Tomoo Kudaka
Tomoo Kudaka (久高 友雄, Kudaka Tomoo, March 14, 1963 – September 22, 1999) was a Japanese football player.
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Tomoo Kudaka | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | March 14, 1963 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Osaka, Japan | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | September 22, 1999 (aged 36) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Japan | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1978–1980 | Hokuyo High School | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1981–1993 | Gamba Osaka | ||||||||||||||||
| 1994–1995 | Cerezo Osaka | 34 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Playing career
Kudaka was born in Osaka Prefecture on March 14, 1963. After graduating from high school, he joined his local club, the Matsushita Electric (later Gamba Osaka) in 1981. He played as a regular player for a long time. Although the club played in the Prefectural Leagues in 1981, it was promoted to Regional Leagues in 1983 and the Japan Soccer League in 1984. In 1990, the club won the Emperor's Cup, which was the first major title in club history. In 1992, the Japan Soccer League folded and the new J1 League was founded. In 1994, he moved to a rival club in Osaka, Cerezo Osaka in the Japan Football League. He played as a regular player and the club won the championship in 1994 and was promoted to the J1 League. He retired at the end of the 1995 season.
Coaching career
After retirement, Kudaka became a coach at Cerezo Osaka. He mainly coached for youth team. However, in summer 1999, he was diagnosed with stomach cancer. He died on September 22, 1999, at the age of 36.
Club statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1981 | Matsushita Electric | Prefectural Leagues | ||||||||
| 1982 | ||||||||||
| 1983 | Regional Leagues | |||||||||
| 1984 | JSL Division 2 | |||||||||
| 1985/86 | ||||||||||
| 1986/87 | JSL Division 1 | 22 | 1 | 22 | 1 | |||||
| 1987/88 | JSL Division 2 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 3 | |||
| 1988/89 | JSL Division 1 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |||
| 1989/90 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||||
| 1990/91 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||||
| 1991/92 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||||
| 1992 | Gamba Osaka | J1 League | - | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 1993 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 34 | 2 | ||
| 1994 | Cerezo Osaka | Football League | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 1995 | J1 League | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 10 | 0 | ||
| Total | 186 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 213 | 6 | ||