Kuniya Daini
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Daini (left) with Eiji Ueda in 2011 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kuniya Daini | ||
Date of birth | October 12, 1944 | ||
Place of birth | Kobe, Hyogo, Japan | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
1960–1962 | Kobe High School | ||
1964–1969 | Keio University | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1970–1978 | Mitsubishi Motors | 119 | (1) |
Total | 119 | (1) | |
National team | |||
1972–1976 | Japan | 44 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
1984–1989 | Mitsubishi Motors | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Biography
Daini was born in Kobe on October 12, 1944. After graduating from Keio University, he joined Mitsubishi Motors in 1970. The club won the Japan Soccer League champions in 1973 and 1978. The club also won 1971, 1973, 1978 Emperor's Cup and 1978 JSL Cup. He retired in 1978. He played 119 games and scored 1 goal in the league. He was selected Best Eleven in 1973.
On July 12, 1972, Daini debuted for the Japan national team against Khmer. In 1974, he was selected Japan for 1974 Asian Games. He also played at 1974 World Cup qualification and 1976 Summer Olympics qualification. He played 44 games for Japan until 1976.
After retirement, Daini became a manager for Mitsubishi Motors as Kenzo Yokoyama successor in 1984. He led the club to won the 3rd place for 2 years in a row (1986-1988). However, in 1989, the club was relegated to Division 2 first time in club history and he resigned.
From 1992, Daini worked at Japan Football Association. He served as vice-president (2006-2012) and president (2012-2016).
Statistics
Club performance | League | |||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals |
Japan | League | |||
1970 | Mitsubishi Motors | JSL Division 1 | 14 | 0 |
1971 | 14 | 0 | ||
1972 | 14 | 0 | ||
1973 | 18 | 0 | ||
1974 | 17 | 0 | ||
1975 | 18 | 1 | ||
1976 | 18 | 0 | ||
1977 | 6 | 0 | ||
1978 | 0 | 0 | ||
Country | Japan | 119 | 1 | |
Total | 119 | 1 |
Japan national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
1972 | 6 | 0 |
1973 | 4 | 0 |
1974 | 7 | 0 |
1975 | 12 | 0 |
1976 | 15 | 0 |
Total | 44 | 0 |
References
- ↑ Kuniya Daini at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ Japan National Football Team Database
Other websites
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