Tomoo Kudaka

{{short description|Japanese footballer}}

{{Infobox football biography

|name=Tomoo Kudaka
久高 友雄

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|fullname=Tomoo Kudaka

|birth_date={{Birth date|1963|3|14}}

|birth_place=Osaka, Japan

|death_date={{Death date and age|1999|9|22|1963|3|14}}

|death_place=Japan

|height={{Height|m=1.68}}

|position=Midfielder

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|youthyears1=1978–1980|youthclubs1=Hokuyo High School

|years1=1981–1993|clubs1=Gamba Osaka|caps1=|goals1=

|years2=1994–1995|clubs2=Cerezo Osaka|caps2=34|goals2=0

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{{Medal|Team|Gamba Osaka}}

{{Medal|W|Emperor's Cup|1990}}

{{Medal|Team|Cerezo Osaka}}

{{Medal|RU|Emperor's Cup|1994}}

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{{Nihongo|Tomoo Kudaka|久高 友雄|Kudaka Tomoo|March 14, 1963 – September 22, 1999}} was a Japanese football player.

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

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
colspan=3 | Club performance

! colspan=2 | League

! colspan=2 | Cup

! colspan=2 | League Cup

! colspan=2 | Total

Season

! Club

! League

! Apps

Goals

! Apps

Goals

! Apps

Goals

! Apps

Goals
colspan=3 |Japan

! colspan=2 | League

! colspan=2 | Emperor's Cup

! colspan=2 | J.League Cup

! colspan=2 | Total

1981rowspan="11"|Matsushita Electricrowspan="2"|Prefectural Leagues
1982
1983Regional Leagues
1984rowspan="2"|JSL Division 2
1985/86
1986/87JSL Division 1221221
1987/88JSL Division 226320283
1988/89rowspan="4"|JSL Division 122010230
1989/9016010170
1990/9120010210
1991/9220030230
1992rowspan="2"|Gamba Osakarowspan="2"|J1 Leaguecolspan="2"
|5050
19932612061342
1994rowspan="2"|Cerezo OsakaFootball League2405010300
1995J1 League10000colspan="2"
|100
colspan=3|Total

!186||5||7||0||20||1||213||6

References

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