is a former

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ese

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player. He played for the Japan national team.

Club career

Kono was born in

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on December 30, 1950. After graduating from high school, he joined

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in 1969. In 1972, the club won

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and

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. The club also won

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and

1976 JSL Cup Statistics of JSL Cup in the 1976 season. Overview It was contested by 20 teams, and Hitachi won the championship. Results East-A East-B West-A West-B Quarterfinals *Mitsubishi Motors 2-0 Honda * Eidai 2-1 Fujita Industries *Hitachi 2-1 ...

. He retired in 1980 after having played 113 games in the league.

National team career

On February 20, 1974, Kono debuted for the Japan national team against

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.Japan National Football Team Database
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Club statistics

National team statistics

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