Yumi Obe

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.

Yumi Obe
大部 由美

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)
National team
1991–2004	Japan	85	(6)
Teams managed
2006	TEPCO Mareeze
Honours Nikko Securities Dream Ladies Winner Nadeshiko League 1996 Winner Nadeshiko League 1997 Winner Nadeshiko League 1998 Runner-up Nadeshiko League 1995 Winner Empress's Cup 1992 Winner Empress's Cup 1996 Runner-up Empress's Cup 1994 Runner-up Empress's Cup 1998 Representing  Japan AFC Women's Asian Cup 1995 Malaysia 2001 Chinese Taipei 1993 Malaysia 1997 China Asian Games 1998 Bangkok Team 2002 Busan Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Obe was born in Sakaiminato on February 15, 1975. She joined Nikko Securities Dream Ladies in 1991. She was selected 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 2006 season, she retired. She was selected 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

[1]

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

References

1. Japan Football Association(in Japanese)

External links

• Yumi Obe – FIFA competition record
• Yumi Obe at Soccerway
• Yumi Obe at WorldFootball.net
• Yumi Obe at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)