{{short description|Japanese footballer}} {{Infobox football biography |name=Tetsuya Okayama<br/>岡山 哲也 |image= |image_size= |caption= |fullname=Tetsuya Okayama |birth_date={{Birth date and age|1973|8|27}} |birth_place=Nagoya, Aichi, Japan |death_date= |death_place= |height={{Height|m=1.73}} |position=Midfielder |currentclub= |clubnumber= |youthyears1=1989–1991|youthclubs1=Chukyo University Chukyo High School |years1=1992–2004|clubs1=Nagoya Grampus Eight|caps1=278|goals1=54 |years2=2005–2006|clubs2=Albirex Niigata|caps2=28|goals2=0 |years3=2007–2008|clubs3=Albirex Niigata Singapore|caps3=|goals3= |totalcaps=306|totalgoals=54 |nationalyears1=|nationalteam1=|nationalcaps1=|nationalgoals1= |manageryears1=|managerclubs1= |medaltemplates= {{Medal|Team|Nagoya Grampus Eight}} {{Medal|RU|J1 League|1996}} {{Medal|W|Emperor's Cup|1995}} {{Medal|W|Emperor's Cup|1999}} }} {{Nihongo|'''Tetsuya Okayama'''|岡山 哲也|Okayama Tetsuya|born August 27, 1973}} is a former Japanese football player.
==Playing career== Okayama was born in Nagoya on August 27, 1973. After graduating from high school, he joined his local club Nagoya Grampus Eight in 1992. He became a regular player as a mainly offensive midfielder in the 1995 season and he played many matches for a long time. The club won the champions 1995 and 1999 Emperor's Cup. In Asia, the club also won the 2nd place 1996–97 Asian Cup Winners' Cup. In 2005, he moved to Albirex Niigata. In 2007, he moved to Albirex Niigata Singapore. He retired end of 2008 season.
==Club statistics== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! colspan=3 | Club performance ! colspan=2 | League ! colspan=2 | Cup ! colspan=2 | League Cup ! colspan=2 | Total |- ! Season !! Club !! League ! Apps !! Goals ! Apps !! Goals ! Apps !! Goals ! Apps !! Goals |- |- ! colspan=3 | Japan ! colspan=2 | League ! colspan=2 | Emperor's Cup ! colspan=2 | League Cup ! colspan=2 | Total |- |1992||rowspan="13"|Nagoya Grampus Eight||rowspan="13"|J1 League||colspan="2"|-||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |1993||7||1||0||0||3||2||10||3 |- |1994||2||0||2||1||0||0||4||1 |- |1995||40||10||5||2||colspan="2"|-||45||12 |- |1996||26||9||1||0||14||2||41||11 |- |1997||28||3||1||0||10||2||39||5 |- |1998||30||14||4||3||4||1||38||18 |- |1999||22||3||3||0||5||1||30||4 |- |2000||28||6||2||0||6||3||36||9 |- |2001||23||2||1||0||4||1||28||3 |- |2002||28||0||3||1||4||0||35||1 |- |2003||23||2||2||0||5||0||30||2 |- |2004||21||4||0||0||4||1||25||5 |- |2005||rowspan="2"|Albirex Niigata||rowspan="2"|J1 League||12||0||1||0||5||0||18||0 |- |2006||16||0||0||0||6||1||22||1 |- ! colspan=3 | Singapore ! colspan=2 | League ! colspan=2 | Singapore Cup ! colspan=2 | League Cup ! colspan=2 | Total |- |2007||rowspan="2"|Albirex Niigata Singapore||rowspan="2"|S.League|||||||||||||||| |- |2008||30||9||1||0||0||0||31||9 |- ! rowspan=2 | Total ! colspan=2 | Japan !306||54||25||7||70||14||401||75 |- ! colspan=2 | Singapore !30||9||1||0||0||0||31||9 |- ! colspan=3 | Career total !336||63||26||7||70||14||432||84 |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{J.League player|297}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Okayama, Tetsuya}} Category:1973 births Category:Living people Category:Football people from Aichi Prefecture Category:Japanese men's footballers Category:J1 League players Category:Nagoya Grampus players Category:Albirex Niigata players Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:20th-century Japanese sportsmen {{Japan-footy-midfielder-1970s-stub}}