Personal information | |
---|---|
Nationality | Japanese |
Born | Tomakomai, Hokkaido, Japan | 30 January 1971
Sport | |
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 Junior A Nepean Raiders in the CCHL.[3]