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.[2] 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.[3]
Managerial statistics
Team | From | To | Record | Refs | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
Japan | April 1, 1992 | November 11, 1993 | 27 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 59.26 | [4] |
Júbilo Iwata | 1994 | 1996 | 144 | 77 | 3 | 64 | 53.47 | [5][a] |
Kyoto Purple Sanga | 1998 | 1998 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 18.75 | [5][a] |
Urawa Red Diamonds | 2002 | 2003 | 80 | 37 | 14 | 29 | 46.25 | [5][a] |
Júbilo Iwata | 2008 | 2008 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 27.27 | [5][a] |
Total | 278 | 136 | 28 | 114 | 48.92 |
Honors
Manager
Japan
Urawa Red Diamonds
Individual
- Japan Football Hall of Fame: Inducted in 2013[6]
References
- ^ Marius Johan OOFT at the Japan Football Hall of Fame
- ^ Mubarak, Hassanin (2003-09-25). "Japan National Team Coaches". RSSSF. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
- ^ Yoon, Hyung-Jin (2005-07-03). "Asian Nations Cup 1992 Final Tournament - Full Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
- ^ "Ooft Japan: Japan's National Team 1992–93". JSoccer.com. Retrieved 2025-03-07.
- ^ a b c d 選手・監督・審判 ハンス オフト [Players, coaches, referees: Hans Ooft]. J.League Data Site (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2022-10-03.
- ^ "Marius Johan OOFT". Japan Football Association. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
External links
- Hans Ooft manager profile at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Japan Football Hall of Fame at Japan Football Association
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