is a former Japanese football player and manager.

Club career

Imai was born in

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on April 2, 1959. After graduating from

Kokushikan University is a private university in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan. Combined teams of the Graduate School of Engineering and the Department of Science and Engineering competed against 130 team and came in 11th place in the 27th Formula SAE in 2007. This is the ...

, he joined

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in 1982. He played 115 games in

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. He retired in 1990.

Futsal career

In 1989, Imai was elected to the Japan national futsal team for the 1989 Futsal World Championship in

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Coaching career

In 1989, Imai became a playing manager at

. In 2001, he became a manager for Philippines national team. In 2002, he returned to Japan and signed with

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. In 2003, he became a manager for Macau national team and he managed until 2004. In 2007, he signed with

Tokushima Vortis is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J2 League. The team is located in Tokushima, Tokushima Prefecture. Their home stadium is Naruto Otsuka Sports Park Pocari Sweat Stadium, in Naruto, Tokushima. The name, "Vorti ...

Managerial statistics

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References

External links

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1959 births Living people Futsal goalkeepers Kokushikan University alumni Association football people from Shizuoka Prefecture Japanese footballers Japanese men's futsal players Japan Soccer League players Honda FC players Japanese football managers J2 League managers category:J3 League managers Expatriate football managers in the Philippines Philippines national football team managers Avispa Fukuoka managers Expatriate football managers in Macau Macau national football team managers Tokushima Vortis managers category:Azul Claro Numazu managers Association football goalkeepers Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Macau Japanese expatriate sportspeople in the Philippines {{Japan-footy-goalkeeper-stub