Yuji Okuma
is a former Japanese football player and manager. His elder brother Kiyoshi is also a former footballer. Playing career Okuma was born in Saitama on January 19, 1969. After graduating from Chuo University, he joined Hitachi (later ''Kashiwa Reysol'') in 1991. He played many matches as defensive midfielder from first season. In 1996, he moved to newly was promoted to J1 League club, Kyoto Purple Sanga. He played many matches in 1996 and he became a regular player in 1997. In 1998, he moved to Avispa Fukuoka and played in 1 season. He retired end of 1998 season. Coaching career After retirement, Okuma started coaching career at Avispa Fukuoka in 1999. In 2005, he moved to Cerezo Osaka and served as coach. In 2007, he became a coach for Japan U-20 national team. In 2010, he returned to Cerezo Osaka and became a manager for youth team. In September 2014, top team manager Marco Pezzaiuoli was sacked for poor results. Okuma became a new manager as Pezzaiuoli successor. However ...
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Saitama (city)
is the capital and the most populous Cities of Japan, city of Saitama Prefecture, Japan. Its area incorporates the former cities of Urawa, Saitama, Urawa, Ōmiya, Saitama, Ōmiya, Yono, Saitama, Yono and Iwatsuki, Saitama, Iwatsuki. It is a Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, city designated by government ordinance. Being in the Greater Tokyo Area and lying 15 to 30 kilometres north of central Tokyo, many of its residents commute into Tokyo. , the city had an estimated population of 1,324,854, and a population density of 6,093 people per km² (15,781 people per mi²). Its total area is . Etymology The name "Saitama" originally comes from the of what is now the city of Gyoda, Saitama, Gyōda in the northern part of what is now known as Saitama Prefecture. "Sakitama" has an ancient history and is mentioned in the famous 8th century poetry anthology ''Man'yōshū''. The pronunciation has changed from Sakitama to Saitama over the years. With the merger of Urawa, ...
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J2 League
The or simply J2 is the second division of the and the second level of the Japanese association football league system. The top tier is represented by the J1 League. It (along with the rest of the J.League) is currently sponsored by Meiji Yasuda Life and it is thus officially known as the . Until the 2014 season it was named the J.League Division 2. Second-tier club football has existed in Japan since 1972; however, it was only professionalized during the 1999 season with ten clubs. The league took one relegating club from the top division and nine clubs from the second-tier semi-professional former Japan Football League to create the J2 League. The remaining seven clubs in the Japan Football League, the newly formed Yokohama FC, and one promoting club from the Regional Leagues, formed the nine-club Japan Football League, then the third tier of Japanese football. The third tier is now represented by the J3 League. History Phases of Japanese second-tier association football ...
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Living People
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1969 Births
This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 **Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to London's Gatwick Airport, killing 50 of the 62 people on board and two of the home's occupants. * January 14 – An explosion aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN-65), USS ''Enterprise'' near Hawaii kills 27 and injures 314. * January 19 – End of the siege of the University of Tokyo, marking the beginning of the end for the 1968–69 Japanese university protests. * January 20 – Richard Nixon is First inauguration of Richard Nixon, sworn in as the 37th President of the United States. * January 22 – Attempted assassination of Leonid Brezhnev, An assassination attempt is carried out on Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev by deserter Viktor Ilyin. One person is killed, several are injured. Leonid Brezhnev, Brezhnev es ...
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1998 Avispa Fukuoka Season
1998 Avispa Fukuoka season Competitions Domestic results J.League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Player statistics Other pages J. League official site {{1998 in Japanese football Avispa Fukuoka is a Japanese professional football club, currently competing in the J1 League. The team is located in Hakata, Fukuoka. "Avispa" means " wasp" in Spanish. They were originally called Fujieda Blux and based in Fujieda, Shizuoka before moving ... Avispa Fukuoka seasons ...
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1997 Kyoto Purple Sanga Season
1997 Kyoto Purple Sanga season Competitions Domestic results J.League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Player statistics * † player(s) joined the team after the opening of this season. Transfers In: Out: Transfers during the season In *Daniel (on April) * Yuki Hara *Nobuhiro Takeda (from Verdy Kawasaki) * Masaki Ogawa (from Kashima Antlers) *Shigetatsu Matsunaga (from Brummel Sendai) *Mineiro (on September) Out *Edmílson (on February) * Cléber (on July) *Ruy Ramos (to Verdy Kawasaki) Awards none References *''J.LEAGUE OFFICIAL GUIDE 1997'', 1997 *''J.LEAGUE OFFICIAL GUIDE 1998'', 1996 *''J.LEAGUE YEARBOOK 1999'', 1999 Other pages J. League official siteKyoto Sanga F.C. official site {{1997 in Japanese football Kyoto Purple Sanga is a Japanese professional association football, football club based in Kyoto. "Sanga" comes from the Sanskrit word ''sangha'', a term meaning ...
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1996 Kyoto Purple Sanga Season
1996 Kyoto Purple Sanga season Review and events League results summary League results by round Competitions Domestic results J.League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Player statistics * † player(s) joined the team after the opening of this season. Transfers In: Out: Transfers during the season In * Shinsuke Shiotani (from Otsuka F.C.) * Hironori Nagamine * Ruy Ramos (from Verdy Kawasaki) * Toshihiro Yamaguchi (from Gamba Osaka) * Sérgio Soares da Silva (on May) * Raudnei Aniversa Freire (on May) * Shinji Fujiyoshi (from Verdy Kawasaki) * Tomotetsu Kimura * Shigetoshi Kitamura * Masahiko Wada * Shūji Nomiyama Out * Baltazar (on May) * Flavio (on May) * Hironori Nagamine * Shuichi Uemura Awards none References * * Other pages J. League official siteKyoto Sanga F.C. official site {{1996 in Japanese football Kyoto Purple Sanga is a Japanese professional association ...
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1995 Kashiwa Reysol Season
1995 Kashiwa Reysol season Review and events League results summary League results by round Competitions Domestic results J.League Emperor's Cup Player statistics * † player(s) joined the team after the opening of this season. Transfers In: Out: no data Transfers during the season In * Takashi Kojima (from Hyōgo FC) * Kōichi Hashimoto (from Corinthians) * Tomohiro Katanosaka (from Sanfrecce Hiroshima) * Bentinho (on August) * Wolnei Caio (on August) Out * Müller (on June) Awards none References * * * Other pages J. League official siteKashiwa Reysol official site {{1995 in Japanese football Kashiwa Reysol is a Japanese professional football club based in Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture, part of the Greater Tokyo Area. The club plays in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the country. Their home stadium is Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadiu ... Kashiwa Reysol seasons ...
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1994 Japan Football League
Statistics of Japan Football League in the 1994 season. Overview It was contested by 16 teams, and Cerezo Osaka won the championship. Along with Kashiwa Reysol they were promoted to the J.League. NEC Yamagata, the future Montedio Yamagata, were promoted to the JFL before the season, having won the Regional Promotion Series. League standings References {{Japanese Club Football, group=second 1996 2 Japan Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

1993 Japan Football League
Statistics of Japan Football League in the 1993 season. Division 1 Overview It was contested by 10 teams, and Fujita won the championship. League Standings Division 2 Overview It was contested by 10 teams, and Honda won the championship. League standings References {{1993 in Japanese football 1996 2 Japan Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

Japan Football League (1992–98)
The also known as simply the JFL is the 4th tier of the Japanese association football league system, positioned beneath the three divisions of the J.League. The league features fully professional teams that hold J.League associate membership among its ranks. Relationship and position of J. League and Japan Football League (JFL) According to the official document published in December 2013 when the J3 League was established, the J3 League was the 3rd level of the J.League. The J.League and non-J.League amateur leagues have different hierarchical structures, and the J3 League was ranked on the same level as the JFL. In addition, the JFL itself has the same recognition in the material showing the league composition on the official website. Therefore, the JFL is treated as equal to J3 in theory, but in practice it is considered equivalent to a 4th division. History The Japan Football League started from the 1999 season when the second division of J.League (J2) was also born. Unt ...
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1992 Japan Football League
Statistics of Japan Football League in the 1992 season. First Division Second Division Seino Unyu and Osaka Gas had been promoted automatically after winning the Regional Playoffs. References {{1992 in Japanese football 1996 File:1996 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: A Centennial Olympic Park bombing, bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, set off by a radical Anti-abortion violence, anti-abortionist; The center fuel tank explodes on TWA Flight 8 ...