{{short description|Japanese footballer and manager}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Gō Ōiwa <br> {{nobold|大岩 剛}} | image = Go Oiwa in press conference before ACL Final 2018.jpg | image_size = | caption = Ōiwa in 2018 | fullname = Gō Ōiwa | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|6|23|df=y}} | birth_place = Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan | death_date = | death_place = | height = 1.80 m | position = Defender | currentclub = Japan U23 (manager) | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = 1988–1990 | youthclubs1 = Shimizu Shogyo High School | collegeyears1 = 1991–1994 | college1 = University of Tsukuba | years1 = 1995–2000 | clubs1 = Nagoya Grampus Eight | caps1 = 172 | goals1 = 6 | years2 = 2000–2002 | clubs2 = Júbilo Iwata | caps2 = 49 | goals2 = 2 | years3 = 2003–2010 | clubs3 = Kashima Antlers | caps3 = 165 | goals3 = 2 | totalcaps = 386 | totalgoals = 10 | nationalyears1 = 2000 | nationalteam1 = Japan | nationalcaps1 = 3<ref name="JNFTD"/> | nationalgoals1 = 0 | manageryears1 = 2011–2017 | managerclubs1 = Kashima Antlers (assistant) | manageryears2 = 2017–2020 | managerclubs2 = Kashima Antlers | manageryears3 = 2021– | managerclubs3 = Japan U23 | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Team|Nagoya Grampus Eight}} {{Medal|W|Emperor's Cup|1995}} {{Medal|W|Emperor's Cup|1999}} {{Medal|Team|Júbilo Iwata}} {{Medal|W|J1 League|2002}} {{Medal|RU|J1 League|2001}} {{Medal|RU|J.League Cup|2001}} {{Medal|Team|Kashima Antlers}} {{Medal|W|J1 League|2007}} {{Medal|W|J1 League|2008}} {{Medal|W|J1 League|2009}} {{Medal|RU|J.League Cup|2003}} {{Medal|RU|J.League Cup|2006}} {{Medal|W|Emperor's Cup|2007}} {{Medal|W|Emperor's Cup|2010}} }}
{{Nihongo|'''Gō Ōiwa'''|大岩 剛|Ōiwa Gō|born 23 June 1972}} is a Japanese football manager and former player who is the manager of the Japan under-23 national team.
==Playing career== Ōiwa 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, Ōiwa debuted for Japan national team against Mexico. He played three games for Japan in 2000.<ref name="JNFTD">[http://www.jfootball-db.com/en/players/oiwa_go.html Japan National Football Team Database]</ref>
==Managerial career== [[File:ACL 2nd leg Final 8.jpg|thumb|Ōiwa managing Kashima in the second leg of the 2018 AFC Champions League Final]] After retirement, Ōiwa became a coach for Kashima Antlers in 2011. In May 2017, he became the new manager, succeeding Masatada Ishii.<ref>{{Cite web |last=鹿島アントラーズFC |first=株式会社 |date=31 May 2017 |title=鹿島アントラーズ オフィシャルサイト |url=http://www.so-net.ne.jp/antlers/news/release/60252 |website=www.so-net.ne.jp}}</ref> In the 2018 AFC Champions League, he led the team to the final against Persepolis. Ōiwa 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kashima Antlers ready for Persepolis match: Gō Ōiwa |url=http://www.persianfootball.com/news/2018/11/05/kashima-antlers-ready-for-persepolis-match-go-oiwa/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Kashima Antlers vs Persepolis |url=https://static2.farakav.com/files/pictures/01351671.jpg}}</ref> After a goalless draw in the second leg, the club won the AFC Champions League.<ref>{{cite web |script-title=ja:鹿島がＡＣＬ初制覇！我慢肝に総力戦で示した一体感 - ＡＣＬ : 日刊スポーツ |url=https://www.nikkansports.com/soccer/news/201811100000910.html |website=nikkansports.com |language=ja-JP}}</ref>
== Career statistics ==
=== Club === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! colspan=3 | Club performance ! colspan=2 | League ! colspan=2 | Cup ! colspan=2 | League Cup ! colspan=2 | Continental ! colspan=2 | Total |- ! Season ! Club ! League ! Apps !! Goals ! Apps !! Goals ! Apps !! Goals ! Apps !! Goals ! Apps !! Goals |- ! colspan=3 |Japan ! colspan=2 | League ! colspan=2 | Emperor's Cup ! colspan=2 | J.League Cup ! colspan=2 | Asia ! colspan=2 | Total |- |1995||rowspan="6"|Nagoya Grampus Eight||rowspan="6"|J1 League||38||0||4||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||42||0 |- |1996||27||1||1||0||12||0||colspan="2"|-||40||1 |- |1997||32||1||0||0||7||0||colspan="2"|-||39||1 |- |1998||32||2||1||0||4||0||colspan="2"|-||37||2 |- |1999||26||2||5||0||4||0||colspan="2"|-||35||2 |- |2000||17||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||17||0 |- |2000||rowspan="3"|Júbilo Iwata||rowspan="3"|J1 League||1||0||0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|-||2||0 |- |2001||28||2||1||1||7||0||colspan="2"|-||36||3 |- |2002||20||0||0||0||6||0||colspan="2"|-||26||0 |- |2003||rowspan="8"|Kashima Antlers||rowspan="8"|J1 League||29||1||4||0||5||0||3||0||41||1 |- |2004||29||0||3||0||6||1||colspan="2"|-||38||1 |- |2005||30||0||3||0||5||0||colspan="2"|-||38||0 |- |2006||27||1||1||0||7||0||colspan="2"|-||35||1 |- |2007||20||0||5||0||6||1||colspan="2"|-||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 |- !colspan=3|Total !386||10||35||1||71||2||13||1||505||14 |}
===International=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! colspan=3 | Japan national team |- !Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |2000||3||0 |- !Total||3||0 |}
=== Managerial === {{updated|1 January 2020|<ref>{{J.League manager}}</ref>}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" !rowspan="2"|Team !rowspan="2"|From !rowspan="2"|To !colspan="5"|Record |- !G!!W!!D!!L!!Win % |-59-32-12-15 |align="left"|Kashima Antlers |align="left"|31 May 2017 |align="left"|1 January 2020 {{WDL|143|78|32|33}} |- !colspan="3"|Total {{WDLtot|143|78|32|33}} |}
==Honours== ===Player=== ;Nagoya Grampus Eight * Emperor's Cup: 1995, 1999
;Kashima Antlers * J1 League: 2002, 2007, 2008, 2009 * Emperor's Cup: 2007, 2010 * A3 Champions Cup: 2003
===Manager=== ;Kashima Antlers * Japanese Super Cup: 2017 * AFC Champions League: 2018
;Japan U23 * AFC U-23 Asian Cup: 2024, 2026
===Individual=== * J.League Best Eleven: 2001 * Asian Coach of the Year: 2018, 2023
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{NFT}} * [http://www.jfootball-db.com/en/players/oiwa_go.html Japan National Football Team Database] * {{J.League player|name=Player statistics}} * {{J.League manager|name=Manager statistics}}
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