Takeshi Okada biography
Date of birth : 1956-08-25
Date of death : -
Birthplace : Osaka, Japan
Nationality : Japanese
Category : Sports
Last modified : 2010-05-06
Credited as : Football manager Japan, World Cup,
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As a player, he played 24 games and scored one goal for the Japan national football team between 1980 and 1985.
He coached Japan at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, later Consadole Sapporo (1999-2001) and Yokohama F Marinos (2003-2006).
Okada was named Japan's head coach in December 2007 to replace Ivica Osim, who suffered a stroke.