Kazuyuki Toda

Kazuyuki Toda (戸田 和幸, Toda Kazuyuki, born 30 December 1977) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.

Kazuyuki Toda
戸田 和幸

Personal information
Full name	Kazuyuki Toda
Date of birth	30 December 1977
Place of birth	Machida, Tokyo, Japan
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder, Defender
Youth career
1993–1995	Toin Gakuen High School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996–2004	Shimizu S-Pulse	175	(2)
2003	→ Tottenham Hotspur (loan)	4	(0)
2004	→ ADO Den Haag (loan)	16	(0)
2005	Tokyo Verdy	23	(0)
2006–2008	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	62	(2)
2008	JEF United Chiba	12	(0)
2009	Gyeongnam	6	(0)
2010–2011	Thespa Kusatsu	23	(2)
2012	FC Machida Zelvia	2	(0)
2013	Warriors	17	(0)
Total		340	(6)
National team
1993	Japan U-17	4	(0)
1997	Japan U-20	5	(0)
2001–2002	Japan	20	(1)
Honours Shimizu S-Pulse Runner-up J1 League 1999 Winner J.League Cup 1996 Winner Emperor's Cup 2001 Runner-up Emperor's Cup 1998 Runner-up Emperor's Cup 2000 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Runner-up Emperor's Cup 2007 Representing  Japan FIFA Confederations Cup 2001 Korea-Japan
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Toda was born in Machida on 30 December 1977. After graduating from high school, he joined Shimizu S-Pulse in 1996. He played many matches as left defender. The club won 1999–2000 Asian Cup Winners' Cup. In 2001, he was converted to defensive midfielder as Santos successor. The club won the champions 2001 Emperor's Cup. In 2003, he moved to England and signed with Tottenham Hotspur,[1] but only played four games for the team.[2] In 2004, he moved to Netherlands club ADO Den Haag. In July, he returned to Shimizu S-Pulse. In 2005, he moved to Tokyo Verdy. However the club relegated to J2 League and he moved to Sanfrecce Hiroshima in 2006. The club was relegated to J2 League and his opportunity to play decreased in 2008 and he moved to JEF United Chiba in June 2008. Toward end of his career, he played for Gyeongnam, Thespa Kusatsu, FC Machida Zelvia and Warriors. He retired end of 2013 season.

National team career

In August 1993, Toda was selected Japan U-17 national team for 1993 U-17 World Championship. He played all 4 matches. In June 1997, he was also selected Japan U-20 national team for 1997 World Youth Championship. He played full-time in all 5 matches as left defender of three backs defense.

In February 2001, Toda was selected Japan national team for 2001 Confederations Cup. At this tournament, on 31 May, he debuted against Canada. He played 4 matches as defensive midfielder and Japan won the 2nd place. After this tournament, he played most matches for Japan until 2002 World Cup. At 2002 World Cup, he played full-time in all 4 matches as defensive midfielder with Junichi Inamoto. He played 20 games and scored 1 goal for Japan until 2002.[3]

Club statistics

[4]

Club	Season	League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Shimizu S-Pulse	1996	5	0	0	0	1	0	–		6	0
	1997	20	0	3	0	5	0	–		28	0
	1998	34	0	5	0	5	0	–		44	0
	1999	28	0	3	0	2	0	–		33	0
	2000	27	1	5	0	6	0	–		38	1
	2001	27	0	5	0	1	0	–		33	0
	2002	22	1	3	0	2	0	2	0	29	1
Tottenham Hotspur	2002/03	4	0	0	0	0	0	–		4	0
	2003/04	0	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
ADO Den Haag	2003/04	16	0	0	0	–		–		16	0
Shimizu S-Pulse	2004	12	0	1	0	2	0	–		15	0
Tokyo Verdy	2005	23	0	0	0	5	0	–		28	0
Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2006	30	0	1	0	5	0	–		36	0
	2007	31	2	2	0	8	0	–		41	2
	2008	1	0	0	0	–		–		1	0
JEF United Chiba	2008	12	0	1	0	1	0	–		14	0
Gyeongnam	2009	6	0	1	0	1	0	–		8	0
Thespa Kusatsu	2010	12	1	0	0	–		–		12	1
	2011	11	1	1	0	–		–		12	1
FC Machida Zelvia	2012	2	0	0	0	–		–		2	0
Warriors	2013	17	0	1	0	1	0	–		19	0
Career total		340	6	32	0	45	0	2	0	419	6

National team statistics

[3]

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2001	10	0
2002	10	1
Total	20	1

Appearances in major competitions

Year	Competition	Category	Appearances		Goals	Team Record
			Start	Sub
1997	1997 FIFA World Youth Championship	U-20	5	0	0	Quarter-finals
2001	2001 Confederations Cup	Senior	4	0	0	Runner-up
2002	2002 FIFA World Cup	Senior	4	0	0	Round of 16

National team goals

[3]

Results list Japan's goal tally first.

Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
21 March 2002	Osaka, Japan	Ukraine	1–0	1–0	Friendly match

Honors and awards

Team honors

• FIFA Confederations Cup Runner-up: 2001

References

1. "Spurs land Toda". BBC. 24 January 2003. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
2. "New stadium evokes memories of 'biggest challenge' for Toda". Tottenham Hotspur. 6 June 2019.
3. Japan National Football Team Database
4. "Stats Centre: Kazuyuki Toda Facts". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2010.

External links

• Kazuyuki Toda – FIFA competition record
• Kazuyuki Toda at National-Football-Teams.com
• Japan National Football Team Database
• Kazuyuki Toda at J.League (in Japanese)
• Kazuyuki Toda – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)