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Naoto Otake
大嶽 直人
Personal information
Full name Naoto Otake
Date of birth (1968-10-18) October 18, 1968 (age 55)
Place of birth Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Defender
Youth career
1984–1986 Tokai University Daiichi High School
1987–1990 Juntendo University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1997 Yokohama Flügels 188 (2)
1998–2001 Kyoto Purple Sanga 99 (3)
Total 287 (5)
National team
1994 Japan 1 (0)
Teams managed
2010–2012 Iga FC Kunoichi
2018–2021 Iga FC Kunoichi
2022–2023 Kagoshima United
Honours
Yokohama Flügels
Winner Emperor's Cup 1993
Runner-up Emperor's Cup 1997
Representing  Japan
AFC Asian Cup
Gold 1992 Japan
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Naoto Otake (大嶽 直人, Ōtake Naoto, born October 18, 1968) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team. His younger brother Masato was also a footballer.

Club career

Otake was educated at and played for Tokai University Daiichi High School and Juntendo University. After leaving the university, he joined the Japan Soccer League side All Nippon Airways in 1991. When Japan's first-ever professional league J1 League started in 1993, All Nippon Airways was transformed to Yokohama Flügels for whom he continued to play. The club won 1993 Emperor's Cup their first time in major title. In Asia, the club also won 1994–95 Asian Cup Winners' Cup. He moved to Kyoto Purple Sanga at the beginning of 1998 season and retired from the game as a Sanga player in 2001.

National team career

He was capped once for the Japan national team when he played in a friendly against Australia on September 27, 1994 at the Tokyo National Stadium. He was also a member of the Japan team that won the 1992 Asian Cup but did not play in the tournament.

Coaching career

After retirement, Otake started coaching career at Kyoto Purple Sanga (later Kyoto Sanga FC) in 2002. Through Yokohama F. Marinos coach, He signed with L.League club Iga FC Kunoichi in 2010 and became a manager. He managed until 2012. In 2013, he moved to Giravanz Kitakyushu and coached until 2015. He returned to Kyoto Sanga FC in 2016 and coached until 2017. In 2018, he became a manager for Iga FC Kunoichi again. In 2022, he became a manager for J3 club, Kagoshima United.

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
1990/91 All Nippon Airways JSL Division 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1991/92 21 1 1 0 22 1
1992 Yokohama Flügels J1 League - 8 1 8 1
1993 33 0 5 0 0 0 38 0
1994 40 1 2 0 2 0 44 1
1995 39 0 2 0 - 41 0
1996 30 0 2 0 14 0 46 0
1997 24 0 0 0 10 0 34 0
1998 Kyoto Purple Sanga J1 League 31 1 2 0 4 0 37 1
1999 27 0 2 0 3 0 32 0
2000 23 0 1 0 7 0 31 0
2001 J2 League 18 2 0 0 1 0 19 2
Total 287 5 16 0 50 1 353 6

National team statistics

Japan national team
Year Apps Goals
1994 1 0
Total 1 0

Honours and awards

Team honours

  • 1992 Asian Cup (Champions)

See also

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