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player and manager. He played for Japan national team.

Club career

Omi was born in

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on December 15, 1952. He joined new club Yomiuri in 1969. The club was promoted to new division

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Division 2 in 1972 and Division 1 in 1978. In 1979, the club won their first major title,

1979 JSL Cup Statistics of JSL Cup in the 1979 season. Overview It was contested by 20 teams, and Yomiuri won the championship. Results 1st Round *Yanmar Diesel 5-0 Toshiba Horikawa *Nippon Steel 2-1 Kofu *Mitsubishi Motors 2-1 Toyo Industries *Furukawa ...

. The club won the league champions in

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. The club also won

1984 Emperor's Cup Statistics of Emperor's Cup in the 1984 season. Overview It was contested by 32 teams, and Yomiuri won the championship. Results 1st Round *Nissan Motors 6–0 Mazda Auto Hiroshima * NTT Kinki 0–1 Mazda *Kyushu Sangyo University 1–2 Tanab ...

and

1985 JSL Cup Statistics of JSL Cup in the 1985 season. Overview It was contested by 20 teams, and Yomiuri won the championship. Results 1st Round *Yanmar Diesel 3-1 Kofu * Nippon Kokan 5-0 Kyoto Police * Sumitomo Metals 1-2 Matsushita Electric *Furukawa E ...

. He retired in 1986.

National team career

On May 23, 1978, Omi debuted for Japan national team against

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. In 1980, he was selected Japan for 1980 Summer Olympics qualification. He played 6 games for Japan until 1980.Japan National Football Team Database
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Coaching career

After retirement, Omi started coaching career at Yomiuri (later ''Tokyo Verdy''). In July 2001, he became a manager as Yasutaro Matsuki successor. However, he was sacked in April 2002. In April 2005, he signed with

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and managed the club in 1 season.

Club statistics

National team statistics

Managerial statistics

J.League Data Site
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* 1952 births Living people Association football people from Tokyo Japanese men's footballers Japan men's international footballers Japan Soccer League players Tokyo Verdy players Japanese football managers J1 League managers Tokyo Verdy managers Men's association football midfielders {{Japan-footy-midfielder-1950s-stub