Hideki Maeda

Hideki Maeda
Personal information
Full name	Hideki Maeda
Date of birth	May 13, 1954 (age 70)
Place of birth	Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1970–1972	Kyoto Commercial High School
1973–1976	Hosei University
Senior career*
Years	Team
1977–1989	Furukawa Electric
Total
National team
1975–1984	Japan
Teams managed
1998–1999	Yokogawa Electric
2003–2007	Mito HollyHock
Honours
Furukawa Electric
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Hideki Maeda (前田秀樹, Maeda Hideki, born May 13, 1954) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for the Japan national team.

Biography

Maeda was born in Kyoto on May 13, 1954. After graduating from Hosei University, he joined Japan Soccer League club Furukawa Electric in 1977. The club won the champions in 1985/86 Japan Soccer League, 1986 JSL Cup and 1986 Asian Club Championship. He retired in 1989. He played 209 games and scored 35 goals in the league. He was selected Best Eleven in 1980 and 1982.

On August 4, 1975, when Maeda was a Hosei University student, he debuted for the Japan national team against Bangladesh. In 1978, he was selected Japan for 1978 Asian Games. In early 1980s, he served as captain. He played 65 games and scored 11 goals for Japan until 1984.

After retirement, Maeda started coaching career at JEF United Ichihara (former Furukawa Electric) in 1994. He managed the youth team at the club in 1997. In 1998, he moved to Yokogawa Electric and managed the club until 1999. In 2003, he signed with Mito HollyHock and managed the club until 2007.

Statistics

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Club statistics			League
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals
Japan			League
1976	Furukawa Electric	JSL Division 1	0	0
1977			16	0
1978			18	0
1979			18	7
1980			16	8
1981			15	1
1982			13	7
1983			13	1
1984			18	5
1985/86			20	4
1986/87			16	1
1987/88			15	0
1988/89			22	1
1989/90			9	0
Country	Japan		209	35
Total			209	35