Makoto Kaneko (footballer)

Makoto Kaneko (金子 誠, Kaneko Makoto, born December 9, 1975) is a former Japanese football player.

Makoto Kaneko
金子 誠

Personal information
Full name	Makoto Kaneko
Date of birth	(1975-12-09) December 9, 1975
Place of birth	Kanagawa, Japan
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1991–1993	Toin Gakuen High School
1994–1997	Komazawa University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–2002	Ventforet Kofu
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Kaneko was born in Kanagawa Prefecture on December 9, 1975. After graduating from Komazawa University, he joined the Japan Football League club Ventforet Kofu in 1998. The club was promoted to the new J2 League in 1999. Although he played many matches as a regular midfielder until 2001, the club finished in last place three years in a row (1999-2001). In 2002, he did not play at all and retired at the end of the 2002 season.

Club statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Total
1998	Ventforet Kofu	Football League
1999		J2 League	31	3			2	0	33	3
2000			34	2			0	0	34	2
2001			38	3			2	0	40	2
2002			0	0			-		0	0
Total			103	8	0	0	4	0	107	8

External links

• Makoto Kaneko at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)