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Oiwa in 2018
Personal information
Full name Go Oiwa
Date of birth (1972-06-23) 23 June 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan
Height 1.80 m
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Japan U23 (head coach)
Youth career
1988–1990 Shimizu Commercial High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–2000 Nagoya Grampus Eight 172 (6)
2000–2002 Júbilo Iwata 49 (2)
2003–2010 Kashima Antlers 165 (2)
Total 386 (10)
National team
2000 Japan 3 (0)
Teams managed
2011–2017 Kashima Antlers (assistant)
2017–2020 Kashima Antlers
2021– Japan U23
Honours
Nagoya Grampus Eight
Winner Emperor's Cup 1995
Winner Emperor's Cup 1999
Júbilo Iwata
Winner J1 League 2002
Runner-up J1 League 2001
Runner-up J.League Cup 2001
Kashima Antlers
Winner J1 League 2007
Winner J1 League 2008
Winner J1 League 2009
Runner-up J.League Cup 2003
Runner-up J.League Cup 2006
Winner Emperor's Cup 2007
Winner Emperor's Cup 2010
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Go Oiwa (大岩 剛, Ōiwa Gō, born 23 June 1972) is a Japanese manager and former footballer, who is the current head coach of the Japan U23 national football team.

Playing career

Oiwa was born in Shizuoka on June 23, 1972. After graduating from the University of Tsukuba, he joined Nagoya Grampus Eight in 1995. From his first season, he established a centre-back partnership with Alexandre Torres. The club won the 1995 and 1999 Emperor's Cup. In Asia, the club were runners-up in the 1996–97 Asian Cup Winners' Cup. He moved to Júbilo Iwata in September 2000. The club won the 2002 J1 League and were runners-up in the 2000–01 Asian Club Championship. In 2003, he moved to rival club Kashima Antlers, who had competed for the title with Júbilo. He played as a centre-back with Yutaka Akita or Daiki Iwamasa. Although his opportunity to play decreased from 2007, the club were champions for three years in a row (2007–2009). The club also won the 2007 and 2010 Emperor's Cup. He retired at the end of the 2010 season.

On February 5, 2000, Oiwa debuted for Japan national team against Mexico. He played three games for Japan in 2000.

Club statistics

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Asia Total
1995 Nagoya Grampus Eight J1 League 38 0 4 0 - - 42 0
1996 27 1 1 0 12 0 - 40 1
1997 32 1 0 0 7 0 - 39 1
1998 32 2 1 0 4 0 - 37 2
1999 26 2 5 0 4 0 - 35 2
2000 17 0 0 0 0 0 - 17 0
2000 Júbilo Iwata J1 League 1 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 0
2001 28 2 1 1 7 0 - 36 3
2002 20 0 0 0 6 0 - 26 0
2003 Kashima Antlers J1 League 29 1 4 0 5 0 3 0 41 1
2004 29 0 3 0 6 1 - 38 1
2005 30 0 3 0 5 0 - 38 0
2006 27 1 1 0 7 0 - 35 1
2007 20 0 5 0 6 1 - 31 1
2008 18 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 26 0
2009 6 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 10 1
2010 6 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 12 0
Total 386 10 35 1 71 2 13 1 505 14

National team statistics

Japan national team
Year Apps Goals
2000 3 0
Total 3 0

Coaching career

ACL 2nd leg Final 8
Oiwa managing Kashima in the second leg of the 2018 AFC Champions League Final

After retirement, Oiwa became a coach for Kashima Antlers in 2011. In May 2017, he became the new manager, succeeding Masatada Ishii. In the 2018 AFC Champions League, he led the team to the final against Persepolis. Oiwa overcame the absence of five injured players, in addition to the fatigue at the end of the season after playing 52 matches, Kashima Antlers beat Persepolis with two goals in the first leg. After a goalless draw in the second leg, the club won the AFC Champions League.

Managerial statistics

Team From To Record
G W D L Win %
Kashima Antlers 31 May 2017 1 January 2020 &&&&&&&&&&&&0143.&&&&&0143 &&&&&&&&&&&&&078.&&&&&078 &&&&&&&&&&&&&032.&&&&&032 &&&&&&&&&&&&&033.&&&&&033 &&&&&&&&&&&&&054.55000054.55
Total &&&&&&&&&&&&0143.&&&&&0143 &&&&&&&&&&&&&078.&&&&&078 &&&&&&&&&&&&&032.&&&&&032 &&&&&&&&&&&&&033.&&&&&033 &&&&&&&&&&&&&054.55000054.55

Honours

Player

Nagoya Grampus Eight
Kashima Antlers

Manager

Kashima Antlers
Japan U23

Individual

  • J.League Best Eleven: 2001
  • Asian Coach of the Year: 2018

See also

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