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Kiyoshi Okuma
大熊 清

Personal information
Full name	Kiyoshi Okuma
Date of birth	(1964-06-21) June 21, 1964 (age 60)
Place of birth	Saitama, Saitama, Japan
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Defender
Youth career
1980–1982	Saitama Urawa Minami High School
1983–1986	Chuo University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1987–1992	Tokyo Gas
Teams managed
1994–2001	FC Tokyo
2002–2005	Japan U-20
2010–2011	FC Tokyo
2014	Omiya Ardija
2015–2016	Cerezo Osaka
Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Kiyoshi Okuma (大熊 清, Okuma Kiyoshi, born June 21, 1964) is a former Japanese football player and manager. His younger brother Yuji Okuma is also a former footballer.

Playing career

Okuma was born in Saitama on June 21, 1964. After graduating from Chuo University, he joined Tokyo Gas in 1987. He retired in 1992.

Coaching career

After retirement, Okuma became a coach at Tokyo Gas (later FC Tokyo) from 1994. In 1994, he managed as caretaker in 1994 Emperor's Cup. In 1995, he became a manager and managed until 2001. In 2002, he became a manager Japan U-20 national team. He managed at the 2003 and 2005 World Youth Championship. In July 2006, he became a coach for Japan national team under manager Ivica Osim and Takeshi Okada. After 2010 World Cup, he resigned. In September 2010, he returned to FC Tokyo and managed until 2011. From 2014, he managed Omiya Ardija (2014) and Cerezo Osaka (2015-2016).

Managerial statistics

Personal honors

As manager

• AFC Coach of the Month - March 2000

Team honors

As manager

• Japan Football League - 1998
• J2 League - 2011
• Emperor's Cup - 2011

See also

In Spanish: Kiyoshi Ōkuma para niños