is a
Japanese football
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player who plays as a
goalkeeper for
Sagan Tosu.
Playing career
Okamoto was born in
Chiba
Chiba may refer to:
Places China
* (), town in Jianli County, Jingzhou, Hubei
Japan
* Chiba (city), capital of Chiba Prefecture
** Chiba Station, a train station
* Chiba Prefecture, a sub-national jurisdiction in the Greater Tokyo Area on ...
on May 17, 1983. He joined
J1 League
The , known as the for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of the system. Founded in 1992, it is one of the most successful leagues in Asian club football. Contested by 18 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the J ...
club
JEF United Ichihara (later ''JEF United Chiba'') from youth team in 2002. However he could hardly play in the match behind
Ryo Kushino
is a former Japanese football player.
Playing career
Kushino was born in Kumamoto on March 3, 1979. After graduating from high school, he joined J1 League club JEF United Ichihara (later ''JEF United Chiba'') in 1997. However he could not play ...
and
Tomonori Tateishi. He got an opportunity to play from 2006 and played many matches from 2008. However the club results were sluggish and finished at the bottom place in
2009 season. JEF United was relegated to
J2 League
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from 2010 season. Although his opportunity to play decreased behind Kushino in 2010, Okamoto became a regular goalkeeper from 2011. However he lost his position in late 2014 and his opportunity to play decreased from 2015. In 2018, he moved to
Ehime FC.
National team career
In November 2003, Okamoto was selected
Japan U-20 national team for
2003 World Youth Championship. But he did not play in the match, as he was the team's reserve goalkeeper behind
Eiji Kawashima.
Club statistics
.
[Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社]
"2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)"
8 February 2017, Japan, (p. 196 out of 289)
1Includes A3 Champions Cup and Promotion Playoffs to J1.
Honors and awards
Team
*
J.League Cup Champion: 2005, 2006
References
External links
*
*
Profile at Ehime FC
1983 births
Living people
Association football people from Chiba Prefecture
Japanese footballers
J1 League players
J2 League players
JEF United Chiba players
Ehime FC players
category:Sagan Tosu players
Association football goalkeepers
Naturalized citizens of Japan
Japanese people of Korean descent
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