Nami Otake

Nami Otake (大竹 七未, Ōtake Nami, born July 30, 1974) is a Japanese former football player. She played for the Japan national team. She used her name "大竹 奈美" until 2009. Her husband is the former footballer Kento Tsurumaki.

Nami Otake
大竹 七未
Personal information
Full name Nami Otake
Date of birth (1974-07-30) July 30, 1974
Place of birth Machida, Tokyo, Japan
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–2001 Nippon TV Beleza 160 (90)
Total 160 (90)
National team
1994–1999 Japan 46 (29)
Honours
Nippon TV Beleza
WinnerNadeshiko League1990
WinnerNadeshiko League1991
WinnerNadeshiko League1992
WinnerNadeshiko League1993
WinnerNadeshiko League2000
WinnerNadeshiko League2001
Runner-upNadeshiko League1989
Runner-upNadeshiko League1994
Runner-upNadeshiko League1997
Runner-upNadeshiko League1998
Runner-upNadeshiko League1999
WinnerNadeshiko League Cup1996
WinnerNadeshiko League Cup1999
Runner-upNadeshiko League Cup1997
WinnerEmpress's Cup1993
WinnerEmpress's Cup1997
WinnerEmpress's Cup2000
Runner-upEmpress's Cup1986
Runner-upEmpress's Cup1991
Runner-upEmpress's Cup1992
Runner-upEmpress's Cup1996
Representing  Japan
AFC Women's Asian Cup
1995 Malaysia
1997 China
Asian Games
1994 HiroshimaTeam
1998 BangkokTeam
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Otake was born in Machida on July 30, 1974. In 1989, she joined Yomiuri Beleza (later Nippon TV Beleza). She was selected for the Young Player Awards in 1989. The club won the L.League championship for four years in a row (1990-1993). She was selected Best Eleven twice (1997 and 1999). She retired in July 2001.

National team career

On August 20, 1994, Otake debuted and scored a goal for the Japan national team against Slovakia. She also played at the 1994 and 1998 Asian Games, and the 1995, 1997 and 1999 AFC Championship. She was also in the Japanese squad for the 1995 and 1999 World Cups and the 1996 Summer Olympics. She played 46 games and scored 29 goals for Japan up to 1999.[1]

Personal life

In July 2009, she changed her name from "大竹 奈美" to "大竹 七未".[2] She married the footballer Kento Tsurumaki in June 2012.

National team statistics

[1]

Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
199463
199584
199670
199766
199895
19991011
Total4629

References
  1. Japan Football Association(in Japanese)
  2. ameblo.jp/otake-nami(in Japanese)


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