Akira Konno
今野 章
Personal information
Full name Akira Konno
Date of birth (1974-09-12) September 12, 1974
Place of birth Ofunato, Iwate, Japan
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1990–1992 Ofunato High School
1993–1996 Kokushikan University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–1999 Júbilo Iwata 5 (0)
2000–2006 Kawasaki Frontale 158 (24)
Total 163 (24)
Medal record
Júbilo Iwata
WinnerJ1 League1997
WinnerJ1 League1999
Runner-upJ1 League1998
WinnerJ.League Cup1998
Runner-upJ.League Cup1997
Kawasaki Frontale
Runner-upJ1 League2006
Runner-upJ.League Cup2000
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Akira Konno (今野 章, Konno Akira, born September 12, 1974) is a former Japanese football player.

Playing career

Konno was born in Ofunato on September 12, 1974. After graduating from Kokushikan University, he joined the J1 League club Júbilo Iwata in 1997. He played as right side back, as well as his original position, offensive midfielder, but he did not play often. In 2000, he moved to the newly promoted J1 League club, Kawasaki Frontale. He played many matches as offensive midfielder and the club won second place in the 2000 J.League Cup. However the club results were poor in league competition and it was relegated to the J2 League in 2001. He then played in many matches as a central player and the club won the championship in 2004 and was promoted to J1 in 2005. However he did not play as much after that and he retired at the end of the 2006 season.

Club statistics

Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
1997Júbilo IwataJ1 League00001010
199840001050
199910001020
2000Kawasaki FrontaleJ1 League2031040253
2001J2 League3595020429
200221251-263
200341741-458
200424210-252
2005J1 League910040131
2006801031121
Total 1632417216119627

References

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