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Gō Ōiwa

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Go Oiwa
Oiwa in 2018
Personal information
Full name Go Oiwa
Date of birth (1972-06-23) 23 June 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Japan U23 (head coach)
Youth career
1988–1990 Shimizu Commercial High School
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1994 University of Tsukuba
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–2000 Nagoya Grampus Eight 172 (6)
2000–2002 Júbilo Iwata 49 (2)
2003–2010 Kashima Antlers 165 (2)
Total 386 (10)
International career
2000 Japan 3[1] (0)
Managerial career
2011–2017 Kashima Antlers (assistant)
2017–2020 Kashima Antlers
2021– Japan U23
Medal record
Nagoya Grampus Eight
Winner Emperor's Cup 1995
Winner Emperor's Cup 1999
Júbilo Iwata
Winner J1 League 2002
Runner-up J1 League 2001
Runner-up J.League Cup 2001
Kashima Antlers
Winner J1 League 2007
Winner J1 League 2008
Winner J1 League 2009
Runner-up J.League Cup 2003
Runner-up J.League Cup 2006
Winner Emperor's Cup 2007
Winner Emperor's Cup 2010
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Go Oiwa (大岩 剛, Ōiwa Gō, born 23 June 1972) is a Japanese manager and former footballer, who is the current head coach of the Japan U23 national football team.

Playing career

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Oiwa was born in Shizuoka on June 23, 1972. After graduating from the University of Tsukuba, he joined Nagoya Grampus Eight in 1995. From his first season, he established a centre-back partnership with Alexandre Torres. The club won the 1995 and 1999 Emperor's Cup. In Asia, the club were runners-up in the 1996–97 Asian Cup Winners' Cup. He moved to Júbilo Iwata in September 2000. The club won the 2002 J1 League and were runners-up in the 2000–01 Asian Club Championship. In 2003, he moved to rival club Kashima Antlers, who had competed for the title with Júbilo. He played as a centre-back with Yutaka Akita or Daiki Iwamasa. Although his opportunity to play decreased from 2007, the club were champions for three years in a row (20072009). The club also won the 2007 and 2010 Emperor's Cup. He retired at the end of the 2010 season.

On February 5, 2000, Oiwa debuted for Japan national team against Mexico. He played three games for Japan in 2000.[1]

Club statistics

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Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Asia Total
1995 Nagoya Grampus Eight J1 League 38 0 4 0 - - 42 0
1996 27 1 1 0 12 0 - 40 1
1997 32 1 0 0 7 0 - 39 1
1998 32 2 1 0 4 0 - 37 2
1999 26 2 5 0 4 0 - 35 2
2000 17 0 0 0 0 0 - 17 0
2000 Júbilo Iwata J1 League 1 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 0
2001 28 2 1 1 7 0 - 36 3
2002 20 0 0 0 6 0 - 26 0
2003 Kashima Antlers J1 League 29 1 4 0 5 0 3 0 41 1
2004 29 0 3 0 6 1 - 38 1
2005 30 0 3 0 5 0 - 38 0
2006 27 1 1 0 7 0 - 35 1
2007 20 0 5 0 6 1 - 31 1
2008 18 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 26 0
2009 6 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 10 1
2010 6 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 12 0
Total 386 10 35 1 71 2 13 1 505 14

National team statistics

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Japan national team
Year Apps Goals
2000 3 0
Total 3 0

Coaching career

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Oiwa managing Kashima in the second leg of the 2018 AFC Champions League Final

After retirement, Oiwa became a coach for Kashima Antlers in 2011. In May 2017, he became the new manager, succeeding Masatada Ishii.[2] In the 2018 AFC Champions League, he led the team to the final against Persepolis. Oiwa overcame the absence of five injured players, in addition to the fatigue at the end of the season after playing 52 matches, Kashima Antlers beat Persepolis with two goals in the first leg.[3][4] After a goalless draw in the second leg, the club won the AFC Champions League.[5]

Managerial statistics

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As of 1 January 2020[6]
Team From To Record
G W D L Win %
Kashima Antlers 31 May 2017 1 January 2020 143 78 32 33 054.55
Total 143 78 32 33 054.55

Honours

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Player

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Nagoya Grampus Eight
Kashima Antlers

Manager

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Kashima Antlers
Japan U23

Individual

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References

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  1. ^ a b Japan National Football Team Database
  2. ^ 鹿島アントラーズFC, 株式会社 (31 May 2017). "鹿島アントラーズ オフィシャルサイト". www.so-net.ne.jp.
  3. ^ "Kashima Antlers ready for Persepolis match: Go Oiwa".
  4. ^ "Kashima Antlers vs Persepolis".
  5. ^ 鹿島がACL初制覇!我慢肝に総力戦で示した一体感 - ACL : 日刊スポーツ. nikkansports.com (in Japanese).
  6. ^ Gō Ōiwa manager profile at J.League (archive) (in Japanese) Edit this at Wikidata
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