Naoto Otake
Encyclopedia
is a retired Japanese football player. He was a defender.
Otake was educated at and played for Tokai University Fuzoku Daiichi High School and Juntendo University. After leaving the university in 1990, he joined the Japan Soccer League
side All Nippon Airways. When Japan's first-ever professional league J. League
started in 1993, Zennikku F.C. was transformed to Yokohama Flügels
for whom he continued to play. He moved to Kyoto Purple Sanga at the beginning of 1998 season and retired from the game as a Sanga player in 2001.
He was capped once for the Japanese national team when he played in a friendly against Australia on September 27, 1994 at the Tokyo National Olympic Stadium
. He was a member of the Japan team that won the 1992 AFC Asian Cup
but did not play in the tournament.
He is currently a coach at Kyoto Sanga F.C., (as of June 2008).
|1990/91||rowspan="2"|All Nippon Airways
||rowspan="2"|JSL Division 1
||1||0||0||0||0||0||1||0
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|1991/92||21||1||||||1||0||22||1
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|1992||rowspan="6"|Yokohama Flügels
||rowspan="6"|J. League 1||colspan="2"|-||||||8||1||8||1
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|1993||33||0||5||0||0||0||38||0
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|1994||40||1||2||0||2||0||44||1
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|1995||39||0||2||0||colspan="2"|-||41||0
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|1996||30||0||2||0||14||0||46||0
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|1997||24||0||0||0||10||0||34||0
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|1998||rowspan="4"|Kyoto Purple Sanga||rowspan="3"|J. League 1||31||1||2||0||4||0||37||1
|-
|1999||27||0||2||0||3||0||32||0
|-
|2000||23||0||1||0||7||0||31||0
|-
|2001||J. League 2
||18||2||0||0||1||0||19||2
287||5||16||0||50||1||353||6
287||5||16||0||50||1||353||6
|}
|1994||1||0
|-
!Total||1||0
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Otake was educated at and played for Tokai University Fuzoku Daiichi High School and Juntendo University. After leaving the university in 1990, he joined the Japan Soccer League
Japan Soccer League
, or JSL, was the top flight soccer league in Japan between 1965 and 1992, and was the precursor to the current professional league, the J. League. JSL was the second national league of a team sport in Japan after the professional Japanese Baseball League that was founded in 1936...
side All Nippon Airways. When Japan's first-ever professional league J. League
J. League
The or is the top division of and is the top professional association football league in Japan. It is one of the most successful leagues in Asian club football and the only league given top class 'A' ranking by the AFC. Currently, J. League Division 1 is the first level of the Japanese...
started in 1993, Zennikku F.C. was transformed to Yokohama Flügels
Yokohama Flügels
was a Japanese football club that played in the J. League between 1993 and 1998. In 1999 the club was officially merged with local rivals Yokohama Marinos and the two teams became known together as Yokohama F. Marinos.- History :...
for whom he continued to play. He moved to Kyoto Purple Sanga at the beginning of 1998 season and retired from the game as a Sanga player in 2001.
He was capped once for the Japanese national team when he played in a friendly against Australia on September 27, 1994 at the Tokyo National Olympic Stadium
Olympic Stadium (Tokyo)
or National Stadium is a stadium in Kasumigaoka, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan that served as the main stadium for the 1964 Summer Olympics. It currently serves as the stadium where the Japan national football teams home matches and major football club cup finals are held.-History:The stadium was...
. He was a member of the Japan team that won the 1992 AFC Asian Cup
1992 AFC Asian Cup
The Asian Football Confederation's 1992 AFC Asian Cup finals were held in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan between October 29 and November 8. The host nation, Japan, defeated the defending champion Saudi Arabia in the final in Hiroshima.-Stadiums:...
but did not play in the tournament.
He is currently a coach at Kyoto Sanga F.C., (as of June 2008).
Club career statistics
|-|1990/91||rowspan="2"|All Nippon Airways
Yokohama Flügels
was a Japanese football club that played in the J. League between 1993 and 1998. In 1999 the club was officially merged with local rivals Yokohama Marinos and the two teams became known together as Yokohama F. Marinos.- History :...
||rowspan="2"|JSL Division 1
Japan Soccer League
, or JSL, was the top flight soccer league in Japan between 1965 and 1992, and was the precursor to the current professional league, the J. League. JSL was the second national league of a team sport in Japan after the professional Japanese Baseball League that was founded in 1936...
||1||0||0||0||0||0||1||0
|-
|1991/92||21||1||||||1||0||22||1
|-
|1992||rowspan="6"|Yokohama Flügels
Yokohama Flügels
was a Japanese football club that played in the J. League between 1993 and 1998. In 1999 the club was officially merged with local rivals Yokohama Marinos and the two teams became known together as Yokohama F. Marinos.- History :...
||rowspan="6"|J. League 1||colspan="2"|-||||||8||1||8||1
|-
|1993||33||0||5||0||0||0||38||0
|-
|1994||40||1||2||0||2||0||44||1
|-
|1995||39||0||2||0||colspan="2"|-||41||0
|-
|1996||30||0||2||0||14||0||46||0
|-
|1997||24||0||0||0||10||0||34||0
|-
|1998||rowspan="4"|Kyoto Purple Sanga||rowspan="3"|J. League 1||31||1||2||0||4||0||37||1
|-
|1999||27||0||2||0||3||0||32||0
|-
|2000||23||0||1||0||7||0||31||0
|-
|2001||J. League 2
J. League Division 2
The or is the second division of and is the second-tier professional association football league in Japan. Currently, J. League Division 2 is the second level of the Japanese association football league system. The first tier is represented by J...
||18||2||0||0||1||0||19||2
287||5||16||0||50||1||353||6
287||5||16||0||50||1||353||6
|}
International career statistics
|-|1994||1||0
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!Total||1||0
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