is a former Japanese football player and manager. His younger brother

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Playing career

Okuma was born in Saitama on June 21, 1964. After graduating from

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, he joined Tokyo Gas in 1987. He retired in 1992.

Coaching career

After retirement, Okuma became a coach at Tokyo Gas (later ''FC Tokyo'') from 1994. In 1994, he managed as caretaker in 1994 Emperor's Cup. In 1995, he became a manager and managed until 2001. In 2002, he became a manager Japan U-20 national team. He managed at the

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and 2005 World Youth Championship. In July 2006, he became a coach for Japan national team under manager

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and

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. After

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, he resigned. In September 2010, he returned to FC Tokyo and managed until 2011. From 2014, he managed

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(2014) and Cerezo Osaka (2015-2016).

Managerial statistics

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Personal honors

As manager *AFC Coach of the Month - March 2000

Team honors

As manager *

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- 1998 *

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- 2011 *

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- 2011

References

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1964 births Living people Chuo University alumni Association football people from Saitama Prefecture Japanese footballers Japan Soccer League players Japan Football League (1992–1998) players FC Tokyo players Japanese football managers J1 League managers J2 League managers FC Tokyo managers Omiya Ardija managers Cerezo Osaka managers Association football defenders {{Japan-footy-defender-1960s-stub