Kuniharu Nakamoto
Kuniharu Nakamoto (中本 邦治, Nakamoto Kuniharu, born October 29, 1959) is a former Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.
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| Full name | Kuniharu Nakamoto | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | October 29, 1959 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Hiroshima, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1975–1977 | Hiroshima Technical High School | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1978–1981 | Chuo University | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1982–1991 | NKK | 168 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 168 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1979 | Japan U-20 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1987 | Japan | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Biography
Nakamoto was born in Hiroshima Prefecture on October 29, 1959. After graduating from Chuo University, he joined Japan Soccer League club Nippon Kokan (later NKK) in 1982. From 1985, the club won the 2nd place for 3 years in a row. In 1987, the club won JSL Cup. He played for 168 matches for the club. He retired in 1991.
In August 1979, when Nakamoto was a Chuo University student, he was selected the Japan U-20 national team for 1979 World Youth Championship. He played 3 matches. In September 1987, he was selected the Japan national team for 1988 Summer Olympics qualification. At this qualification, on September 2, he debuted against Thailand. He played 5 games for Japan in 1987.
Statistics
| Club statistics | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1982 | Nippon Kokan | JSL Division 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 1983 | JSL Division 2 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| 1984 | JSL Division 1 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |||
| 1985/86 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 1986/87 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 1987/88 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| 1988/89 | NKK | JSL Division 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| 1989/90 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| 1990/91 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||||
| Country | Japan | 168 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 204 | 0 | |
| Total | 168 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 204 | 0 | ||
| Japan national team | ||
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| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 0 |
References
- Kuniharu Nakamoto at National-Football-Teams.com
- Japan National Football Team Database
Other websites
- Kuniharu Nakamoto at FIFA
- Kuniharu Nakamoto at National Football Teams.com
- Kuniharu Nakamoto at WorldFootball.net
- Kuniharu Nakamoto at Transfermarkt (player)