Hayato Okamoto (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hayato Okamoto | ||
| Date of birth | October 16, 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Izumo, Shimane, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–1992 | Izumo Technical High School | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–2000 | FC Tokyo | 157 | (45) |
| 2001–2002 | Yokogawa Electric | 24 | (7) |
| Total | 181 | (52) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Hayato Okamoto (岡元 勇人, Okamoto Hayato, born October 16, 1974) is a former Japanese football player.
Playing career
[edit]Okamoto was born in Izumo on October 16, 1974. After graduating from high school, he joined Japan Football League club Tokyo Gas (later FC Tokyo) in 1993. He played many matches as left side midfielder from first season. The club results rose year by year and won the champions in 1998. The club was promoted to new league J2 League from 1999. On March 14, 1999, he scored a goal in the 4th minute against Sagan Tosu in opening match in 1999 season.[1] This goal is the first ever J2 League goal. Although he played as regular player, he got hurt in summer and his opportunity to play decreased. Although the club won the 2nd place in 1999 and was promoted to J1 League from 2000, he could only play one match. In 2001, he moved to Japan Football League club Yokogawa Electric. Although he played many matches in 2001, he could not play at all in the match in 2002 and retired in May 2002.
Club statistics
[edit]| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1993 | Tokyo Gas | Football League | 15 | 2 | - | - | 15 | 2 | ||
| 1994 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 0 | - | 29 | 7 | |||
| 1995 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 0 | - | 22 | 7 | |||
| 1996 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 0 | - | 24 | 6 | |||
| 1997 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 4 | - | 26 | 10 | |||
| 1998 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 1 | - | 25 | 15 | |||
| 1999 | FC Tokyo | J2 League | 28 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 39 | 5 |
| 2000 | J1 League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2001 | Yokogawa Electric | Football League | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | - | 24 | 7 | |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 181 | 52 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 205 | 59 | ||
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Hayato Okamoto at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
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- 1974 births
- Living people
- Association football people from Shimane Prefecture
- Japanese men's footballers
- J1 League players
- J2 League players
- Japan Football League (1992–1998) players
- Japan Football League players
- FC Tokyo players
- Yokogawa Musashino FC players
- Men's association football midfielders
- 20th-century Japanese sportsmen
- Japanese football midfielder, 1970s birth stubs