is a former
Japan
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ese
football
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player. He played for
Japan national team.
Club career
Kaneko was born in
Saitama on September 12, 1959. After graduating from high school, he joined
Furukawa Electric
is a Japanese electric and electronics equipment company.
The company was founded by Furukawa Ichibei in 1884 in Yokohama when a copper-smelting facility
and a wire manufacturing factory were established. Furukawa was a Japanese businessman wh ...
in 1978. Initially, he did play in many games. The club won the
1982 JSL Cup
Statistics of JSL Cup in the 1982 season.
Overview
It was contested by 20 teams, and Furukawa Electric won the championship.
Results 1st round
*Furukawa Electric 3-1 Yomiuri
*Teijin 2-1 Saitama Teachers
*Hitachi 0-1 Nippon Steel
* Fujita Indus ...
. In 1985, he played as a regular player and the club won the
1985–86 Japan Soccer League
Statistics of Japan Soccer League for the 1985–86 season.
First Division
Led by their star player Yasuhiko Okudera, who had returned to the club after successful periods in Europe, Furukawa Electric won their second title. Okudera became the fi ...
and
1986 JSL Cup
Statistics of JSL Cup in the 1986 season.
Overview
It was contested by 27 teams, and Furukawa Electric won the championship.
Results 1st Round
*Furukawa Electric 4-1 Tanabe Pharmaceuticals
* Fujita Industries 4-0 Osaka Gas
* Yamaha Motors 3-1 ...
. He was also selected for the Best Eleven in
1985–86 and in
1986–87. The club won the
1986 Asian Club Championship
The 1986 Asian Club Championship was the 6th edition of the annual Asian club football competition hosted by Asian Football Confederation. Several Asian clubs started the qualifying round in Fall of 1986. The final round was held in Riyadh, Saud ...
, which was the first time the Asian championships was won by a Japanese club. He retired in 1992.
National team career
In August 1979, Kaneko was selected
Japan U-20 national team for
1979 World Youth Championship. On July 25, 1986, he debuted for
Japan national team against
Syria
Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...
. He also played at
1986 Asian Games
The 1986 Asian Games ( ko, 1986년 아시아 경기대회/1986년 아시안 게임, Cheon gubaek palsip-yuk nyeon Asia gyeonggi daehoe/Cheon gubaek palsip-yuk nyeon Asian Geim), officially known as the 10th Asian Games and the X Asiad ( ko, 제10 ...
. In 1987, he was selected Japan for
1988 Summer Olympics qualification. He played 7 games and scored 1 goal for Japan until 1987.
Club statistics
National team statistics
References
External links
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Japan National Football Team Database
1959 births
Living people
Japanese men's footballers
Japan men's youth international footballers
Japan men's international footballers
Japan Soccer League players
JEF United Chiba players
Footballers at the 1986 Asian Games
Men's association football defenders
Asian Games competitors for Japan
Association football people from Saitama (city)
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