Football - TAKAKURA Asako

19 Apr 1968
Female
Head Coach

Events Entered

Discipline Event Rank
FBL Football Women 8

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Sapporo Dome
JPN
Japan
1
CAN
Canada
1
Finished
Sapporo Dome
JPN
Japan
0
GBR
Great Britain
1
Finished
Miyagi Stadium
CHI
Chile
0
JPN
Japan
1
Finished
Saitama Stadium
SWE
Sweden
3
JPN
Japan
1
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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She played football for Japan at two World Cups [1991 and 1995], two editions of the Asian Games [1990 and 1994] and the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. (espn.com.br, 19 Jun 2019; fifa.com, 07 Jun 2019; SportsDeskOnline, 05 May 2021)

She won four league championships in Japan with Yomiuri Beleza and was twice named Most Valuable Player [MVP] of the Nadeshiko League. (espn.com.br, 19 Jun 2019)
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She coached Japan to victory at the 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup in Jordan. (the-afc.com, 28 Nov 2018)

She led the Japanese team to gold at the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia. (the-afc.com, 28 Nov 2018)

She coached Japan to a third-place finish in the 2016 U20 World Cup in France. (the-afc.com, 28 Nov 2018)

She coached the Japan team that won the 2014 U17 World Cup in Costa Rica. (the-afc.com, 28 Nov 2018)

She has coached the Japanese U16 and U19 teams to Asian championship titles. (the-afc.com, 28 Nov 2018)
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She was named the Asian Football Confederation [AFC] Women's Coach of the Year in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017 and 2018. (the-afc.com, 28 Nov 2018)
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2016
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She has coached the Japanese women's U16 team, and served as head coach of the Japanese women's U19 team.
Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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