Nami Otake

Nami Otake
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)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1989–2001	Nippon TV Beleza
Total
National team
1994–1999	Japan
Honours
Nippon TV Beleza
Representing Japan
AFC Women's Asian Cup
Asian Games
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Nami Otake (大竹七未, Otake Nami, born July 30, 1974) is a former Japanese football player. She played for the Japan national team. She used her name "大竹奈美" until 2009. Her husband is a former footballer Kento Tsurumaki.

Biography

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

On August 20, 1994, Otake debuted and scored a goal for the 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.

Personal life

In July 2009, Otake changed her name from "大竹奈美" to "大竹七未".[1] She married footballer Kento Tsurumaki in June 2012.

Statistics

[2]

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

ameblo.jp/otake-nami Archived 2016-03-13 at the Wayback Machine(in Japanese)
Japan Football Association(in Japanese)

Other websites

Nami Otake at International Olympic Committee

Nami Otake at Olympic Channel

Nami Otake at Olympedia

Nami Otake at FIFA

Nami Otake at Soccerway.com

Nami Otake at FootballDatabase.eu

Nami Otake at WorldFootball.net

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[1] .jp/otake-nami Archived 2016-03-13 at the Wayback Machine(in Japanese)

[2] Japan Football Association(in Japanese)