Yasuhiko OKUDERA | 1979-1983 | PES Stats Database (Golden Era Backup)

OKUDERA PES STATS | 1979-1983

Scotty Africa Name: Yasuhiko Okudera[/b] Yasuhiko OKUDERA | 1979-1983 Clubs: 1. FC Köln (1979/1980), Hertha BSC (1980/1981), Werder Bremen (1981/1983) Number: 14 (at 1. FC Köln) Position: LM (RB LB CM)[/b] Nationality: Japan Age: 27-31 (12/03/1952) Era: 1979/1983 Foot: L Side: B Height: 177 cm Weight: 78 kg Attack: 76 Defence: 65 Balance: 78 Stamina: 83 Top Speed: 83 Acceleration: 82 Response: 81 Agility: 80 Dribble Accuracy: 83 Dribble Speed: 84 Short Pass Accuracy: 80 Short Pass Speed: 72 Long Pass Acc: 81 Long Pass Speed: 72 Shot Accuracy: 73 Shot Power: 85 Shot Technique: 71 Free Kick Accuracy: 72 Curling: 76 Header: 70 Jump: 78 Technique: 82 Aggression: 78 Tenacity/Mentality: 75 Keeper Skills: 50 Team Work: 87 Injury Tolerance: A Form/Condition/Fitness: 6 Weak Foot Accuracy: 5 Weak Foot frequency: 5 Consistency: 5 SPECIAL ABILITIES: *Dribble *Playmaker *Outside CARDS: S02: Passer S05: 1-touch play Attack/Defence Awareness Card: Balanced INFO: Yasuhiko Okudera (奥寺康彦, Okudera Yasuhiko?, born March 12, 1952 in Kazuno, Akita Prefecture) is a former Japanese footballer, and is currently the president of two clubs; the J. League Division 2 club Yokohama FC and the English Football League Championship side Plymouth Argyle F.C. Okudera was the first Japanese footballer to play professionally in Europe, as well as being the first Asian football player to score in the European Cup, in the semi-final match against Nottingham Forest F.C. and made 32 appearances - scoring 9 goals - with the Japanese national team. Playing career Okudera began his playing career in 1970 as an employee of Furukawa Electric Co Ltd., whose soccer team played in the corporate Japan Soccer League, the top flight league in Japan at the time. In the summer of 1977, during the team's trip to Germany, he was spotted by Bundesliga club 1. FC Köln manager Hennes Weisweiler. 1. FC Köln made a contract offer. Okudera made his debut on October 5, 1977, becoming the first Japanese player to play top flight football in Europe, and Köln won the Bundesliga title that year. After Weisweiler left Cologne during the 1980/81, Okudera joined second division Hertha BSC. Although Hertha missed promotion to the first division, he joined the newly promoted Werder Bremen, whose coach Otto Rehhagel saw his play when the two sides met and offered a contract. Between 1981/82 and 1984/85, Bremen finished second in the league three times. In the summer of 1985, Okudera returned to his old Japanese club, Furukuwa Electric and became one of the first recognized professional players in JSL. He ended his German career with 234 appearances and 26 goals. He retired as a player in 1988. Off the pitch Okudera's return home spurred the professionalization of the Japanese game, which had been stuck in amateur play for decades. He was the first native-born professional player in his home league, as before only foreigners (usually Brazilians) were paid strictly to play football by the companies. After the J. League started play in 1993, he served as the president and manager of Furukawa, which had become JEF United Ichihara (now JEF United Ichihara Chiba) with limited success. In 1998, he joined his Köln teammate Pierre Littbarski and helped form Yokohama F.C.. With Okudera as president and Littbarski the manager, Yokohama climbed up the ranks from the lower-tier Japan Football League and promoted to the J. League's first division in December 2006. On December 5, 2003, Okudera and former South Korean star Cha Bum-Kun were the Asian representatives at the preliminary draw, which determined the groupings for the qualifying matches for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. On June 20, 2008, Okudera was appointed President of the Football League Championship side Plymouth Argyle tasked with playing a global ambassador role and further strengthening the club's profile in Asia. VIDEOS: Adobe Flash Player is no longer supported (scores on 4:50) ADDITIONAL LINKS: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yasuhiko_Okudera http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/sto ... 80926.html[/b][/b][/b] _________________ forever and always - football Yasuhiko OKUDERA | 1979-1983 | PES Stats Database (Golden Era Backup)