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) | |||||||||||||||
| Playing 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) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | ||||||||||||||||
Playing career
Kudaka was born in Osaka Prefecture on March 14, 1963. After graduating from high school, he joined his local club Matsushita Electric (later Gamba Osaka) in 1981. He played as regular player for a long time. Although the club played in Prefectural Leagues in 1981, was promoted to Regional Leagues in 1983 and Japan Soccer League in 1984. In 1990, the club won the Emperor's Cup first major title in his club history. In 1992, Japan Soccer League was folded and founded new league J1 League. In 1994, he moved to rival club in Osaka, Cerezo Osaka in Japan Football League. He played as regular player and the club won the champions in 1994 and was promoted to J1 League. He retired end of 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 | |||||||||
| 1987/88 | JSL Division 2 | |||||||||
| 1988/89 | JSL Division 1 | |||||||||
| 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 | 116 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 140 | 2 | ||