Naoki Soma

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Naoki Soma
Personal information
Full name Naoki Soma
Date of birth July 19, 1971 (1971-07-19) (age 36)
Place of birth    Shizuoka, Japan
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position Defender
Youth clubs
1987-1989
1990-1993
Shimizu Higashi High School
Waseda University
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1994-2001
2002
2003
2004-2005
Kashima Antlers
Tokyo Verdy 1969
Kashima Antlers
Kawasaki Frontale
230 00(8)
027 00(0)
020 00(2)
027 00(0)   
National team
1995-1999 Japan 058 00(4)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

Naoki Soma (相馬直樹, born 19 July 1971 in Shizuoka) is a former Japanese football defender (Left back).

He was capped 58 times and scored 4 goals for the Japanese national team between 1995 and 1999, including three games at the 1998 FIFA World Cup. He played 289 games and scored 15 goals in J.League Division 1, and became one of the main player in glorious era of Kashima Antlers.

He retired after the 2005 season. He works as a TV pundit.

Contents

[edit] Clubs

[edit] National team

[edit] Honors and awards

[edit] Individual Honors

  • J-League Best Eleven: 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998

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