Akira Konno
Akira Konno (今野 章, Konno Akira, born September 12, 1974) is a former Japanese football player.
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| Full name | Akira Konno | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career
Konno was born in Ofunato on September 12, 1974. After graduating from Kokushikan University, he joined J1 League club Júbilo Iwata in 1997. Although he played as right side back not only his original position offensive midfielder, he could hardly play in the match in the club which many Japan national team players played. In 2000, he moved to newly was promoted to J1 League club, Kawasaki Frontale. He played many matches as offensive midfielder and the club won the 2nd place 2000 J.League Cup. However the club results were bad in league competition and was relegated to J2 League from 2001. From 2001, he played many matches as central player and the club won the champions in 2004 and was promoted to J1 from 2005. However his opportunity to play decreased from 2005 and he retired end of 2006 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 | ||||||
| 1997 | Júbilo Iwata | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2000 | Kawasaki Frontale | J1 League | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 3 |
| 2001 | J2 League | 35 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 9 | |
| 2002 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 1 | - | 26 | 3 | |||
| 2003 | 41 | 7 | 4 | 1 | - | 45 | 8 | |||
| 2004 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | 25 | 2 | |||
| 2005 | J1 League | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 1 | ||
| Total | 163 | 24 | 17 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 196 | 27 | ||