is a former

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player and manager. He played for Japan national team.

Club career

Ueki was born in Kawasaki on September 13, 1954. After graduating from

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, he joined Fujita Industries in 1977. The club won the league champions in

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and

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. The club also won

and

1979 Emperor's Cup Statistics of Emperor's Cup in the 1979 season. Overview It was contested by 28 teams, and Fujita Industries won the championship. Results 1st Round * Gonohe Town Hall 0–3 Toho Titanium *Nissan Motors 2–1 Kyushu Sangyo University * Yanmar ...

. He retired in 1988. He played 144 games and scored 16 goals in the league.

National team career

On July 13, 1979, Ueki debuted for Japan national team against

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and Japan won the match.Japan National Football Team Database
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Coaching career

After retirement, Ueki started coaching career at Fujita Industries (later ''Bellmare Hiratsuka''). In November 1995, he became a manager as

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successor and managed at

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and

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. The club won the champions at Asian Cup Winners' Cup. In September 1996, he became a manager again as

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successor and managed until 1998. In 1999, he moved to

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club

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and managed until 2000. In 2002, he moved to

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club

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. In 2004, he managed 1 season and promoted the club to

. In 2006, he became a manager again and managed until 2008.

National team statistics

Managerial statistics

J.League Data Site
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* 1954 births Living people Nihon University alumni Japanese men's footballers Japan men's international footballers Shonan Bellmare players Japanese football managers J1 League managers J2 League managers Shonan Bellmare managers Montedio Yamagata managers Thespakusatsu Gunma managers Men's association football forwards Men's association football midfielders Association football people from Kawasaki, Kanagawa {{Japan-footy-forward-stub