Hayato Okanaka (岡中 勇人, Okanaka Hayato, born September 26, 1968) is a former Japanese football player.

Hayato Okanaka
岡中 勇人
Personal information
Full name Hayato Okanaka
Date of birth (1968-09-26) September 26, 1968 (age 56)
Place of birth Hyogo, Japan
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1984–1986 Tokai University Daigo High School
1987–1990 Tokai University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–2001 Gamba Osaka 156 (0)
2002–2005 Oita Trinita 84 (0)
Total 240 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

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Okanaka was born in Hyogo Prefecture on September 26, 1968.[1] After graduating from Tokai University, he joined Matsushita Electric (later Gamba Osaka) in 1991. He battles with Kenji Honnami for regular goalkeeper for a long time. Although he could not play many matches in early 1990, he became a regular goalkeeper in late 1996. However he lost his position behind Ryota Tsuzuki in 2000. In 2002, he moved to J2 League club Oita Trinita. He played as regular goalkeeper and the club won the champions in 2000 and was promoted to J1 League. Although he played as regular goalkeeper in 2003, his opportunity to play decreased behind Riki Takasaki and Shusaku Nishikawa from 2004. He retired end of 2005 season.

Club statistics

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Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Japan League Emperor's Cup League Cup Total
1990/91 Matsushita Electric JSL Division 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
1991/92 10 0 0 0 10 0
1992 Gamba Osaka J1 League - 0 0 0 0 0 0
1993 20 0 1 0 7 0 28 0
1994 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1995 5 0 0 0 - 5 0
1996 16 0 0 0 8 0 24 0
1997 32 0 3 0 4 0 39 0
1998 33 0 1 0 4 0 38 0
1999 29 0 2 0 4 0 35 0
2000 8 0 0 0 1 0 9 0
2001 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0
2002 Oita Trinita J2 League 42 0 3 0 - 45 0
2003 J1 League 28 0 0 0 2 0 30 0
2004 11 0 0 0 1 0 12 0
2005 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
Career total 240 0 13 0 35 0 288 0

References

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  1. ^ Hayato Okanaka at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
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