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Naoto Otake (大嶽 直人, Ōtake Naoto, born October 18, 1968) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team. He was a defender. His younger brother Masato was also a professional footballer.
Biography
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 J1 League started in 1993, All Nippon Airways 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 Giravanz Kitakyushu.
Club statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1990/91 | All Nippon Airways | JSL Division 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991/92 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||||
| 1992 | Yokohama Flügels | J1 League | - | 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 | - | 41 | 0 | |||
| 1996 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 46 | 0 | ||
| 1997 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| 1998 | Kyoto Purple Sanga | J1 League | 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 | J2 League | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 2 | |
| Country | Japan | 287 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 50 | 1 | 353 | 6 | |
| Total | 287 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 50 | 1 | 353 | 6 | ||
National team statistics
| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 |
Honors and awards
Team honors
- 1992 Asian Cup (Champions)