Katsuo Kanda

Katsuo Kanda
神田 勝夫
Personal information
Full name Katsuo Kanda
Date of birth (1966-06-21) 21 June 1966 (age 58)
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)
International career
1995 Japan 1 (0)
Medal record
Cerezo Osaka
Runner-up Emperor's Cup 1994
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

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, and was 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 four years as a left back position, and made almost 150 appearances for the club.

In 2000 he played for his hometown club Albirex Niigata. After four seasons, he played his last professional match on 19 October 2003. His testimonial was played at Niigata Stadium against the Boca Juniors on 27 July 2003. Albirex won the match 2–1.[1] Immediately after retiring he was appointed 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 Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1989/90 NKK JSL Division 1 14 0 14 0
1990/91 18 0 0 0 18 0
1991/92 JSL Division 2 29 6 2 1 31 7
1992 Football League 16 3 - 16 3
1993 10 8 1 0 - 11 8
1994 Cerezo Osaka Football League 30 5 5 0 1 0 36 5
1995 J1 League 49 4 2 1 - 51 5
1996 23 2 2 0 13 2 38 4
1997 28 1 2 0 0 0 30 1
1998 Yokohama Marinos J1 League 19 0 1 0 3 0 23 0
1999 Yokohama F. Marinos J1 League 11 0 0 0 1 0 12 0
2000 Albirex Niigata J2 League 32 3 3 0 2 0 37 3
2001 32 0 4 0 0 0 36 0
2002 33 2 1 0 - 34 2
2003 17 0 0 0 - 17 0
Total 361 34 21 1 22 3 404 38

National team statistics

[2]

Japan national team
Year Apps Goals
1995 1 0
Total 1 0

References

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


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