Kazuyuki Toda

Kazuyuki Toda (戸田 和幸, Toda Kazuyuki; born 30 December 1977) is a Japanese professional football manager and former professional footballer who played as a midfielder or defender. He played for the Japan national team until 2002.

Kazuyuki Toda
戸田 和幸

Personal information
Date of birth	(1977-12-30) 30 December 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth	Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder, defender
Youth career
1993–1995	Toin Gakuen High School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996–2004	Shimizu S-Pulse	175	(2)
2003	→ Tottenham Hotspur (loan)	4	(0)
2004	→ ADO Den Haag (loan)	16	(0)
2005	Tokyo Verdy	23	(0)
2006–2008	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	62	(2)
2008	JEF United Chiba	12	(0)
2009	Gyeongnam	6	(0)
2010–2011	Thespa Kusatsu	23	(2)
2012	FC Machida Zelvia	2	(0)
2013	Warriors	17	(0)
Total		340	(6)
International career
1993	Japan U-17	4	(0)
1997	Japan U-20	5	(0)
2001–2002	Japan	20	(1)
Managerial career
2023–2024	SC Sagamihara
Medal record Men's football Representing  Japan FIFA Confederations Cup Runner-up 2001 Korea/Japan
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Toda was born in Sagamihara on 30 December 1977.^[1] After graduating from high school, he joined Shimizu S-Pulse in 1996. He played many matches as left defender. The club won 1999–2000 Asian Cup Winners' Cup. In 2001, he was converted to defensive midfielder as Santos successor. The club won the champions 2001 Emperor's Cup. In 2003, he moved to England on loan with Tottenham Hotspur,^[2] but only played four games for the team.^[3] In 2004, he moved to Netherlands club ADO Den Haag. In July, he returned to Shimizu S-Pulse. In 2005, he moved to Tokyo Verdy. However the club relegated to J2 League and he moved to Sanfrecce Hiroshima in 2006. The club was relegated to J2 League and his opportunity to play decreased in 2008 and he moved to JEF United Chiba in June 2008. Toward end of his career, he played for Gyeongnam, Thespa Kusatsu, FC Machida Zelvia and Warriors. He retired end of 2013 season.

Managerial career

On 14 November 2022, Toda was announced as manager of J3 League club SC Sagamihara for the 2023 season.^[4] In June 2024, he was dismissed after the 17th matchweek with the team in 9th place.^[5]

International career

In August 1993, Toda was selected Japan U17 national team for 1993 U-17 World Championship. He played all four matches. In June 1997, he was also selected Japan U20 national team for 1997 World Youth Championship. He played full-time in all five matches as left defender of three backs defense.

In February 2001, Toda was selected Japan national team for 2001 Confederations Cup. At this tournament, on 31 May, he debuted against Canada. He played four matches as defensive midfielder and Japan achieved second place. After this tournament, he played most matches for Japan until 2002 World Cup. At 2002 World Cup, he played the full 90 minutes in all four matches in a defensive midfielder pairing with Junichi Inamoto. He played 20 games and scored 1 goal for Japan until 2002.^[6]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[7]

Club	Season	League		National cup		League cup		Continental		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Shimizu S-Pulse	1996	5	0	0	0	1	0	–		6	0
	1997	20	0	3	0	5	0	–		28	0
	1998	34	0	5	0	5	0	–		44	0
	1999	28	0	3	0	2	0	–		33	0
	2000	27	1	5	0	6	0	–		38	1
	2001	27	0	5	0	1	0	–		33	0
	2002	22	1	3	0	2	0	2	0	29	1
	2004	12	0	1	0	2	0	–		15	0
Tottenham Hotspur (loan)	2002–03	4	0	0	0	0	0	–		4	0
	2003–04	0	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
ADO Den Haag (loan)	2003–04	16	0	0	0	–		–		16	0
Tokyo Verdy	2005	23	0	0	0	5	0	–		28	0
Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2006	30	0	1	0	5	0	–		36	0
	2007	31	2	2	0	8	0	–		41	2
	2008	1	0	0	0	–		–		1	0
JEF United Chiba	2008	12	0	1	0	1	0	–		14	0
Gyeongnam	2009	6	0	1	0	1	0	–		8	0
Thespa Kusatsu	2010	12	1	0	0	–		–		12	1
	2011	11	1	1	0	–		–		12	1
FC Machida Zelvia	2012	2	0	0	0	–		–		2	0
Warriors	2013	17	0	1	0	1	0	–		19	0
Career total		340	6	32	0	45	0	2	0	419	6

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[6]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Japan	2001	10	0
	2002	10	1
Total		20	1

Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Toda goal.

List of international goals scored by Kazuyuki Toda^[6]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	21 March 2002	Osaka, Japan	Ukraine	1–0	1–0	Friendly

Managerial statistics

As of the start from 2023 season.

Managerial record by club and tenure

Team	From	To	Record
			G	W	D	L	Win %
SC Sagamihara	14 November 2022	19 June 2024	0	0	0	0	!—
Total			0	0	0	0	!—

Honours

Shimizu S-Pulse

• Emperor's Cup: 2001
• J.League Cup: 1996
• Japanese Super Cup: 2001, 2002
• Asian Cup Winner's Cup: 2000

Tokyo Verdy

• Japanese Super Cup: 2005

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

• Japanese Super Cup: 2008

Japan

• FIFA Confederations Cup runner-up: 2001