Hans Ooft

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Hans Ooft
Personal information
Full name Marius Johan Ooft
Date of birth (1947-06-27) June 27, 1947 (age 76)
Place of birth Rotterdam [1]
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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 Reds
2008 Júbilo Iwata
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (as manager)
AFC Asian Cup
Winner 1992
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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]

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Managerial statistics

[4]

TeamFromToRecord
GWDLWin %
Júbilo Iwata 1994199612668058053.97
Kyoto Purple Sanga 1998199812309025.00
Urawa Reds 2002200360261024043.33
Júbilo Iwata 2008200811326027.27
Total2091001297047.85

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References

  1. Marius Johan OOFT at the Japan Football Hall of Fame
  2. Mubarak, Hassanin (2003-09-25). "Japan National Team Coaches". RSSSF . Retrieved 2009-07-17.
  3. Yoon, Hyung-Jin (2005-07-03). "Asian Nations Cup 1992 Final Tournament - Full Details". RSSSF . Retrieved 2009-07-17.
  4. J.League Data Site (in Japanese)