Yumi Obe
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yumi Obe | ||
| Date of birth | February 15, 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Sakaiminato, Tottori, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1998 | Nikko Securities Dream Ladies | 136 | (17) |
| 1999 | OKI FC Winds | 13 | (2) |
| 2000–2006 | TEPCO Mareeze | 108 | (2) |
| Total | 257 | (21) | |
| International career | |||
| 1991–2004 | Japan | 85 | (6) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2006 | TEPCO Mareeze | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Yumi Obe (大部 由美, Ōbe Yumi, born February 15, 1975) is a former Japanese football player and manager. She played for Japan national team.
Club career
Obe was born in Sakaiminato on February 15, 1975. She joined Nikko Securities Dream Ladies in 1991. She was elected Young Player Awards in 1991 and Best Eleven for 4 years in a row (1995-1998). The club also won L.League championship for 3 years in a row (1996-1998). However, the club was disbanded in 1998 due to financial strain. She moved to OKI FC Winds in 1999. But the club was disbanded end of season. She moved to YKK Tohoku Ladies SC Flappers (later TEPCO Mareeze). End of 2007 season, she retired. She was elected Best Eleven total 7 times.
National team career
On August 21, 1991, when Obe was 16 years old, she debuted for Japan national team against China. She was a member of Japan for 1991, 1995, 2003 World Cup, 1996 and 2004 Summer Olympics. She played at 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003 AFC Championship, 1998 and 2002 Asian Games. She played 85 games and scored 6 goals for Japan until 2004.[1] She was also the captain.
Coaching career
At TEPCO Mareeze, when Obe was a player, club manager Takahiro Kimura end of 2006 L.League season in November. She managed as playing manager in 2006 Empress's Cup in December.
National team statistics
| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 10 | 1 |
| 1996 | 10 | 1 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 2 |
| 2000 | 6 | 1 |
| 2001 | 12 | 1 |
| 2002 | 10 | 0 |
| 2003 | 15 | 0 |
| 2004 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 85 | 6 |
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- 1975 births
- Living people
- Association football people from Tottori Prefecture
- Japanese women's footballers
- Japan women's international footballers
- L.League players
- Nikko Securities Dream Ladies players
- OKI FC Winds players
- TEPCO Mareeze players
- Japanese women's football managers
- 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- Olympic footballers of Japan
- Footballers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Asian Games medalists in football
- Footballers at the 1998 Asian Games
- Footballers at the 2002 Asian Games
- Women's association football forwards
- Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan
- Japanese women's football biography stubs
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