Full name Takeshi Okada Weight 70 kg Name Takeshi Okada | Playing position Role Football player Position Defender, Midfielder 1972–1974 Tennoji High School Height 1.75 m | |
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Date of birth (1956-08-25) August 25, 1956 (age 59) Similar People Alberto Zaccheroni, Keisuke Honda, Philippe Troussier, Yasuhito Endo, Javier Aguirre | ||
World cup 2010 japanese football coach takeshi okada talks about the danish team
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.
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- World cup 2010 japanese football coach takeshi okada talks about the danish team
- Popular Takeshi Okada Japan videos
- International career
- Coaching career
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Popular Takeshi Okada & Japan videos
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.
He signed a contract with Chinese Super League side Hangzhou Greentown on 14 December 2011. He extended his contract for two years in the end of 2012 season. However, he resigned from Hangzhou on 5 November 2013. In 2014, he bought a majority stake in FC Imabari.