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Tetsuya Okayama

Tetsuya Okayama
岡山 哲也
Personal information
Full name Tetsuya Okayama
Date of birth (1973-08-27) August 27, 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1989–1991 Chukyo University Chukyo High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–2004 Nagoya Grampus Eight 278 (54)
2005–2006 Albirex Niigata 28 (0)
2007–2008 Albirex Niigata Singapore
Total 306 (54)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tetsuya Okayama (岡山 哲也, Okayama Tetsuya, born August 27, 1973) is a former Japanese football player.

Playing career

Okayama was born in Nagoya on August 27, 1973. After graduating from high school, he joined his local club Nagoya Grampus Eight in 1992. He became a regular player as mainly offensive midfielder in 1995 season and he played many matches for a long time. The club won the champions 1995 and 1999 Emperor's Cup. In Asia, the club also won the 2nd place 1996–97 Asian Cup Winners' Cup. In 2005, he moved to Albirex Niigata. In 2007, he moved to Albirex Niigata Singapore. He retired end of 2008 season.

Club statistics

Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Japan League Emperor's Cup League Cup Total
1992 Nagoya Grampus Eight J1 League - 0 0 0 0 0 0
1993 7 1 0 0 3 2 10 3
1994 2 0 2 1 0 0 4 1
1995 40 10 5 2 - 45 12
1996 26 9 1 0 14 2 41 11
1997 28 3 1 0 10 2 39 5
1998 30 14 4 3 4 1 38 18
1999 22 3 3 0 5 1 30 4
2000 28 6 2 0 6 3 36 9
2001 23 2 1 0 4 1 28 3
2002 28 0 3 1 4 0 35 1
2003 23 2 2 0 5 0 30 2
2004 21 4 0 0 4 1 25 5
2005 Albirex Niigata J1 League 12 0 1 0 5 0 18 0
2006 16 0 0 0 6 1 22 1
Singapore League Singapore Cup League Cup Total
2007 Albirex Niigata Singapore S.League
2008 30 9 1 0 0 0 31 9
Total Japan 306 54 25 7 70 14 401 75
Singapore 30 9 1 0 0 0 31 9
Career total 336 63 26 7 70 14 432 84

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