Takeshi Yamanaka
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| Personal information | |
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| Nationality | Japanese |
| Born | 30 January 1971 Tomakomai, Hokkaido, Japan |
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| Sport | Ice hockey |
Takeshi Yamanaka (山中 武司, Yamanaka Takeshi, born 30 January 1971) is a former professional Japanese ice hockey player and current coach. He competed with Team Japan as a defenceman in the men's ice hockey tournament at the 1998 Winter Olympics.[1] He also was the head coach of the women's ice hockey tournament Team Japan at the 2018 Winter Olympics.[2]
Having coached professionally in the Asia League and at the national level, he is currently the assistant coach for the Japanese Men's National Ice Hockey Team.
Yamanaka made his professional debut with the Oji Seishi in the 1989-1990 season. The following year, he made his international debut with the Japanese Under-20 men's national ice hockey team at the World Junior Championships.[3] Over 11 seasons with Oji, he played in 393 games, scoring 43 times and totalling 119 points. He was also a defenceman on the Japanese Men's Olympic Ice Hockey Team at the 1998 Nagano Olympics, totalling 2 assists over 4 games. Team Japan placed 13th. After the conclusion of the 2001-2002 season, Yamanaka retired from playing professional hockey.