Nami Otake

Nami Otake
大竹七未
Personal information
Full name	Nami Otake
Date of birth	July 30, 1974
Place of birth	Machida, Tokyo, Japan
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Forward
Senior career*
National team
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Nami Otake (大竹七未, Ōtake Nami, born July 30, 1974) is a former Japanese football player. She played for Japan national team. Her husband is former footballer Kento Tsurumaki.

Club career

Otake was born in Machida on July 30, 1974. In 1989, she joined Yomiuri SC Ladies Beleza (later Nippon TV Beleza). She was elected Young Player Awards in 1989. The club won L.League championship for 4 years in a row (1990-1993). She was elected Best Eleven 2 times (1997 and 1999). She retired in July 2001.

National team career

On August 20, 1994, Otake debuted and scored a goal for Japan national team against Slovakia. She also played at 1994, 1998 Asian Games, 1995, 1997 and 1999 AFC Championship. She was also a member of Japan for 1995, 1999 World Cup and 1996 Summer Olympics. She played 46 games and scored 29 goals for Japan until 1999.^[1]

Personal life

Otake got married to footballer Kento Tsurumaki in June 2012.

National team statistics

^[1]

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1994	6	3
1995	8	4
1996	7	0
1997	6	6
1998	9	5
1999	10	11
Total	46	29

References

1 2 Japan Football Association(in Japanese)

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[JFA-1] 1 2 Japan Football Association(in Japanese)