. Marinos. The club won the league champions and he was also selected 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 was suffered a cerebral infarction. In December, Okada was named a new manager for Japan. In 2008, he selected new young player, Atsuto Uchida, Shinji Kagawa, Yuto Nagatomo, Keisuke Honda, Shinji Okazaki and so on. In 2009, Japan won to qualify for 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 unknowns into a slick passing, talented squad of youngsters.[2] He resigned after 2010 World Cup. In November, he was selected AFC Coach of the Year awards.^{[citation needed]}

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.^{[citation needed]}

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[6]

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

Appearances and goals by national team and year[1]

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

[7]

Team	From	To	Record
			G	W	D	L	Win %
Japan national team	1997	1998	15	5	4	6	033.33
Consadole Sapporo	1999	2001	106	58	16	32	054.72
Yokohama F. Marinos	2003	2006	113	52	32	29	046.02
Japan national team	2007	2010	50	26	13	11	052.00
Total			284	141	65	78	049.65

Honors

As player

Furukawa Electric

• Japan Soccer League: 1985–86
• Asian Club Championship: 1986

Individual

• Japan Soccer League Best Eleven: 1985–86

As Manager

Yokohama F. Marinos

• J.League Division 1: 2003, 2004

Individual

• AFC Coach of the Month: November 1997[8]
• J.League Manager of the Year: 2003, 2004
• AFC Coach of the Year: 2010
• Japan Football Hall of Fame: Inducted in 2019

References

External links

• Takeshi Okada – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Takeshi Okada at National-Football-Teams.com
• Japan National Football Team Database
• Takeshi Okada at J.League (in Japanese)
• Biography(in Japanese)

На других языках

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[de] Takeshi Okada

Takeshi Okada (jap. 岡田 武史, Okada Takeshi; * 25. August 1956 in Osaka) ist ein ehemaliger japanischer Fußballspieler und heutiger -trainer.

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- [en] Takeshi Okada

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[es] Takeshi Okada

Takeshi Okada (岡田 武史, Okada Takeshi ?, Osaka, 25 de agosto de 1956) es un exfutbolista y entrenador japonés.[2][3] Ha sido el seleccionador de Japón en las Copas Mundiales de 1998 y 2010.

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[fr] Takeshi Okada

Takeshi Okada (岡田 武史, Okada Takeshi?) est un footballeur japonais, né le 25 août 1956 à Osaka.

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[it] Takeshi Okada

Takeshi Okada (gia. 岡田 武史; Osaka, 25 agosto 1956) è un allenatore di calcio ed ex calciatore giapponese, ex commissario tecnico della Nazionale nipponica.

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[ru] Окада, Такэси

Такэси Окада (яп. 岡田 武史; род. 25 августа 1956[1], Осака) — японский футболист и тренер. С 2007 по 2010 год являлся главным тренером сборной Японии по футболу. Становился у руля национальной сборной Японии 2 раза, возглавлял сборную в финальной стадии Чемпионатов мира 1998 г. во Франции и 2010 г. в ЮАР (вывел сборную Японии в 1/8 финала, где она уступила Парагваю лишь в серии пенальти). В настоящее время — главный тренер японского футбольного клуба «Имабари».

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