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Mitsuru Komaeda

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Mitsuru Komaeda
古前田 充
Personal information
Full name Mitsuru Komaeda
Date of birth (1950-04-14) April 14, 1950 (age 74)
Place of birth Iwate, Japan
Position(s) Forward, Midfielder
Youth career
1966–1968 Tono High School
1969–1972 Osaka University of Commerce
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1973–1982 Fujita Industries 178 (18)
Total 178 (18)
International career
1976–1977 Japan 2 (2)
Managerial career
1990–1995 Bellmare Hiratsuka
1999 Bellmare Hiratsuka
2003 YKK
Medal record
Fujita Industries
Winner Japan Soccer League 1977
Winner Japan Soccer League 1979
Winner Japan Soccer League 1981
Runner-up Japan Soccer League 1980
Runner-up JSL Cup 1978
Winner Emperor's Cup 1977
Winner Emperor's Cup 1979
Runner-up Emperor's Cup 1975
Runner-up Emperor's Cup 1982
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mitsuru Komaeda (古前田 充, Komaeda Mitsuru, born April 14, 1950) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team.

Club career

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Komaeda was born in Iwate Prefecture on April 14, 1950. After graduating from Osaka University of Commerce, he joined Towa Real Estate (later Fujita Industries) in 1973. The club won the league champions in 1977, 1979 and 1981. The club also won 1977 and 1979 Emperor's Cup. He retired in 1982. He played 178 games and scored 18 goals in the league. He was selected Best Eleven 5 times.

National team career

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On August 10, 1976, Komaeda debuted and scored 2 goals for Japan national team against Indonesia. He was also selected Japan in 1977. He played 2 games and scored 2 goals for Japan until 1977.[1]

Coaching career

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After retirement, Komaeda started his coaching career at Fujita Industries (later Bellmare Hiratsuka). He was promoted to manager as Yoshinobu Ishii's successor in 1990. In 1993, he led the club to win the Japan Football League and be promoted to J1 League. He managed the club until 1995. In August 1999, he became a manager again as Eiji Ueda's successor. However, the club finished in last place and was relegated to the J2 League. He resigned a manager in 1999 and left the club in 2000. In 2001, he moved to YKK and became a coach. In 2003, he became a manager.

National team statistics

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Japan national team
Year Apps Goals
1976 1 2
1977 1 0
Total 2 2

Managerial statistics

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Team From To Record
G W D L Win %
Bellmare Hiratsuka 1994 1995 96 44 0 52 045.83
Bellmare Hiratsuka 1999 1999 15 1 1 13 006.67
Total 111 45 1 65 040.54

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