Kiyokazu Kudo

Kiyokazu Kudo
久藤清一
Personal information
Full name	Kiyokazu Kudo
Date of birth	June 21, 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth	Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1990–1992	Chikuyo Gakuen High School
Senior career*
Years	Team
1993–2000	Júbilo Iwata
1998	→Avispa Fukuoka (loan)
2000–2005	Cerezo Osaka
2006–2010	Avispa Fukuoka
Total
Managerial career
2019	Avispa Fukuoka
2021	Thespakusatsu Gunma
Medal record
Júbilo Iwata
Cerezo Osaka
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kiyokazu Kudo (久藤清一, Kudo Kiyokazu, born June 21, 1974) is a former Japanese football player and manager he is the current assistant head coach J2 League team Zweigen Kanazawa .

Playing career

Kudo was born in Amagasaki on June 21, 1974. After graduating from high school, he joined Yamaha Motors (later Júbilo Iwata) in 1993. He played many matches as mainly right midfielder. The club won the championships in the 1997 J1 League and 1998 J.League Cup. In late 1998, he moved to Avispa Fukuoka on loan. Although the club results were bad, the club stayed in the J1 League. In 1999, he returned to Júbilo Iwata. He became a regular player as a right side back. However he lost regular position in 2000 and he moved to Cerezo Osaka in May 2000. He could not become a regular player and the club was relegated to J2 in 2002. He then became a regular player and the club returned to J1 in 2003. He played as many positions in midfielder position. In 2006, he moved to Avispa Fukuoka. Although he played as a regular player, the club was relegated to J2 in 2007. He then played many matches as a regular player and the club was promoted to J1 in 2011. However he retired at the end of the 2010 season.

Coaching career

After retirement, Kudo started his coaching career at Avispa Fukuoka in 2011. He mainly coached for the youth team. In 2016, he moved to Roasso Kumamoto and became a coach for the top team. In 2018, he returned to Avispa and became a coach for the top team. In June 2019, he became a manager as Fabio Pecchia's successor.^[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		J.League Cup		Total
1993	Yamaha Motors	Football League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1994	Júbilo Iwata	J1 League	9	0	1	0	0	0	10	0
1995			15	2	2	0	-		17	2
1996			20	0	1	0	1	0	22	0
1997			12	1	2	0	8	1	22	2
1998			9	0	0	0	1	0	10	0
1998	Avispa Fukuoka	J1 League	8	1	3	2	0	0	11	3
1999	Júbilo Iwata	J1 League	20	0	0	0	4	0	24	0
2000	Júbilo Iwata	J1 League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2000	Cerezo Osaka	J1 League	11	0	3	0	2	0	16	0
2001		J1 League	12	1	0	0	0	0	12	1
2002		J2 League	35	3	4	1	-		39	4
2003		J1 League	26	1	5	0	3	0	34	1
2004			23	1	0	0	4	0	27	1
2005			29	0	4	0	8	0	41	0
2006	Avispa Fukuoka	J1 League	29	1	0	0	4	1	33	2
2007		J2 League	43	1	2	0	-		45	1
2008			34	4	1	0	-		35	4
2009			34	3	1	0	-		35	3
2010			32	2	2	0	-		34	2
Total			401	21	31	3	35	2	467	26