is a former

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ese

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player. She played for Japan national team.

Club career

Otani was born in

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on May 5, 1979. After graduating from high school, she joined

Tasaki Perule FC was a women's football team which played in Division 1 of Japan's Nadeshiko League. It founded the league back in 1976. The club was disbanded in 2008. Honors Domestic competitions * Nadeshiko.League Division 1 **Champions (1) : 2003 **Runn ...

in 1998. She became top scorer for 3 years in a row (

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and

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). In 2003 season, she was also selected MVP awards and the club won

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championship. In 2005 season, she became top scorer again. However, the club was disbanded in 2008 due to financial strain. So, she retired end of 2008 season. She scored 150 goals in 180 matches in

. She was also selected Best Eleven for 3 years in a row (

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National team career

On May 31, 2000, Otani debuted for Japan national team against

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. She was a member of Japan for

, 2007 World Cup and

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. She scored a

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in Japan's victory over

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in the 2003 World Cup. She also played at

, 2003 AFC Championship,

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and 2006 Asian Cup. She played 73 games and scored 31 goals for Japan until 2007.Japan Football Association
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National team statistics

International goals

References

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* * * * 1979 births Living people Association football people from Shiga Prefecture Japanese women's footballers Japan women's international footballers Nadeshiko League players Tasaki Perule FC players Asian Games medalists in football Footballers at the 2002 Asian Games 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup players 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup players Olympic footballers for Japan Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan Women's association football forwards Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games Nadeshiko League MVPs {{Japan-women-footy-bio-stub