is a Japanese former professional

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who played as a

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or defender. He played for the Japan national team until 2002. He currently manager of

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from 2023.

Club career

Toda was born in Machida on 30 December 1977. After graduating from high school, he joined

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in 1996. He played many matches as left defender. The club won

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. In 2001, he was converted to defensive midfielder as Santos successor. The club won the champions

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. In 2003, he moved to England and signed with

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, but only played four games for the team. In 2004, he moved to Netherlands club

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. In July, he returned to Shimizu S-Pulse. In 2005, he moved to

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. However the club relegated to

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and he moved to

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in 2006. The club was relegated to J2 League and his opportunity to play decreased in 2008 and he moved to

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in June 2008. Toward end of his career, he played for

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and Warriors. He retired end of 2013 season.

Managerial career

On 14 November 2022, he will be announced that the manager of J3 club,

top team will be appointed from the 2023 season.

International career

In August 1993, Toda was selected Japan U17 national team for 1993 U-17 World Championship. He played all four matches. In June 1997, he was also selected Japan U20 national team for 1997 World Youth Championship. He played full-time in all five matches as left defender of three backs defense. In February 2001, Toda was selected Japan national team for

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. At this tournament, on 31 May, he debuted against

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. He played four matches as defensive midfielder and Japan achieved second place. After this tournament, he played most matches for Japan until

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. At 2002 World Cup, he played the full 90 minutes in all four matches in a defensive midfielder pairing with Junichi Inamoto. He played 20 games and scored 1 goal for Japan until 2002.Japan National Football Team Database
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Career statistics

Club

International

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

Managerial statistics

Honours

Japan *

FIFA Confederations Cup The FIFA Confederations Cup was an international association football tournament for men's national teams, held every four years by FIFA. It was contested by the holders of each of the six continental championships (AFC, CAF, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, ...

runner-up:

2001 The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a multi-national coalition in an invasion of Afghanist ...

References

External links

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Japan National Football Team Database
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Toda, Kazuyuki 1977 births Living people Association football people from Tokyo Japanese footballers Association football midfielders Japan international footballers Japan youth international footballers Premier League players Eredivisie players K League 1 players Singapore Premier League players J1 League players J2 League players Shimizu S-Pulse players Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players ADO Den Haag players Tokyo Verdy players Sanfrecce Hiroshima players JEF United Chiba players Gyeongnam FC players Thespakusatsu Gunma players FC Machida Zelvia players Warriors FC players 2002 FIFA World Cup players 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup players Footballers at the 1998 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Japan Japanese expatriate footballers Japanese expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate footballers in England Japanese expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands Japanese expatriate sportspeople in South Korea Expatriate footballers in South Korea Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Singapore Expatriate footballers in Singapore J3 League managers SC Sagamihara managers