was a Japanese

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player and manager. He played once for the Japan national team.

Club career

Ueki was born in Kawasaki on September 13, 1954. After graduating from

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, he joined Fujita Industries in 1977. The club won the league champions in

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and

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. The club also won

and 1979 Emperor's Cup. He retired in 1988. He played 144 games and scored 16 goals in the league.

International career

On July 13, 1979, Ueki debuted for Japan national team against

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and Japan won the match.Japan National Football Team Database
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Coaching career

After retirement, Ueki started his coaching career at Fujita Industries (later ''Bellmare Hiratsuka''). In November 1995, he became a manager as Mitsuru Komaeda's successor and managed at the 1995 Emperor's Cup and the

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. The club won the championship at the Asian Cup Winners' Cup. In September 1996, he became a manager again as Toninho Moura's successor and managed until 1998. In 1999, he moved to the

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club

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and managed until 2000. In 2002, he moved to the

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club

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. In 2004, he managed 1 season and promoted the club to the

. In 2006, he became a manager again and managed until 2008.

Death

Ueki died in

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on April 11, 2024, at the age of 69.

Managerial statistics

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References

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* 1954 births 2024 deaths Nihon University alumni Japanese men's footballers Association football people from Kawasaki, Kanagawa Men's association football forwards Men's association football midfielders Japan men's international footballers Shonan Bellmare players Japanese football managers J1 League managers J2 League managers Shonan Bellmare managers Montedio Yamagata managers Thespa Gunma managers 20th-century Japanese sportsmen {{Japan-footy-forward-stub