Hans Ooft

Marius Johan ("Hans") Ooft (born 1947) is a Dutch former football player and manager who became the first foreigner to head the Japanese football team.^[2] Under Ooft, Japan won the Asian Championship for the first time in 1992 but was fired a year later for failing to qualify them for the 1994 World Cup in a crucial match against Iraq.^[3]

Hans Ooft

Personal information
Full name	Marius Johan Ooft
Date of birth	(1947-06-27) June 27, 1947 (age 77)
Place of birth	Rotterdam [1]
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1964–1967	Feyenoord U21
1967–1970	SC Veendam
1970–1974	SC Cambuur
1974–1975	SC Heerenveen
Managerial career
1976	Netherlands Youth
1987–1988	Mazda
1992–1993	Japan
1994–1996	Júbilo Iwata
1998	Kyoto Purple Sanga
2002–2003	Urawa Red Diamonds
2008	Júbilo Iwata
Medal record Men's football Representing  Japan (as manager) AFC Asian Cup Winner 1992 Dynasty Cup Winner 1992
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Managerial statistics

^[4]

Team	From	To	Record
			G	W	D	L	Win %
Júbilo Iwata	1994	1996	126	68	0	58	053.97
Kyoto Purple Sanga	1998	1998	12	3	0	9	025.00
Urawa Red Diamonds	2002	2003	60	26	10	24	043.33
Júbilo Iwata	2008	2008	11	3	2	6	027.27
Total			209	100	12	97	047.85

Honors

Manager

Japan

• AFC Asian Cup: 1992
• Dynasty Cup: 1992
• Afro-Asian Cup of Nations: 1993

Urawa Red Diamonds

• J.League Cup: 2003

Individual

• Japan Football Hall of Fame: Inducted in 2013^[5]

References

1. Marius Johan OOFT at the Japan Football Hall of Fame
2. Mubarak, Hassanin (2003-09-25). "Japan National Team Coaches". RSSSF. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
3. Yoon, Hyung-Jin (2005-07-03). "Asian Nations Cup 1992 Final Tournament - Full Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
4. J.League Data Site(in Japanese)
5. "Marius Johan OOFT". Japan Football Association. Retrieved February 19, 2024.

External links

• Hans Ooft manager profile at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
• Japan Football Hall of Fame at Japan Football Association