is a former
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 ...
ese
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
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
() is a Japanese multinational corporation, multinational Conglomerate (company), conglomerate corporation headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It is the parent company of the Hitachi Group (''Hitachi Gurūpu'') and had formed part of the Ni ...
(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
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,
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
is a Japanese professional football club based in Osaka. The club currently plays in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the country. The club's name ''Cerezo'' (Spanish for cherry blossom) is also the flower of the city of 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
Marco Pezzaiuoli (born 16 November 1968) is a German professional football manager.
Coaching career Karlsruher SC
Pezzaiuoli had two stints as interim head coach of Karlsruher SC. The first stint happened after Joachim Löw resigned on 20 April ...
was sacked for poor results. Okuma became a new manager as Pezzaiuoli successor. However Cerezo finished at the 17th place of 18 clubs in
2014 season. Cerezo was relegated to
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 Yas ...
and Okuma resigned a manager. In 2015, he became a manager for youth team. In 2016, he became a manager for new team
Cerezo Osaka U-23
Cerezo Osaka Under−23 was a Japanese football team based in Osaka. It was the reserve team of Cerezo Osaka and played in J3 League which they have done since their entry to the league at the beginning of the 2016 season. They played the majorit ...
.
Club statistics
Managerial statistics
Update; ''December 31, 2018''
J.League Data Site
/ref>
References
External links
*
*
1969 births
Living people
Chuo University alumni
Association football people from Saitama Prefecture
Japanese footballers
Japan Soccer League players
J1 League players
Japan Football League (1992–1998) players
Kashiwa Reysol players
Kyoto Sanga FC players
Avispa Fukuoka players
Japanese football managers
J1 League managers
J3 League managers
Cerezo Osaka managers
Cerezo Osaka U-23 managers
Sportspeople from Saitama (city)
Association football midfielders
{{Japan-footy-midfielder-1960s-stub