Kazuyuki Kyoya

Kazuyuki Kyoya (京谷 和幸, Kyōya Kazuyuki, born August 13, 1971) is a former Japanese football player and wheelchair basketball player. He has competed in the 4 Summer Paralympics.

Kazuyuki Kyoya
京谷 和幸
Personal information
Full name Kazuyuki Kyoya
Date of birth (1971-08-13) August 13, 1971
Place of birth Muroran, Hokkaido, Japan
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 12 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1987–1989 Muroran Otani High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1993 JEF United Ichihara 11 (0)
Total 11 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Football career

Kyoya was born in Muroran on August 13, 1971. After graduating from high school, Kyoya joined Japan Soccer League team Furukawa Electric (later JEF United Ichihara) in 1990. He played many matches from 1991. In 1992, Japan Soccer League was folded and founded new league J1 League. In October 1993, he debuted in J.League games against Gamba Osaka at J.League Cup.[1]

However on November 28, 1993, Kyoya injured his spinal cord in a traffic accident. He retired from football career, as he could not walk.

Wheelchair basketball career

In 1994, Kyoya started wheelchair basketball career. He has competed in the 4 Summer Paralympics; 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012. After 2012 Paralympics, he retired wheelchair basketball players career.

Club statistics

Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
1990/91Furukawa ElectricJSL Division 1101020
1991/9210000100
1992JEF United IchiharaJ1 League-0000
199300001010
Career total 1100020130

Television movie

A television movie inspired by Kyoya's story titled Kimi ni Sasageru Emblem (君に捧げるエンブレム, lit. An Emblem Dedicated to You) was broadcast on Fuji TV on January 3, 2017. Arashi's member Sho Sakurai portrayed Kyoya.

References

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