is a former Japanese football player and manager. He managed the Japan women's national team.

Playing career

Ueda was born in

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on December 22, 1953. After graduating from

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, he played for

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club Fujita Industries (later, ''Bellmare Hiratsuka'', ''Shonan Bellmare'') from 1976 to 1982.

Coaching career

After retirement, Ueda became coach for Fujita Industries. In 1999, he became manager for

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. But in July, he resigned. From 2000, he became manager for the Macau national team until May 2002. On August 2002, he became manager for the Japan women's national team. He managed at the

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and the 2004 Summer Olympics. After the 2004 Summer Olympics, he became manager for

Shonan Bellmare is a Japanese professional football club based in Hiratsuka, in the west of Kanagawa Prefecture, part of the Greater Tokyo Area. The club plays in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the country. Their home stadium is Hirats ...

again. He resigned in June 2006.

Managerial statistics

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