Kazuaki Tasaka
Encyclopedia
is a retired Japanese international football
player. He was a defensive midfielder. He is currently an assistant coach at Shimizu S-Pulse
.
between 1995 and 1999. His first international appearance came on May 28, 1995 in a friendly against Ecuador
at National Olympic Stadium
in Tokyo
.
He was educated at and played for Tokai University Daiichi High School and Tokai University
. After graduating, he joined newly promoted J. League
side Bellmare Hiratsuka. He was immediately installed as a regular and received the J. League Young Player of the Year award that year. Due to club's financial problem, he was released along with Nobuyuki Kojima
, Wagner Lopes
, Hong Myung-Bo
and Yoshihiro Natsuka at the end of the 1998 season. He moved to Shimizu S-Pulse
(1999) and then to Cerezo Osaka
(2000–2002) where he finished his playing career.
He worked as a coach at Cerezo's youth setup from 2003. He was promoted to an assistant coach of clubs top team in the middle of the 2004 season and helped them to stay up at Division 1. He was offered a contract extension but he declined it to prepare for acquiring the S-Class Coaching License, a prerequisite to manage a J. League club, and study coaching skills abroad. He attained the S-Class License in 2005. He became a coach at Shimizu S-Pulse's satellite team in 2006, and was promoted to an assistant coach of club's top team in 2007.
|1994||rowspan="5"|Bellmare Hiratsuka
||rowspan="5"|J. League 1||35||0||5||1||1||0||41||1
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|1995||47||1||0||0||colspan="2"|-||47||1
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|1996||30||0||3||0||15||0||48||0
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|1997||31||2||3||0||5||0||39||2
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|1998||33||0||2||0||3||0||38||0
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|1999||Shimizu S-Pulse
||J. League 1||13||2||0||0||2||0||15||2
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|2000||rowspan="3"|Cerezo Osaka
||rowspan="2"|J. League 1||30||1||3||0||4||0||37||1
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|2001||29||1||4||0||2||0||35||1
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|2002||J. League 2
||17||2||1||0||colspan="2"|-||18||2
265||9||21||1||32||0||318||10
265||9||21||1||32||0||318||10
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|1995||4||0
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|1996||0||0
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|1997||0||0
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|1998||0||0
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|1999||3||0
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!Total||7||0
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Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player. He was a defensive midfielder. He is currently an assistant coach at Shimizu S-Pulse
Shimizu S-Pulse
is a professional Japanese association football club. Located in Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, S-Pulse currently competes in the J. League Division 1 . Formed as recently as 1991, S-Pulse are one of the youngest professional teams in Japan, but are among only five to have competed in...
.
Career
He was capped 7 times for the Japanese national teamJapan national football team
The Japan national football team represents Japan in association football and is operated by the Japan Football Association, the governing body for association football in Japan...
between 1995 and 1999. His first international appearance came on May 28, 1995 in a friendly against Ecuador
Ecuador national football team
The Ecuadorian national football team represents Ecuador in international football competitions and is controlled by the Ecuadorian Football Federation. They generally play official home matches at Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa in Quito, but often play friendlies in other stadiums around the country...
at National Olympic Stadium
Olympic Stadium (Tokyo)
or National Stadium is a stadium in Kasumigaoka, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan that served as the main stadium for the 1964 Summer Olympics. It currently serves as the stadium where the Japan national football teams home matches and major football club cup finals are held.-History:The stadium was...
in Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
.
He was educated at and played for Tokai University Daiichi High School and Tokai University
Tokai University
is a private university in Tokyo, Japan. It was established in 1943 by Shigeyoshi Matsumae, who had formerly been the engineering president of the Ministry of Communications...
. After graduating, he joined newly promoted J. League
J. League
The or is the top division of and is the top professional association football league in Japan. It is one of the most successful leagues in Asian club football and the only league given top class 'A' ranking by the AFC. Currently, J. League Division 1 is the first level of the Japanese...
side Bellmare Hiratsuka. He was immediately installed as a regular and received the J. League Young Player of the Year award that year. Due to club's financial problem, he was released along with Nobuyuki Kojima
Nobuyuki Kojima
Nobuyuki Kojima is a retired Japanese football goalkeeper. He played for several J-League clubs, including Bellmare Hiratsuka, Avispa Fukuoka and Thespa Kusatsu...
, Wagner Lopes
Wagner Lopes
Wagner Lopes is a former Japanese footballer. The striker was born in Brazil, and is a naturalised Japanese citizen....
, Hong Myung-Bo
Hong Myung-Bo
Hong Myung-Bo is a former South Korean footballer who, along with Cha Bum Kun, is often considered among the greatest Asian footballers ever. Hong was a member of the Korean national team in four World Cups, and was the first Asian player to play in four consecutive World Cup finals tournaments....
and Yoshihiro Natsuka at the end of the 1998 season. He moved to Shimizu S-Pulse
Shimizu S-Pulse
is a professional Japanese association football club. Located in Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, S-Pulse currently competes in the J. League Division 1 . Formed as recently as 1991, S-Pulse are one of the youngest professional teams in Japan, but are among only five to have competed in...
(1999) and then to Cerezo Osaka
Cerezo Osaka
is a J. League Division 1 association football team. The team name Cerezo means cherry tree in Spanish, which is also the flower of Ōsaka city....
(2000–2002) where he finished his playing career.
He worked as a coach at Cerezo's youth setup from 2003. He was promoted to an assistant coach of clubs top team in the middle of the 2004 season and helped them to stay up at Division 1. He was offered a contract extension but he declined it to prepare for acquiring the S-Class Coaching License, a prerequisite to manage a J. League club, and study coaching skills abroad. He attained the S-Class License in 2005. He became a coach at Shimizu S-Pulse's satellite team in 2006, and was promoted to an assistant coach of club's top team in 2007.
Club career statistics
|-|1994||rowspan="5"|Bellmare Hiratsuka
Shonan Bellmare
are a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 2. The team is located in Hiratsuka, in the west of Kanagawa Prefecture; their home stadium is Hiratsuka Athletics Stadium in Hiratsuka. The name Bellmare is derived from the Latin "bellum" for "war" and "mare"...
||rowspan="5"|J. League 1||35||0||5||1||1||0||41||1
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|1995||47||1||0||0||colspan="2"|-||47||1
|-
|1996||30||0||3||0||15||0||48||0
|-
|1997||31||2||3||0||5||0||39||2
|-
|1998||33||0||2||0||3||0||38||0
|-
|1999||Shimizu S-Pulse
Shimizu S-Pulse
is a professional Japanese association football club. Located in Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, S-Pulse currently competes in the J. League Division 1 . Formed as recently as 1991, S-Pulse are one of the youngest professional teams in Japan, but are among only five to have competed in...
||J. League 1||13||2||0||0||2||0||15||2
|-
|2000||rowspan="3"|Cerezo Osaka
Cerezo Osaka
is a J. League Division 1 association football team. The team name Cerezo means cherry tree in Spanish, which is also the flower of Ōsaka city....
||rowspan="2"|J. League 1||30||1||3||0||4||0||37||1
|-
|2001||29||1||4||0||2||0||35||1
|-
|2002||J. League 2
J. League Division 2
The or is the second division of and is the second-tier professional association football league in Japan. Currently, J. League Division 2 is the second level of the Japanese association football league system. The first tier is represented by J...
||17||2||1||0||colspan="2"|-||18||2
265||9||21||1||32||0||318||10
265||9||21||1||32||0||318||10
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International career statistics
|-|1995||4||0
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|1996||0||0
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|1997||0||0
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|1998||0||0
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|1999||3||0
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!Total||7||0
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