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Nami Ōtake

b. 1974

Japanese association football player

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About Nami Ōtake

Born 1974. Nami Ōtake is a Japanese association football player.

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.

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.

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

National team statistics

International goals No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 20 August 1994 Dobšiná, Slovakia 2–0 2–0 Friendly 2. 4 October 1994 Fukuyama, Japan ?–0 5–0 1994 Asian Games 3. 6 October 1994 1–1 1–1 13. 5 December 1997 Guangzhou, China ?–0 21–0 1997 AFC Women's Championship 14. ?–0 15. ?–0 16. ?–0 17. ?–0 18. ?–0 19. 3 June 1999 Tokyo, Japan 1–0 3–2 Friendly 20. 19 June 1999 San Jose, United States 1–1 1–1 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup 21. 8 November 1999 Iloilo City, Philippines 3–0 9–0 1999 AFC Women's Championship 22. 6–0 23. 7–0 24. 8–0 25. 10 November 1999 3–1 5–1 26. 4–1 27. 5–1 28. 21 November 1999 Bacolod, Philippines 1–3 2–3 29. 2–3

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Who is Nami Ōtake?

Japanese association football player

When was Nami Ōtake born?

Nami Ōtake was born on 30 July 1974 in Machida.

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Nami Ōtake is an association football player.

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Nami Ōtake is Japanese.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Nami Ōtake

· Wikidata: Q23409774

· DBpedia: Nami Otake

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