Asako Takakura
| Asako Takakura | ||
| Personnel | ||
|---|---|---|
| birthday | April 19, 1968 | |
| place of birth | Fukushima , Japan | |
| size | 163 cm | |
| position | midfield | |
| Juniors | ||
| Years | station | |
| 1981-1984 | Jinnan FC | |
| Women | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| 1985-1999 | Yomiuri Soccer Club Beleza | 167 (30) |
| 1999 | Matsushita Panasonic Bambina | 14 (6) |
| 2000 | Silicon Valley Red Devils | |
| 2001-2004 | Speranza FC Takatsuki | 45 (8) |
| National team | ||
| Years | selection | Games (goals) |
| 1984-1996 | Japan | 79 (30) |
| Stations as a trainer | ||
| Years | station | |
| 2007-2008 | JFA National Training Center Coach | |
| 2008 | Japan U-13 | |
| 2008 | Nadeshiko Challenge Project Coach | |
| 2009 | JFA National Training Center Coach | |
| 2009 | JFA Elite Program Coach | |
| 2009 | Japan U-14 | |
| 2009 | Nadeshiko Challenge Project Coach | |
| 2009–2012 | Japan U-16 / U-17 ( assistant coach ) | |
| 2010 | Japan U-20 ( assistant coach ) | |
| 2013-2014 | Japan U-16 / U-17 ( assistant coach ) | |
| 2014-2015 | Japan U-18 / U-19 | |
| 2016– | Japan U-20 | |
| 2016– | Japan | |
| 1 Only league games are given. | ||
Asako Takakura ( Japanese 高 倉 麻子 , Takakura Asako ; born April 19, 1968 in Fukushima , Fukushima Prefecture ) is a Japanese soccer coach and former player. Takakura has been the coach of the Japan women's national team since April 2016 .
She is married to Tokyo Verdy club manager Kazuhiko Takemoto .
Career
In the club
Asako Takakura played for various Japanese clubs from 1981 to 2004, with a short stint in the USA in 2000 .
In the national team
From 1984 to 1996 she played for the Japanese national team . In 1991 she was part of the squad at the first Women's World Cup , where she was used in the three group games that the Japanese lost without scoring their own. Four years later she was nominated again for the World Cup squad . In the second group game, the Japanese won 2-1 against Brazil, their first win in a World Cup game and at the same time their first win against a reigning South American champion . Although the other two group matches were lost against European champions Germany and hosts Sweden , the Japanese reached the quarter-finals as the second-best group third. Here they met defending champions USA and lost 4-0. As the eighth-best team, Japan had qualified for the first women's football tournament at the 1996 Olympic Games , in which it was also used in all group games. The games against world champions Norway , European champions Germany and South American champions Brazil were all lost. Then she ended her career as a national player. She has scored 30 goals in 79 games, making her the seventh-best goalscorer of the Japanese in 2016 together with Kioka Futaba .
trainer
After her time as a player, she began her coaching career at the Japanese Association , where she worked in various functions and was responsible for various junior teams. Her greatest achievement so far was winning the 2014 Women's U-17 World Cup in Costa Rica . In addition, the juniors she trained won the U-16 Asian Championship in 2013 and the U-19 Asian Championship in 2015. At the 2015 World Cup , the U-20 World Cup 2014 and the 2014 Asian Championship , she was a member of the "Technical Study Group" (TSG) of FIFA.
In April 2016, she became the first woman to coach the Japanese women's senior team. She is the successor to Norio Sasaki , who resigned in March 2016 after the Japanese failed to qualify for the 2016 Olympic Games despite having a home advantage . She wants the team to play like only Japan can play, as the team became world champions with it in 2011 . In the first game under their leadership, the Japanese managed a 3: 3 against world champions USA , with the Japanese playing with one player less after a yellow-red card for captain Yūki Ōgimi from the 57th minute and the goal to equalize 3: 3 in the third minute of stoppage time scored.
By winning the Asian Cup in 2018 , the Japanese were able to qualify for the 2019 World Cup, but failed in the round of 16 against European champions Netherlands .
Success as a trainer
- U-17 world champion 2014
- U-16 Asian Cup 2013
- U-19 Asian Cup 2015
- Asian Cup 2018
- Gold medal at the 2018 Asian Games
- East Asian Championship 2019
Awards
- Asia's Trainer of the Year 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015
- Nomination for the FIFA election for coach of the year (8th place after the vote)
Web links
- jfa.jp: TAKAKURA Asako takes over as coach of Nadeshiko Japan
- Asako Takakura in the database of FIFA (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ ひ と ： 高 倉 麻子 ＝ サ ッ カ ー 女子 日本 代表 （な で し こ ジ ャ パ ン） 監督 に 就任 . In: Mainichi Shimbun . April 28, 2016. Retrieved May 18, 2016 (Japanese).
- ↑ fifa.com: "Takakura inspires her successors"
- ↑ fifa.com: "Eiji Ueda: Japan's recipe for success"
- ↑ fifa.com: "Japan at the summit"
- ↑ fifa.com: "Takakura new national coach of Japan"
- ↑ ussoccer.com: "USA and Japan Play to Thrilling 3 3 Draw Before Sold Out Crowd in Colorado"
- ↑ AFC Annual Awards 2014 - Japan awarded 6 categories in AFC Inspiring Member Association of The Year, etc., OKUDERA Yasuhiko, SAWA Homare inducted in the AFC Hall of Fame
- ↑ fifa.com: "Women's preselection for the FIFA Ballon d'Or 2014"
- ↑ fifa.com: "FIFA Ballon d'Or 2014 - voting results"
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Takakura, Asako |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 高 倉 麻子 (Japanese); Takemoto Takakura, Asako (FIFA spelling for the 2015 World Cup); 竹 本 麻子 (Japanese); Takemoto Asako |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | japanese national soccer coach |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 19, 1968 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Fukushima |