Takayuki Kuwata

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Takayuki Kuwata
Personal information
Full nameTakayuki Kuwata
Date of birth (1941-06-26) June 26, 1941 (age 82)
Place of birthHiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan
Playing positionForward
Youth career
1957–1959Hiroshima University High School
1961–1964Waseda University
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1965–1969Toyo Industries62(34)
Total62(34)
National team
1961–1962Japan5(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Biography

Kuwata was born in Hiroshima on June 26, 1941. After graduating from Waseda University, he joined his local club Toyo Industries in 1965. The club won Japan Soccer League champions for 4 years in a row (1965-1968). The club also won 1965, 1967 and 1969 Emperor's Cup. He retired in 1969. He played 62 games and scored 34 goals in the league. He was selected Best Eleven in 1966 and 1967.

On May 28, 1961, when Kuwata was a Waseda University student, he debuted and scored a goal for the Japan national team against Malaya. In 1962, he also played and scored a goal at 1962 Asian Games. He played 5 games and scored 2 goals for Japan until 1962.

Statistics

[1]

Club performance League
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals
JapanLeague
1965 Toyo Industries JSL Division 1 14 11
1966 14 6
1967 14 9
1968 13 7
1969 7 1
Country Japan 62 34
Total 62 34

[2]

Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
1961 2 1
1962 3 1
Total 5 2

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