Daisuke Oku
Daisuke Oku| Personal information |
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| Date of birth |
(1976-02-07)February 7, 1976 |
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| Place of birth |
Amagasaki, Hyōgo, Japan |
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| Date of death |
October 17, 2014(2014-10-17) (aged 38)[1] |
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| Place of death |
Miyakojima, Okinawa, Japan |
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| Height |
1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
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| Playing position |
Midfielder |
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| Youth career |
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| 1991–1994 |
Kobe Koryo Gakuen High School |
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| Senior career* |
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| Years |
Team |
Apps† |
(Gls)† |
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| 1994–2001 |
Jubilo Iwata |
147 |
(36) |
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| 2002–2006 |
Yokohama F. Marinos |
117 |
(25) |
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| 2007 |
Yokohama FC |
16 |
(1) |
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| National team |
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| 1995 |
Japan U20 |
4 |
(1) |
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| 1998–2004 |
Japan |
26 |
(2) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (goals)
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Daisuke Oku (奧 大介, Oku Daisuke, 7 February 1976 – 17 October 2014) was a Japanese footballer.[1]
Career
Oku turned professional after graduating from Kobe Koryo Gakuen High School in 1994.[2] In 280 J. League matches, representing Jubilo Iwata, Yokohama F. Marinos and Yokohama FC, he scored 62 times.[2][3] He played for Jubilo until 2001, helping the club win two league titles and then played five seasons with Yokohama F Marinos, where he won two more titles.[2] He finished his career in 2007 after playing for one season with Yokohama.[2][4]
Oku earned his first national cap in 1998 and appeared in 26 matches through 2004 for the senior national side, scoring on two occasions.[2][4]
Personal life
Oku married actress Hinako Saeki in 2002. In 2013, Oku was arrested by Kanagawa Prefecture police after he threatened to kill Hinako on multiple occasions.[4] Saeki eventually filed for divorce later that year.[5] But prosecutors decided not to indict Oku.[3]
Death
On the morning of 17 October 2014, Oku was killed following a car accident on Miyako Island.[6] He was driving on a prefectural road at about 4:25 a.m. when his car veered into the opposite lane and struck a telephone pole.[2] According to police, he was transported to a hospital, where he was soon pronounced dead from a broken pelvis and other injuries.[2]There were no other passengers in the car and following his death, police began investigating the cause of the accident.[3]
International statistics
Honours
Club
- Jubilo Iwata[2][8]
- Yokohama F. Marinos[2][9]
International
Individual
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