Takayuki Kuwata

is a former Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.

Biography
Kuwata was born in Hiroshima on June 26, 1941. After graduating from Waseda University, he joined his local club Toyo Industries in 1965. The club won Japan Soccer League champions for 4 years in a row (1965-1968). The club also won 1965, 1967 and 1969 Emperor's Cup. He retired in 1969. He played 62 games and scored 34 goals in the league. He was selected Best Eleven in 1966 and 1967.

On May 28, 1961, when Kuwata was a Waseda University student, he debuted and scored a goal for the Japan national team against Malaya. In 1962, he also played and scored a goal at 1962 Asian Games. He played 5 games and scored 2 goals for Japan until 1962.

Statistics

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|1965||rowspan="5"|Toyo Industries||rowspan="5"|JSL Division 1||14||11
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|1966||14||6
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|1967||14||9
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|1968||13||7
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|1969||7||1
62||34
62||34
|}
Japan National Football Team Database

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|1961||2||1
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|1962||3||1
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!Total||5||2
|}

References

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Category:1941 births
Category:Living people
Category:Footballers from Hiroshima Prefecture
Category:Japan international footballers
Category:Japan Soccer League players
Category:Sanfrecce Hiroshima players