was a Japanese

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who played as a

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International career

On 23 September 2010, Kudo was selected for the Japan Under-21 squad for the

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held in

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, China. On 23 May 2013, Kudo was called up to

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's senior team for the first time prior to an international

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against

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Personal life and death

On 11 May 2016, Kudo collided violently with goalkeeper

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and suffered a fractured jaw. Kudo died from complications of

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on 21 October 2022, at the age of 32.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kudo goal.''

Honours

Kashiwa Reysol *

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Japan *

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References

External links

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Japan National Football Team Database
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Profile at Kashiwa Reysol
* 1990 births 2022 deaths Association football people from Tokyo Japanese footballers Japan men's international footballers J1 League players J2 League players A-League Men players Major League Soccer players Kashiwa Reysol players Vancouver Whitecaps FC players Sanfrecce Hiroshima players Renofa Yamaguchi FC players Brisbane Roar FC players Tegevajaro Miyazaki players Asian Games medalists in football Footballers at the 2010 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for Japan Japanese expatriate footballers Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Australia Expatriate soccer players in Australia Men's association football forwards Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games Deaths from complications of brain surgery {{Japan-footy-forward-1990s-stub