Naoto Otake (大嶽 直人, Ōtake Naoto, born October 18, 1968) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team. He currently manager of J3 League club, FC Osaka. His younger brother Masato was also a footballer.

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Naoto Otake
大嶽 直人

Personal information
Full name	Naoto Otake
Date of birth	(1968-10-18) 18 October 1968 (age 55)
Place of birth	Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	FC Osaka (manager)
Youth career
1984–1986	Tokai University Daiichi High School
1987–1990	Juntendo University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1991–1997	Yokohama Flügels	188	(2)
1998–2001	Kyoto Purple Sanga	99	(3)
Total		287	(5)
International career
1994	Japan	1	(0)
Managerial career
2010–2012	Iga FC Kunoichi
2018–2021	Iga FC Kunoichi
2022–2023	Kagoshima United
2024–	FC Osaka
Medal record Yokohama Flügels Winner Emperor's Cup 1993 Runner-up Emperor's Cup 1997 Representing  Japan AFC Asian Cup 1992 Japan
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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Otake was educated at and played for Tokai University Daiichi High School and Juntendo University. After leaving the university, he joined the Japan Soccer League side All Nippon Airways in 1991. When Japan's first-ever professional league J1 League started in 1993, All Nippon Airways was transformed to Yokohama Flügels for whom he continued to play. The club won 1993 Emperor's Cup their first time in major title. In Asia, the club also won 1994–95 Asian Cup Winners' Cup. He moved to Kyoto Purple Sanga at the beginning of 1998 season and retired from the game as a Sanga player in 2001.

He was capped once for the Japan national team when he played in a friendly against Australia on September 27, 1994 at the Tokyo National Stadium.^[1] He was also a member of the Japan team that won the 1992 Asian Cup but did not play in the tournament.

After retirement, Otake started coaching career at Kyoto Purple Sanga (later Kyoto Sanga FC) in 2002. Through Yokohama F. Marinos coach, He signed with L.League club Iga FC Kunoichi in 2010 and became a manager. He managed until 2012. In 2013, he moved to Giravanz Kitakyushu and coached until 2015. He returned to Kyoto Sanga FC in 2016 and coached until 2017. In 2018, he became a manager for Iga FC Kunoichi again.

In 2022, he became a manager for J3 club, Kagoshima United.

On 12 December 2023, Otake announcement officially manager of FC Osaka from 2024 season.^[2]

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