Issei Otake (大竹 壱青, Ōtake Issei, born 3 December 1995) is a Japanese volleyball player. He plays in V.League 1 for Panasonic Panthers and Japan's national team.[1][2]

Issei Otake
Personal information
Full nameIssei Ōtake
Born (1995-12-03) 3 December 1995 (age 28)
Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Height2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Weight98 kg (216 lb)
Spike345 cm (136 in)
Block327 cm (129 in)
College / UniversityChuo University
Volleyball information
PositionOpposite spiker
Current clubSouth Korea Seoul Woori Card Woori Won
Number4
National team
2013Japan U-19 national team
2015Japan U-21 national team
2017Japan U-23 national team
2017–2022Japan senior national team
Medal record
Men's volleyball
Representing  Japan
Asian Championship
Gold medal – first place 2017 Gresik Team
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Tehran Team
Silver medal – second place 2021 Chiba/Funabashi Team
Asian Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Nakhon Pathom Team
Silver medal – second place 2022 Nakhon Pathom Team
Asian U23 Championship
Silver medal – second place 2017 Ardabil Team

Career

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Clubs

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Issei Otake joined the Asian quota try-out for Korean volleyball league and was selected by Seoul Woori Card Woori Won as its first Asian foreign player.[3][4]

Personal life

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Otake's older sister, Riho Otake, and father, Hideyuki Otake, are also national volleyball players.[5][6]

Clubs

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Awards

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Individual

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References

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  1. ^ "2019VNL Japan's roster". FIVB. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  2. ^ "2021 Ryujin Nippon's roster". Japan Volleyball Association (JVA). Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  3. ^ "【バレー】パナソニック 伊賀亮平と元代表の大竹壱青が韓国リーグトライアウトに合格 V1男子(バレーボールマガジン)". Yahoo!ニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-06-16.
  4. ^ モモ@ひらつー (2023-06-11). "伊賀選手・大竹選手がパンサーズ退団。韓国リーグへ". 枚方つーしん (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-06-16.
  5. ^ "【バレー】久光 元デンソーの大竹里歩が入団" (in Japanese). news.yahoo.co.jp. Archived from the original on 5 November 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  6. ^ "大竹秀之の息子&娘もバレーボール選手として活躍!妻の仕事は栄養士、現在は会社員に転身?" (in Japanese). asuneta.com. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Panasonic Panthers' player". Panasonic Panthers Club. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
Awards
Preceded by
  Mubarak Hammad
Best Opposite Spiker of
Asian Volleyball Cup

2022
Succeeded by
TBD