is a former

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player and manager. He played for Japan national team. He also former president of

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Club career

Daini was born in

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on October 12, 1944. After graduating from

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, he joined

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and

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. The club won

1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses ( February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 10, and August 6). The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history. Events Ja ...

1973 Events January * January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 15 – Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, U.S. ...

1978 Emperor's Cup Statistics of Emperor's Cup in the 1978 season. Overview It was contested by 28 teams, and Mitsubishi Motors won the championship. Results 1st round * Yanmar Club 4–1 Mazda Auto Hiroshima * Fujitsu 4–0 Kyushu Sangyo University * Osaka Sa ...

and

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. He retired in 1978. He played 119 games and scored 1 goal in the league. He was selected Best Eleven in

National team career

On July 12, 1972, Daini debuted for Japan national team against Khmer. In 1974, he was selected Japan for

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. He also played at

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and 1976 Summer Olympics qualification. He played 44 games for Japan until 1976.Japan National Football Team Database
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Coaching career

After retirement, Daini became a manager for

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successor in 1984. He led the club to won the 3rd place for 2 years in a row (1986-1988). However, in 1989, the club was relegated to Division 2 first time in club history and he resigned. From 1992, Daini worked at

. He served as vice-president (2006-2012) and president (2012-2016).

Club statistics

National team statistics

References

External links

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Japan National Football Team Database
1944 births Living people Keio University alumni Association football people from Hyōgo Prefecture Japanese men's footballers Japan men's international footballers Japan Soccer League players Urawa Red Diamonds players Footballers at the 1974 Asian Games Japanese football managers Men's association football defenders Asian Games competitors for Japan 20th-century Japanese people Presidents of the Japan Futsal Federation {{Japan-footy-defender-1940s-stub