Nami Otake (大竹 七未, Ōtake Nami, born July 30, 1974) is a Japanese former football player. She played for the Japan national team. She used her name "大竹 奈美" until 2009. Her husband is the former footballer Kento Tsurumaki.
Club career
editOtake was born in Machida on July 30, 1974. In 1989, she joined Yomiuri Beleza (later Nippon TV Beleza). She was selected for the Young Player Awards in 1989. The club won the L.League championship for four years in a row (1990-1993). She was selected Best Eleven twice (1997 and 1999). She retired in July 2001.
National team career
editOn August 20, 1994, Otake debuted and scored a goal for the Japan national team against Slovakia. She also played at the 1994 and 1998 Asian Games, and the 1995, 1997 and 1999 AFC Championship. She was also in the Japanese squad for the 1995 and 1999 World Cups and the 1996 Summer Olympics. She played 46 games and scored 29 goals for Japan up to 1999.[1]
Personal life
editIn July 2009, she changed her name from "大竹 奈美" to "大竹 七未".[2] She married the footballer Kento Tsurumaki in June 2012.
National team statistics
edit| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1994 | 6 | 3 |
| 1995 | 8 | 4 |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 6 |
| 1998 | 9 | 5 |
| 1999 | 10 | 11 |
| Total | 46 | 29 |
International goals
edit| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 20 August 1994 | Dobšiná, Slovakia |  Slovakia | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 2. | 4 October 1994 | Fukuyama, Japan |  South Korea | ?–0 | 5–0 | 1994 Asian Games |
| 3. | 6 October 1994 |  China | 1–1 | 1–1 | ||
| 13. | 5 December 1997 | Guangzhou, China |  Guam | ?–0 | 21–0 | 1997 AFC Women's Championship |
| 14. | ?–0 | |||||
| 15. | ?–0 | |||||
| 16. | ?–0 | |||||
| 17. | ?–0 | |||||
| 18. | ?–0 | |||||
| 19. | 3 June 1999 | Tokyo, Japan | South Korea | 1–0 | 3–2 | Friendly |
| 20. | 19 June 1999 | San Jose, United States |  Canada | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup |
| 21. | 8 November 1999 | Iloilo City, Philippines |  Thailand | 3–0 | 9–0 | 1999 AFC Women's Championship |
| 22. | 6–0 | |||||
| 23. | 7–0 | |||||
| 24. | 8–0 | |||||
| 25. | 10 November 1999 |  Uzbekistan | 3–1 | 5–1 | ||
| 26. | 4–1 | |||||
| 27. | 5–1 | |||||
| 28. | 21 November 1999 | Bacolod, Philippines |  North Korea | 1–3 | 2–3 | |
| 29. | 2–3 |
References
edit- ^ a b Japan Football Association(in Japanese)
- ^ ameblo.jp/otake-nami Archived 13 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine(in Japanese)
External links
edit- Nami Otake – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Nami Otake at Soccerway
- Nami Otake at WorldFootball.net
- Nami Otake at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- http://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-nami-otake-beleza-march-27-1994-football-soccer-15th-all-japan-womens-40410180.html
- http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/nami-otake-of-team-japan-controls-the-ball-as-tisha-news-photo/72362978#may-1999-nami-otake-of-team-japan-controls-the-ball-as-tisha-of-team-picture-id72362978
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