Masayuki Okano

Masayuki Okano

Personal information
Full name	Masayuki Okano
Date of birth	July 25, 1972 (1972-07-25) (age 39)
Place of birth	Yokohama, Japan
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position	Right winger, Attacking Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Gainare Tottori
Number	30
Youth career
1991–1993	Nihon University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1994–2001	Urawa Red Diamonds	211	(36)
2001–2003	Vissel Kobe	58	(4)
2004–2008	Urawa Red Diamonds	58	(2)
2009	TSW Pegasus	9	(1)
2009–	Gainare Tottori	23	(1)
National team‡
1995–1999	Japan	25	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 January 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 December 2008

Masayuki Okano (岡野 雅行, Okano Masayuki^?, born 25 July 1972 in Yokohama, Japan) is a Japanese football player who currently plays for Gainare Tottori.

He was capped 25 times and scored 2 goals for the Japanese national team between 1995 and 1999, including 29 minutes as a substitute against Croatia at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.

In the final qualifier match for France 98 against Iran, he scored the golden goal that brought Japan to their first ever World Cup finals.

Career statistics

As of January 23, 2011

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		League Cup		Asia		Total
1994	Urawa Red Diamonds	J. League	35	3	3	0	2	0	-		40	3
1995			44	5	3	0	-		-		47	5
1996			30	11	3	2	13	2	-		46	15
1997			23	4	2	1	0	0	-		25	5
1998			34	7	2	1	0	0	-		36	8
1999		J. League Division 1	11	0	0	0	4	0	-		15	0
2000		J. League Division 2	26	6	4	1	2	0	-		32	7
2001		J. League Division 1	8	0	-		1	0	-		9	0
	Vissel Kobe		11	3	2	0	-		-		13	3
2002			24	1	1	0	5	0	-		30	1
2003			23	0	2	0	6	1	-		31	1
2004	Urawa Red Diamonds		15	1	2	0	8	2	-		23	2
2005			20	1	4	0	7	0	-		31	1
2006			8	0	2	0	6	0	-		16	0
2007			11	0	1	0	1	0	6	0	19	0
2008			4	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	7	0
Hong Kong			League		FA Cup & Shield		League Cup		Asia		Total
2008–09	TSW Pegasus	First Division	9	1	4	0	1	0	-		14	1
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		League Cup		Asia		Total
2009	Gainare Tottori	Japan Football League	7	1	1	0	-		-		8	1
2010			16	0	0	0	-		-		16	0
2011		J. League Division 2					-		-
Total	Japan		350	43	32	5	58	5	6	0	446	53
	Hong Kong		9	1	4	0	1	0	-		14	1
Career total			359	44	36	5	59	5	6	0	454	54

National team

^[1]

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1995	3	0
1996	11	1
1997	5	1
1998	5	0
1999	1	0
Total	25	2

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	25 August 1996	Nagai Stadium, Osaka, Japan	Uruguay	5–3	5–3	Friendly match
2.	16 November 1997	Larkin Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia	Iran	2–3	2–3	1998 FIFA World Cup Qualification AFC Play-off

Awards and honours

Club

Urawa Red Diamonds

• AFC Champions League: 1

2007

• J. League Division 1: 1

2006

• Emperor's Cup: 2

2005, 2006

• Japanese Super Cup: 1

2006

Gainare Tottori

• Japan Football League: 1

2010

Individual

• J. League Best Eleven: 1

1996

• J. League Fair Play Award: 1

1996

References

1. ^ http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=11185

External links

• Career history at National Football Teams
• Masayuki Okano Blog (Japanese)

Persondata
Name	Okano, Masayuki
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1972-07-25
Place of birth	Yokohama, Japan
Date of death
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