is a Japanese former

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player and manager. He played for and managed the Japan national team.

Club career

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Okada was born in

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on August 25, 1956. After graduating from

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, he joined

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(JSL) club

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in 1980. In 1982, the club won 1982 JSL Cup. In 1986, the club won JSL and

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and he was selected Best Eleven. The club also won 1986 Asian Club Championship. This is the first Asian champions as Japanese club. He retired in 1990. He played 189 games and scored 9 goals in the league.

International career

On June 9, 1980, Okada debuted for Japan national team against

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. In 1982, he selected Japan for 1982 Asian Games. At the Asian Games, he played two games and scored a goal against

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. He also played in the 1980 Summer Olympics qualification and in the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification. He played 24 games and scored 1 goal for Japan until 1985.Japan National Football Team Database
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Coaching career

After retirement, Okada started coaching career at

(later ''JEF United Ichihara'') in 1990. In 1995, he became a coach for Japan national team. During 1998 World Cup qualification Final round in October 1997, Japan's manager

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was sacked and Okada named new manager. In November, Okada led Japan to won qualify for 1998 World Cup first time in Japan's history. At 1998 World Cup, Japan lost all 3 matches and he resigned after the World Cup. In 1999, Okada signed with

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club

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. In

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, he led the club to won J2 League and promoted the club to

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. He resigned end of 2001 season. In 2003, he signed with

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. The club won the league champions and he was also selected Best Manager for 2 years in a row in 2003 and 2004. From 2005, the club performance was sluggish and he resigned in August 2006. In November 2007, Japan national team manager Ivica Osim was suffered a

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. In December, Okada was named a new manager for Japan. In 2008, he selected new young player,

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and so on. In 2009, Japan won to qualify for

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. Okada gained worldwide attention for leading Japan to ninth-place finish in the 2010 World Cup. He was commended for turning his Japanese team of young, inexperienced unknowns into a slick passing, talented squad of youngsters. He resigned after 2010 World Cup. In November, he was selected AFC Coach of the Year awards. Okada signed a contract with

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side

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on 14 December 2011. He extended his contract for two years in the end of 2012 season. However, he resigned from Hangzhou on 5 November 2013. In November 2014, he bought a majority stake in

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and became a chairman of the club. In March 2016, he became a vice-president of

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and served until March 2018.

Career statistics

Club

International

Managerial statistics

Honors

As player

Furukawa Electric *

: 1985–86 *

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Individual *

Best Eleven: 1985–86

As Manager

Yokohama F. Marinos * J.League Division 1: 2003, 2004 Individual *AFC Coach of the Month: November 1997 * J.League Manager of the Year: 2003, 2004 *

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: 2010 *

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: Inducted in 2019

References

External links

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Japan National Football Team Database
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Okada, Takeshi 1956 births Living people Waseda University alumni Association football people from Osaka Prefecture Sportspeople from Osaka Japanese footballers Japan international footballers Japan Soccer League players JEF United Chiba players Japanese football managers Japanese expatriate football managers J1 League managers J2 League managers Japan national football team managers Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo managers Yokohama F. Marinos managers Zhejiang Professional F.C. managers Expatriate football managers in China Japanese expatriate sportspeople in China 1998 FIFA World Cup managers 2010 FIFA World Cup managers Footballers at the 1982 Asian Games Association football defenders FC Imabari Asian Games competitors for Japan