Marius Johan ("Hans") Ooft (born 1947) is a Dutch former football player and manager who became the first foreigner to head the Japanese football team.[2] Under Ooft, Japan won the Asian Championship for the first time in 1992 but was fired a year later for failing to qualify them for the 1994 World Cup in a crucial match against Iraq.[3]
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Marius Johan Ooft | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | June 27, 1947 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rotterdam [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1964–1967 | Feyenoord U21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1967–1970 | SC Veendam | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1970–1974 | SC Cambuur | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1974–1975 | SC Heerenveen | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1976 | Netherlands Youth | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1987–1988 | Mazda | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1992–1993 | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994–1996 | Júbilo Iwata | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998 | Kyoto Purple Sanga | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Urawa Red Diamonds | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Júbilo Iwata | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Managerial statistics
edit| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
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| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Júbilo Iwata | 1994 | 1996 | 126 | 68 | 0 | 58 | 53.97 |
| Kyoto Purple Sanga | 1998 | 1998 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 25.00 |
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 2002 | 2003 | 60 | 26 | 10 | 24 | 43.33 |
| Júbilo Iwata | 2008 | 2008 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 27.27 |
| Total | 209 | 100 | 12 | 97 | 47.85 | ||
Honors
editManager
editJapan
Urawa Red Diamonds
Individual
- Japan Football Hall of Fame: Inducted in 2013[5]
References
edit- ^ Marius Johan OOFT at the Japan Football Hall of Fame
- ^ Mubarak, Hassanin (2003-09-25). "Japan National Team Coaches". RSSSF. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
- ^ Yoon, Hyung-Jin (2005-07-03). "Asian Nations Cup 1992 Final Tournament - Full Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
- ^ J.League Data Site(in Japanese)
- ^ "Marius Johan OOFT". Japan Football Association. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
External links
edit- Hans Ooft manager profile at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Japan Football Hall of Fame at Japan Football Association
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