Takeshi Okada
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Takeshi Okada | ||
| Date of birth | August 25, 1956 | ||
| Place of birth | Osaka, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1972–1974 | Tennoji High School | ||
| 1976–1979 | Waseda University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1990 | Furukawa Electric | 189 | (9) |
| Total | 189 | (9) | |
| National team | |||
| 1980–1985 | Japan | 24 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1997–1998 | Japan | ||
| 1999–2001 | Consadole Sapporo | ||
| 2003–2006 | Yokohama F. Marinos | ||
| 2007–2010 | Japan | ||
| 2012–2013 | Hangzhou Greentown | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Takeshi Okada (岡田 武史 Okada Takeshi?, born August 25, 1956) is a former Japanese football player and manager was head coach of the Japan national football team 1997-1998 and 2007-2010.
Okada 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. He was succeeded in 2010 by Alberto Zaccheroni.
Okada gained worldwide attention for leading Japan to ninth-place finish in the FIFA World Cup 2010. He was commended for turning his Japanese team of young, inexperienced unknowns into a slick passing, talented squad of youngsters.
He signed a contract with Chinese Super League side Hangzhou Greentown on 14 December 2011. He extended his contract for two years in the end of 2012 season. However, he resigned from Hangzhou on 5 November 2013. In 2014 he bought a majority stake in FC Imabari.
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