is a former

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player. He played for Japan national team. He also managed Japan women's national team.

Club career

Ikeda was born in

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on January 5, 1962. After graduating from

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, he joined

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in 1980. The club won the

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and

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. From 1988 to 1990, the club won all three major titles in Japan: the

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, the

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, and the

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, for two years in a row. The club also won the

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. He moved to

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in 1990. The club won the

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. He retired in 1992.

National team career

On June 4, 1985, Ikeda debuted for Japan national team against

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Coaching career

After retirement, Ikeda started coaching career at

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(former ''Matsushita Electric'') in 1992. In 1998, he became a manager for

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club Matsushita Electric Panasonic Bambina and managed until 1999. In 2000, he became a manager for Japan women's national team. He managed at

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(2007-2008).

Club statistics

National team statistics

References

External links

*
Japan National Football Team Database
1962 births Living people Association football people from Shizuoka Prefecture Japanese footballers Japan international footballers Japan Soccer League players Yokohama F. Marinos players Gamba Osaka players Japanese football managers Japan women's national football team managers Zweigen Kanazawa managers Association football defenders {{Japan-footy-defender-1960s-stub