Naoki Soma
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Naoki Soma | ||
Personal information | ||
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Full name | Naoki Soma | |
Date of birth | July 19, 1971 | |
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 |
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Senior clubs1 | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
1994-2001 2002 2003 2004-2005 |
Kashima Antlers Tokyo Verdy 1969 Kashima Antlers Kawasaki Frontale |
230 27 (0) 20 (2) 27 (0) |
(8)
National team | ||
1995-1999 | Japan | 58 (4) |
1 Senior club appearances and 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.
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[edit] Clubs
- 1994-2001: Kashima Antlers
- 2002: Tokyo Verdy 1969 (loan)
- 2003: Kashima Antlers
- 2004-2005: Kawasaki Frontale (in 2004, Division 2)
[edit] National team
[edit] Honors and awards
[edit] Individual Honors
- J-League Best Eleven: 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
[edit] External links
- Career history at National Football Teams
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