Tomoaki Kuno
Tomoaki Kuno (久野 智昭, Kuno Tomoaki, born September 25, 1973) is a former Japanese football player.
| Personal information | ||||||||||
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| Full name | Tomoaki Kuno | |||||||||
| Date of birth | September 25, 1973 | |||||||||
| Place of birth | Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan | |||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||
| 1989–1991 | Shizuoka High School | |||||||||
| 1992–1995 | Tokyo University of Agriculture | |||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||
| 1996–2005 | Kawasaki Frontale | 232 | (15) | |||||||
| Total | 232 | (15) | ||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | ||||||||||
Playing career
Kuno was born in Shizuoka on September 25, 1973. After graduating from Tokyo University of Agriculture, he joined Japan Football League club Fujitsu (later Kawasaki Frontale) in 1996. He became a regular player as left side midfielder from 1998 and the club was promoted to new league J2 League from 1999. In 1999, the club won the champions and was promoted to J1 League from 2000. In 2000, the club won the 2nd place J.League Cup. However the club results were bad in league competition and was relegated to J2 in a year. From 2002, his opportunity to play as left side midfielder decreased and played many matches as defensive midfielder. In 2004, he played as regula defensive midfielder and the club won the champions and was promoted to J1 from 2005. However his opportunity to play decreased in 2005 and he retired end of 2005 season.
Club statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1996 | Fujitsu | Football League | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | 11 | 0 | |
| 1997 | Kawasaki Frontale | Football League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 3 | ||
| 1999 | J2 League | 35 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 8 | |
| 2000 | J1 League | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 37 | 2 | |
| 2001 | J2 League | 42 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 51 | 3 | |
| 2002 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 24 | 1 | |||
| 2003 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2004 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 35 | 2 | |||
| 2005 | J1 League | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Career total | 232 | 15 | 21 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 273 | 17 | ||