Eiji Ueda

Eiji Ueda
上田 栄治

Personal information
Full name	Eiji Ueda
Date of birth	(1953-12-22) December 22, 1953
Place of birth	Tateyama, Chiba, Japan
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1972–1975	Aoyama Gakuin University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1976–1982	Fujita Industries	88	(20)
Total		88	(20)
Managerial career
1999	Bellmare Hiratsuka
2000–2002	Macau
2003–2004	Japan Women
2004–2006	Shonan Bellmare
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Eiji Ueda (上田 栄治, Ueda Eiji, born December 22, 1953) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He managed the Japan women's national team.

Playing career

Ueda was born in Tateyama on December 22, 1953. After graduating from Aoyama Gakuin University, he played for Japan Soccer League club Fujita Industries (later, Bellmare Hiratsuka, Shonan Bellmare) from 1976 to 1982.

Coaching career

After retirement, Ueda became coach for Fujita Industries. In 1999, he became manager for Bellmare Hiratsuka. But in July, he resigned. From 2000, he became manager for the Macau national team until May 2002. On August 2002, he became manager for the Japan women's national team. He managed at the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup and the 2004 Summer Olympics. After the 2004 Summer Olympics, he became manager for Shonan Bellmare again. He resigned in June 2006.

Managerial statistics

Team	From	To	Record
			G	W	D	L	Win %
Bellmare Hiratsuka	1999	1999	15	3	0	12	020.00
Shonan Bellmare	2004	2006	74	20	24	30	027.03
Total			89	23	24	42	025.84

External links

• Eiji Ueda manager profile at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
• profiles
• Japan Football Association