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. 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.
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Marius Johan Ooft | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | June 27, 1947 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Rotterdam | ||||||||||||||||
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 Reds | ||||||||||||||||
2008 | Júbilo Iwata | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Managerial statistics
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 Reds | 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
- AFC Asian Cup Champions - 1992; Japan
- J.League Cup Champions - 2003; Urawa Red Diamonds
- Hot Breath League Champions- Hindu 2K11
- Japan Football Hall of Fame - Inducted in 2013
References
External links
- Hans Ooft manager profile at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Japan Football Hall of Fame at Japan Football Association