Kazunori Iio

Kazunori Iio (飯尾 一慶, Iio Kazunori, born February 23, 1982) is a former Japanese football player.

Kazunori Iio
飯尾 一慶
Personal information
Full name Kazunori Iio
Date of birth (1982-02-23) February 23, 1982
Place of birth Ninohe, Iwate, Japan
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, Forward
Youth career
1997–1999 Verdy Kawasaki
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2013 Tokyo Verdy 276 (30)
2002 →Kawasaki Frontale (loan) 7 (2)
2005 →Kawasaki Frontale (loan) 5 (0)
2006 →Avispa Fukuoka (loan) 17 (4)
2014–2015 Yokohama FC 10 (1)
Total 315 (37)
National team
2001 Japan U-20 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Iio was born in Ninohe on February 23, 1982. He joined Verdy Kawasaki (later Tokyo Verdy) from youth team in 1999. In 2000, he played many matches as forward.

Iio made a name for himself when he scored Verdy's first goal in the final of the 2004 Emperor's Cup. The match ended in a 2-1 victory for Verdy over Júbilo Iwata. Kazuki Hiramoto netted Verdy's second, whilst Norihiro Nishi provided Júbilo's consolation. It was the first time Verdy had won the Emperor's Cup since 1996.

Upon Iio's transfer to Avispa Fukuoka in 2006, he received a relatively high squad number of 34. Despite this, he quickly established himself as a first-choice striker. During the 2006 season, Avispa would usually play with two men up front, with Iio on the left, and Takanori Nunobe to his right.

Iio's first J1 League appearance for Avispa came against FC Tokyo on 19 July 2006, when he came on as an 84th-minute substitute for fellow striker Mitsunori Yabuta. This game was held at the Hakatanomori Football Stadium, and ended in a goalless draw. Iio would not have to wait long for his first Avispa goal however, as just 10 days later, on the 29 July 2006 contest between Gamba Osaka and Avispa, Iio netted a goal in a match that eventually ended in a 2-2 draw.

Following Avispa's relegation, Iio returned to Verdy for the start of the 2007 season. Iio would appear regularly for Verdy in this campaign, occasionally even appearing as a right-winger in Verdy's midfield. He finished the campaign with 19 games, scoring 2 goals.

He moved to Yokohama FC in 2014. However he could hardly play in the match and he left the club end of 2015 season.

National team career

Iio has represented Japan U-20 national team, but has yet to be given a full international cap. Iio was selected for the 2001 World Youth Championship, along with his strike partner at Tokyo Verdy, Kazuki Hiramoto. At this tournament, he played all 3 matches.

Club statistics

[1]

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Asia Total
1999Verdy KawasakiJ1 League401120-71
20002642040-324
2001Tokyo VerdyJ1 League1100011-121
2002Kawasaki FrontaleJ2 League7200--72
2003Tokyo VerdyJ1 League1320050-182
20041205130-201
2005Kawasaki FrontaleJ1 League500010-60
2006Tokyo VerdyJ2 League9100-20111
2006Avispa FukuokaJ1 League1741000-184
2007Tokyo VerdyJ2 League19200--192
2008J1 League2621040-312
2009J2 League28110--291
201031510--325
201125400--254
201235411--365
201337520--395
2014Yokohama FCJ2 League9100--91
20151000--10
Total 315371532012035241

References
  1. Tokyo Verdy(in Japanese)
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