| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yuji Okuma | ||
| Date of birth | (1969-01-19)January 19, 1969 (age 56) | ||
| Place of birth | Saitama,Saitama,Japan | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1984–1986 | Bunan High School | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1990 | Chuo University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1995 | Kashiwa Reysol | 92 | (7) |
| 1996–1997 | Kyoto Purple Sanga | 50 | (1) |
| 1998 | Avispa Fukuoka | 21 | (0) |
| Total | 163 | (8) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2014 | Cerezo Osaka | ||
| 2016–2019 | Cerezo Osaka U-23 | ||
| 2024- | Tegevajaro Miyazaki | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Yuji Okuma (大熊 裕司,Okuma Yuji; born January 19, 1969) is a formerJapanesefootball player and manager. His elder brotherKiyoshi is also a former footballer.
Okuma was born inSaitama on January 19, 1969. After graduating fromChuo University, he joinedHitachi (laterKashiwa Reysol) in 1991. He played many matches as defensive midfielder from first season. In 1996, he moved to newly was promoted toJ1 League club,Kyoto Purple Sanga. He played many matches in 1996 and he became a regular player in 1997. In 1998, he moved toAvispa Fukuoka and played in 1 season. He retired end of 1998 season.
After retirement, Okuma started coaching career atAvispa Fukuoka in 1999. In 2005, he moved toCerezo Osaka and served as coach. In 2007, he became a coach forJapan U-20 national team. In 2010, he returned to Cerezo Osaka and became a manager for youth team. In September 2014, top team managerMarco Pezzaiuoli was sacked for poor results. Okuma became a new manager as Pezzaiuoli successor. However Cerezo finished at the 17th place of 18 clubs in2014 season. Cerezo was relegated toJ2 League and Okuma resigned a manager. In 2015, he became a manager for youth team. In 2016, he became a manager for new teamCerezo Osaka U-23.
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1991/92 | Hitachi | JSL Division 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||||
| 1992 | Football League | 16 | 1 | - | 16 | 1 | ||||
| 1993 | Kashiwa Reysol | Football League | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 2 |
| 1994 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | ||
| 1995 | J1 League | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 24 | 0 | ||
| 1996 | Kyoto Purple Sanga | J1 League | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 34 | 1 |
| 1997 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 38 | 1 | ||
| 1998 | Avispa Fukuoka | J1 League | 21 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| Total | 163 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 199 | 10 | ||
Update;December 31, 2018[1]
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Cerezo Osaka | 2014 | 2014 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 025.00 |
| Cerezo Osaka U-23 | 2016 | present | 94 | 29 | 26 | 39 | 030.85 |
| Total | 106 | 32 | 28 | 46 | 030.19 | ||
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