Shuta Sonoda
Shuta Sonoda (其田 秀太, Sonoda Shuta, born February 6, 1969) is a former Japanese football player and manager.
| Personal information | |||||||||||||
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| Full name | Shuta Sonoda | ||||||||||||
| Date of birth | February 6, 1969 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Nagasaki, Japan | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||
| Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||
| Kunimi High School | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||
| 1988–1993 | Yokohama Flügels | 63 | (10) | ||||||||||
| 1994–1996 | Avispa Fukuoka | 71 | (6) | ||||||||||
| 1997–1999 | Sagawa Express Tokyo | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||
| Total | 134 | (16) | |||||||||||
| Teams managed | |||||||||||||
| 2004 | Sagawa Express Tokyo | ||||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||||||||||||
Playing career
Sonoda was born in Nagasaki Prefecture on February 6, 1969. After graduating from high school, he joined All Nippon Airways in 1988. He played many matches as offensive midfielder from first season. However his opportunity to play decreased from 1991 under new manager Shu Kamo and he could not play at all in the match from 1992. In 1994, he moved to Japan Football League club Fujieda Blux (later Fukuoka Blux, Avispa Fukuoka). He played as regular player and the club won the champions 1995 and was promoted to J1 League. In 1997, he moved to Sagawa Express Tokyo. However could not play at all in the match and retired end of 1999 season.
Coaching career
After retirement, Sonoda became a coach for Sagawa Express Tokyo in 2000. In 2004, he became a manager and managed the club in 1 season.
Club statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1988/89 | All Nippon Airways | JSL Division 1 | 17 | 1 | ||||||
| 1989/90 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 6 | ||||
| 1990/91 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | ||||
| 1991/92 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||||
| 1992 | Yokohama Flügels | J1 League | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1993 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1994 | Fujieda Blux | Football League | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | 27 | 5 | |
| 1995 | Fukuoka Blux | Football League | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 30 | 0 | |
| 1996 | Avispa Fukuoka | J1 League | 17 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 32 | 2 |
| 1997 | Sagawa Express Tokyo | Football League | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1998 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1999 | Football League | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 134 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 155 | 18 | ||