Nobutoshi Kaneda

Nobutoshi Kaneda
金田喜稔
Personal information
Full name	Nobutoshi Kaneda
Date of birth	February 16, 1958 (age 66)
Place of birth	Fuchu, Hiroshima, Japan
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Forward, Midfielder
Youth career
1973–1975	Hiroshima Kogyo High School
College career
Years	Team
1976–1979	Chuo University
Senior career*
Years	Team
1980–1991	Nissan Motors
Total
International career
1977–1984	Japan
Medal record
Nissan Motors
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nobutoshi Kaneda (金田喜稔, Kaneda Nobutoshi, born February 16, 1958) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.

Club career

Kaneda was born in Fuchu, Hiroshima on February 16, 1958. After graduating from Chuo University, he joined Nissan Motors in 1980. The club won the 1983 and 1985 Emperor's Cups. From 1988 to 1990, the club won all three major titles in Japan: the Japan Soccer League, the JSL Cup, and the Emperor's Cup for two cconsecutive seasons. He retired in 1991. He played 157 games and scored 21 goals while in the league. He was selected as one of the Best Eleven in 1983.

National team career

On June 15, 1977, when Kaneda was a Chuo University student, he debuted and scored a goal for the Japan national team against South Korea. At this time, he was 19 years and that was a record for the youngest goal scorer in the Japan national team. He was selected to play for Japan in the 1978 and 1982 Asian Games. He played 58 games and scored 6 goals for Japan until 1984.^[1]

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		JSL Cup		Total
1980	Nissan Motors	JSL Division 1	18	1					18	1
1981		JSL Division 2	18	2					18	2
1982		JSL Division 1	18	2					18	2
1983			18	3					18	3
1984			15	3					15	3
1985/86			4	0					4	0
1986/87			21	4					21	4
1987/88			16	1					16	1
1988/89			6	0					6	0
1989/90			19	5			0	0	19	5
1990/91			4	0			1	0	5	0
Total			157	21	0	0	1	0	158	21