Katsuo Kanda

Katsuo Kanda (神田 勝夫, Kanda Katsuo, born 21 June 1966) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.

Katsuo Kanda
神田 勝夫
Personal information
Full name Katsuo Kanda
Date of birth (1966-06-21) 21 June 1966
Place of birth Niigata, Niigata, Japan
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defender, Midfielder
Youth career
1982–1984 Niigata Technical High School
1985–1988 Tokyo University of Agriculture
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1993 NKK 87 (17)
1994–1997 Cerezo Osaka 130 (12)
1998–1999 Yokohama F. Marinos 30 (0)
2000–2003 Albirex Niigata 144 (5)
Total 391 (34)
National team
1995 Japan 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

As a left side-back and a left midfielder, he played 162 matches in the Japanese highest division. He played for NKK, Cerezo Osaka, Yokohama F. Marinos and Albirex Niigata.

Club career

Kanda was educated at and played for Niigata technical high school. His team played at the All Japan High School Soccer Tournament. He continued his study and football at Tokyo University of Agriculture.

After graduating in 1989, Kanda began his senior career with Japan Soccer League side NKK. He played mainly as a forward. He scored 8 goals in the 1993 season, being the club's top scorer.

In the spring 1994, Kanda moved to Japan Football League club Cerezo Osaka. In his first season, he scored 5 goals in 30 league appearances and helped the club to gain the promotion to J1 League. He stayed with Cerezo for the next 4 years as a left back position, clocking up almost 150 appearances for the club.

Since 2000 he played for his hometown club Albirex Niigata. After 4 seasons, he played his last professional match on 19 October 2003. His testimonial was played at Niigata Stadium against Boca Juniors on 27 July 2003. Albirex won the match 2–1.[1] Immediately after retiring he was appointed as the new technical director of the club.

National team career

In 1995, Kanda was called up by Shu Kamo to play for the Japan national team in a friendly match against Ecuador on 28 May 1995, which was his only cap.[2]

Club statistics

[3]

Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
1989/90NKKJSL Division 1140140
1990/9118000180
1991/92JSL Division 229621317
1992Football League163-163
199310810-118
1994Cerezo OsakaFootball League3055010365
1995J1 League49421-515
199623220132384
19972812000301
1998Yokohama MarinosJ1 League1901030230
1999Yokohama F. MarinosJ1 League1100010120
2000Albirex NiigataJ2 League3233020373
20013204000360
200233210-342
200317000-170
Total 3613421122340438

National team statistics

[2]

Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
199510
Total10

References
  1. "Kanda farewelled in testimonial". J's GOAL. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
  2. Japan National Football Team Database
  3. "Stats Centre: Katsuo Kanda Facts". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 January 2010.


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