Toshinobu Katsuya
Encyclopedia
is a former Japanese
football player. He was a defender.
. After graduating in 1984, he joined Japan Soccer League
side Honda Motor F.C.
but moved to fellow JSL side Nissan Motor F.C. (current Yokohama F. Marinos
) in 1991. He was transferred to Jubilo Iwata
in 1994, then to Cerezo Osaka
in 1998, and retired from the game at the end of the 1998 season.
Katsuya was capped 27 times for the Japanese national team
between 1985 and 1993, and was a member of the Japan team that won the 1992 AFC Asian Cup
. He played 3 matches in the competition.
He filled in for injured left back Satoshi Tsunami
in the final qualifying stage of the AFC
for the 1994 FIFA World Cup
. He was on the pitch when Japan's hope to play in the finals was dashed by an injury-time Iraqi equaliser in the last qualifier, the match that the Japanese fans now refer to as the Agony of Doha
.
Katsuya works at Cerezo Osaka as a coach.
|1984||rowspan="7"|Honda
||rowspan="7"|JSL Division 1
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|1985/86||22||0||||||||||22||0
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|1986/87||19||1||||||||||19||1
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|1987/88||22||1||||||||||22||1
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|1988/89||18||0||||||||||18||0
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|1989/90||22||2||||||2||1||24||3
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|1990/91||21||1||||||4||0||25||1
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|1991/92||Nissan Motors
||JSL Division 1
||20||0||||||3||0||23||0
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|1992||rowspan="2"|Yokohama Marinos
||rowspan="2"|J. League 1||colspan="2"|-||0||0||6||0||6||0
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|1993||25||0||1||0||0||0||26||0
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|1994||rowspan="4"|Júbilo Iwata
||rowspan="4"|J. League 1||22||1||1||0||0||0||23||1
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|1995||35||1||0||0||colspan="2"|-||35||1
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|1996||27||0||1||0||13||1||41||0
|-
|1997||15||0||2||0||4||0||21||0
|-
|1998||Cerezo Osaka
||J. League 1||14||0||0||0||0||0||14||0
298||8||5||0||32||2||335||10
298||8||5||0||32||2||335||10
|}
|1985||2||0
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|1986||4||0
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|1987||6||0
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|1988||0||0
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|1989||0||0
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|1990||0||0
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|1991||0||0
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|1992||9||0
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|1993||6||0
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!Total||27||0
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Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
football player. He was a defender.
Career
He was educated at and played for Shimabara Commerce High School and Osaka University of CommerceOsaka University of Commerce
, abbreviated to , is a private university located in Higashiosaka City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.- History :The origin was founded in 1928 as Osaka Joto School of Commerce by Noboru Tanioka . This was a five-year school for boys...
. After graduating in 1984, he joined Japan Soccer League
Japan Soccer League
, or JSL, was the top flight soccer league in Japan between 1965 and 1992, and was the precursor to the current professional league, the J. League. JSL was the second national league of a team sport in Japan after the professional Japanese Baseball League that was founded in 1936...
side Honda Motor F.C.
Honda F.C.
are a Japanese football club based in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture. They play in the Japan Football League.-History:The club was founded as in 1971. They were promoted to the Japan Soccer League Division 2 in 1975 and to the JSL Division 1 in 1981; the closest they came to the title was in...
but moved to fellow JSL side Nissan Motor F.C. (current Yokohama F. Marinos
Yokohama F. Marinos
is a Japanese association football team that participates in the fully professional J. League Division 1; the top Japanese professional football league. Having won the J-League title three times and finished second twice, they are one of the most successful J-League clubs. The team are based in...
) in 1991. He was transferred to Jubilo Iwata
Júbilo Iwata
is a professional Japanese association football team currently playing in the J. League Division 1 . The team name Júbilo means 'joy' in Portuguese and Spanish. The team's home town is Iwata, Shizuoka prefecture and they play at Yamaha Stadium...
in 1994, then to Cerezo Osaka
Cerezo Osaka
is a J. League Division 1 association football team. The team name Cerezo means cherry tree in Spanish, which is also the flower of Ōsaka city....
in 1998, and retired from the game at the end of the 1998 season.
Katsuya was capped 27 times for the Japanese national team
Japan national football team
The Japan national football team represents Japan in association football and is operated by the Japan Football Association, the governing body for association football in Japan...
between 1985 and 1993, and was a member of the Japan team that won the 1992 AFC Asian Cup
1992 AFC Asian Cup
The Asian Football Confederation's 1992 AFC Asian Cup finals were held in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan between October 29 and November 8. The host nation, Japan, defeated the defending champion Saudi Arabia in the final in Hiroshima.-Stadiums:...
. He played 3 matches in the competition.
He filled in for injured left back Satoshi Tsunami
Satoshi Tsunami
is a former Japanese international football player. He was a left full back.-Playing career:Tsunami was a product of Yomiuri Club's youth system. He played for Japan Soccer League side Yomiuri Club, which was transformed to Verdy Kawasaki when J. League was founded, between 1980 and 1996...
in the final qualifying stage of the AFC
Asian Football Confederation
The Asian Football Confederation is the governing body of association football in Asia. It has 46 member countries, mostly located on the Asian continent. However, due to the disputed boundary of Europe and Asia, nations such as Russia and Turkey which are located mostly in geographic Asia are...
for the 1994 FIFA World Cup
1994 FIFA World Cup
The 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in nine cities across the United States from June 17 to July 17, 1994. The United States was chosen as the host by FIFA on July 4, 1988...
. He was on the pitch when Japan's hope to play in the finals was dashed by an injury-time Iraqi equaliser in the last qualifier, the match that the Japanese fans now refer to as the Agony of Doha
Agony of Doha
The Agony of Doha is a term used by fans of the Japanese national football team to refer to the qualification match for their 1994 FIFA World Cup match with Iraq, held in Doha, Qatar on October 28, 1993....
.
Katsuya works at Cerezo Osaka as a coach.
Club career statistics
|-|1984||rowspan="7"|Honda
Honda F.C.
are a Japanese football club based in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture. They play in the Japan Football League.-History:The club was founded as in 1971. They were promoted to the Japan Soccer League Division 2 in 1975 and to the JSL Division 1 in 1981; the closest they came to the title was in...
||rowspan="7"|JSL Division 1
Japan Soccer League
, or JSL, was the top flight soccer league in Japan between 1965 and 1992, and was the precursor to the current professional league, the J. League. JSL was the second national league of a team sport in Japan after the professional Japanese Baseball League that was founded in 1936...
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|1985/86||22||0||||||||||22||0
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|1986/87||19||1||||||||||19||1
|-
|1987/88||22||1||||||||||22||1
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|1988/89||18||0||||||||||18||0
|-
|1989/90||22||2||||||2||1||24||3
|-
|1990/91||21||1||||||4||0||25||1
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|1991/92||Nissan Motors
Yokohama F. Marinos
is a Japanese association football team that participates in the fully professional J. League Division 1; the top Japanese professional football league. Having won the J-League title three times and finished second twice, they are one of the most successful J-League clubs. The team are based in...
||JSL Division 1
Japan Soccer League
, or JSL, was the top flight soccer league in Japan between 1965 and 1992, and was the precursor to the current professional league, the J. League. JSL was the second national league of a team sport in Japan after the professional Japanese Baseball League that was founded in 1936...
||20||0||||||3||0||23||0
|-
|1992||rowspan="2"|Yokohama Marinos
Yokohama F. Marinos
is a Japanese association football team that participates in the fully professional J. League Division 1; the top Japanese professional football league. Having won the J-League title three times and finished second twice, they are one of the most successful J-League clubs. The team are based in...
||rowspan="2"|J. League 1||colspan="2"|-||0||0||6||0||6||0
|-
|1993||25||0||1||0||0||0||26||0
|-
|1994||rowspan="4"|Júbilo Iwata
Júbilo Iwata
is a professional Japanese association football team currently playing in the J. League Division 1 . The team name Júbilo means 'joy' in Portuguese and Spanish. The team's home town is Iwata, Shizuoka prefecture and they play at Yamaha Stadium...
||rowspan="4"|J. League 1||22||1||1||0||0||0||23||1
|-
|1995||35||1||0||0||colspan="2"|-||35||1
|-
|1996||27||0||1||0||13||1||41||0
|-
|1997||15||0||2||0||4||0||21||0
|-
|1998||Cerezo Osaka
Cerezo Osaka
is a J. League Division 1 association football team. The team name Cerezo means cherry tree in Spanish, which is also the flower of Ōsaka city....
||J. League 1||14||0||0||0||0||0||14||0
298||8||5||0||32||2||335||10
298||8||5||0||32||2||335||10
|}
National team statistics
|-|1985||2||0
|-
|1986||4||0
|-
|1987||6||0
|-
|1988||0||0
|-
|1989||0||0
|-
|1990||0||0
|-
|1991||0||0
|-
|1992||9||0
|-
|1993||6||0
|-
!Total||27||0
|}