is a former

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player and manager. He played for Japan national team. He currently manager of J3 League club,

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. His younger brother Masato was also a footballer.

Club career

Otake was educated at and played for Tokai University Daiichi High School and

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. After leaving the university, he joined the

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side

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in 1991. When Japan's first-ever professional league

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started in 1993, All Nippon Airways was transformed to

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for whom he continued to play. The club won 1993 Emperor's Cup their first time in major title. In Asia, the club also won 1994–95 Asian Cup Winners' Cup. He moved to

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at the beginning of 1998 season and retired from the game as a Sanga player in 2001.

National team career

He was capped once for the Japan national team when he played in a friendly against

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on September 27, 1994 at the

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but did not play in the tournament.

Coaching career

After retirement, Otake started coaching career at

(later ''Kyoto Sanga FC'') in 2002. Through Yokohama F. Marinos coach, He signed with L.League club

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in 2010 and became a manager. He managed until 2012. In 2013, he moved to

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and coached until 2015. He returned to Kyoto Sanga FC in 2016 and coached until 2017. In 2018, he became a manager for Iga FC Kunoichi again. In 2022, he became a manager for J3 club,

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. On 12 December 2023, Otake announcement officially manager of

from 2024 season.

Club statistics

National team statistics

Honours and awards

Team honours

(Champions)

References

External links

*
Japan National Football Team Database
* * 1968 births Living people Juntendo University alumni Japanese men's footballers Japan men's international footballers Japan Soccer League players J1 League players J2 League players Yokohama Flügels players Kyoto Sanga FC players Japanese football managers 1988 AFC Asian Cup players 1992 AFC Asian Cup players AFC Asian Cup–winning players Men's association football defenders Footballers at the 1994 Asian Games Asian Games footballers for Japan J3 League managers Kagoshima United FC managers category:FC Osaka managers Association football people from Shizuoka (city) 20th-century Japanese sportsmen {{Japan-footy-defender-1960s-stub