Hisashi Kaneko

Hisashi Kaneko
金子久
Personal information
Full name	Hisashi Kaneko
Date of birth	September 12, 1959 (age 65)
Place of birth	Saitama, Saitama, Japan
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1975–1977	Teikyo High School
Senior career*
Years	Team
1978–1992	Furukawa Electric
Total
National team
1979	Japan U-20
1986–1987	Japan
Honours
Furukawa Electric
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Hisashi Kaneko (金子久, Kaneko Hisashi, born September 12, 1959) is a former Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.

Biography

Kaneko was born in Saitama on September 12, 1959. After graduating from Teikyo High School, he joined Japan Soccer League club Furukawa Electric in 1978. Initially, he could not play many games. The club won the 1982 JSL Cup. From 1985, he played as a regular player and the club won the 1985–86 Japan Soccer League and 1986 JSL Cup. He was also selected for the Best Eleven in 1985–86 and 1986–87. In Asia, the club won the 1986 Asian Club Championship. This was the first Asian championship for a Japanese club. He played 163 matches and scored 23 goals for the club. He retired in 1992.

In August 1979, Kaneko was selected the Japan U-20 national team for the 1979 World Youth Championship. On July 25, 1986, he debuted for the Japan national team against Syria. He also played at the 1986 Asian Games. In 1987, he was selected for Japan at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He played seven games and scored one goal for Japan until 1987.

Statistics

Club statistics

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Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		JSL Cup		Total
1978	Furukawa Electric	JSL Division 1	0	0					0	0
1979			1	0					1	0
1980			2	0					2	0
1981			13	0					13	0
1982			12	1					12	1
1983			10	1					10	1
1984			10	1					10	1
1985–86			22	2					22	2
1986–87			22	5					22	5
1987–88			20	4					20	4
1988–89			22	3					22	3
1989–90			21	5			2	0	23	5
1990–91			5	1			5	2	10	3
1991–92			3	0			0	0	3	0
Total			163	23	0	0	7	2	170	25