Go Oiwa

Go Oiwa
	Oiwa in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Go Oiwa
Date of birth	23 June 1972 (age 51)
Place of birth	Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Japan U23 (head coach)
Youth career
1988–1990	Shimizu Commercial High School
College career
Years	Team
1991–1994	University of Tsukuba
Senior career*
Years	Team
1995–2000	Nagoya Grampus Eight
2000–2002	Júbilo Iwata
2003–2010	Kashima Antlers
Total
International career
2000	Japan
Managerial career
2011–2017	Kashima Antlers (assistant)
2017–2020	Kashima Antlers
2021–	Japan U23
Medal record
Nagoya Grampus Eight
Júbilo Iwata
Kashima Antlers
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Go Oiwa (大岩剛, Ōiwa Gō, born 23 June 1972) is a Japanese manager and former footballer, who is the current head coach of the Japan U23 national football team.

Playing career

Oiwa was born in Shizuoka on June 23, 1972. After graduating from the University of Tsukuba, he joined Nagoya Grampus Eight in 1995. From his first season, he established a centre-back partnership with Alexandre Torres. The club won the 1995 and 1999 Emperor's Cup. In Asia, the club were runners-up in the 1996–97 Asian Cup Winners' Cup. He moved to Júbilo Iwata in September 2000. The club won the 2002 J1 League and were runners-up in the 2000–01 Asian Club Championship. In 2003, he moved to rival club Kashima Antlers, who had competed for the title with Júbilo. He played as a centre-back with Yutaka Akita or Daiki Iwamasa. Although his opportunity to play decreased from 2007, the club were champions for three years in a row (2007–2009). The club also won the 2007 and 2010 Emperor's Cup. He retired at the end of the 2010 season.

On February 5, 2000, Oiwa debuted for Japan national team against Mexico. He played three games for Japan in 2000.^[1]

Club statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Asia		Total
1995	Nagoya Grampus Eight	J1 League	38	0	4	0	-		-		42	0
1996			27	1	1	0	12	0	-		40	1
1997			32	1	0	0	7	0	-		39	1
1998			32	2	1	0	4	0	-		37	2
1999			26	2	5	0	4	0	-		35	2
2000			17	0	0	0	0	0	-		17	0
2000	Júbilo Iwata	J1 League	1	0	0	0	1	0	-		2	0
2001			28	2	1	1	7	0	-		36	3
2002			20	0	0	0	6	0	-		26	0
2003	Kashima Antlers	J1 League	29	1	4	0	5	0	3	0	41	1
2004			29	0	3	0	6	1	-		38	1
2005			30	0	3	0	5	0	-		38	0
2006			27	1	1	0	7	0	-		35	1
2007			20	0	5	0	6	1	-		31	1
2008			18	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	26	0
2009			6	0	2	0	0	0	2	1	10	1
2010			6	0	5	0	1	0	0	0	12	0
Total			386	10	35	1	71	2	13	1	505	14

National team statistics

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2000	3	0
Total	3	0

Coaching career

After retirement, Oiwa became a coach for Kashima Antlers in 2011. In May 2017, he became the new manager, succeeding Masatada Ishii.^[2] In the 2018 AFC Champions League, he led the team to the final against Persepolis. Oiwa overcame the absence of five injured players, in addition to the fatigue at the end of the season after playing 52 matches, Kashima Antlers beat Persepolis with two goals in the first leg.^[3]^[4] After a goalless draw in the second leg, the club won the AFC Champions League.^[5]