Marius Johan ("Hans") Ooft (born 1947) is a Dutch former

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player and manager who became the first foreigner to head the Japanese football team. Under Ooft,

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won the Asian Championship for the first time in

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but was fired a year later for failing to qualify them for the 1994 World Cup in a crucial match against

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Managerial statistics

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Honors

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Champions -

; Japan * J.League Cup Champions - 2003; Urawa Red Diamonds * Hot Breath League Champions- Hindu 2K11 *

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- Inducted in 2013

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