Hans Ooft

Hans Ooft
Personal information
Full name Marius Johan Ooft
Date of birth (1947-06-27) June 27, 1947 (age 79)
Place of birth Rotterdam
Position 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
Winner1992
Dynasty Cup
Winner1992
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

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. 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.

Managerial statistics

Team From To Record Refs
GWDLWin %
Japan April 1, 1992 November 11, 1993 271674059.26
Júbilo Iwata 1994 1996 14477364053.47
Kyoto Purple Sanga 1998 1998 163211018.75
Urawa Red Diamonds 2002 2003 80371429046.25
Júbilo Iwata 2008 2008 11326027.27
Total 27813628114048.92
  1. 1 2 3 4 Club statistics include J.League and J.League Cup figures.

Honors

Manager

Japan

Urawa Red Diamonds

Individual

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. ↑ "Ooft Japan: Japan's National Team 1992–93". JSoccer.com. Retrieved 2025-03-07.
  5. 1 2 3 4 選手・監督・審判 ハンス　オフト [Players, coaches, referees: Hans Ooft]. J.League Data Site (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2022-10-03.
  6. ↑ "Marius Johan OOFT". Japan Football Association. Retrieved February 19, 2024.