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Naoki Soma
Personal information
Full name Naoki Soma
Date of birth (1971-07-19) July 19, 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, Defender
Youth career
1987–1989 Shimizu Higashi High School
1990–1993 Waseda University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–2003 Kashima Antlers 250 (10)
2002Tokyo Verdy (loan) 27 (0)
2004–2005 Kawasaki Frontale 27 (0)
Total 304 (10)
National team
1995–1999 Japan 58 (4)
Teams managed
2010 FC Machida Zelvia
2011–2012 Kawasaki Frontale
2014–2019 FC Machida Zelvia
Honours
Kashima Antlers
Winner J1 League 1996
Winner J1 League 1998
Winner J1 League 2000
Winner J1 League 2001
Runner-up J1 League 1997
Winner J.League Cup 1997
Winner J.League Cup 2000
Runner-up J.League Cup 1999
Runner-up J.League Cup 2003
Winner Emperor's Cup 1997
Winner Emperor's Cup 2000
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Naoki Soma (相馬 直樹, Soma Naoki, born July 19, 1971) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for the Japan national team.

Biography

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Soma was born in Shizuoka on July 19, 1971. After graduating from Waseda University, he joined Kashima Antlers in 1994. He played as left side-back and became one of the main player in glorious era of the club. In 1990s, the club won the champions in 1996, 1998 J1 League, 1997 J.League Cup and 1997 Emperor's Cup. He was also selected Best Eleven for 4 years in a row (1995-1998). In 2000, the club won all three major title in Japan; J1 League, J.League Cup and Emperor's Cup. However at Emperor's Cup in December 2000, he got hurt and he could not play about a year. Although he came back in the latter half of 2001, his opportunity to play decreased behind Augusto. In 2002, he moved to Tokyo Verdy on loan. He returned to Kashima Antlers in 2003 and moved to Kawasaki Frontale in 2004. At Kawasaki Frontale, he played as defensive midfielder and sweeper. He retired end of 2005 season.

On May 28, 1995, Soma debuted for the Japan national team against Ecuador. After debut, he became a regular player as left side-back and left midfielder. In 1996, he played in all matches included 1996 Asian Cup. At 1998 World Cup qualification in 1997, Japan won the qualify for 1998 World Cup first time in Japan's history. He played in all matches at 1998 World Cup. He also played at 1999 Copa América. He played 58 games and scored 4 goals for Japan until 1999.

In 2010, Soma managed the Japan Football League side FC Machida Zelvia. He held a managerial post in charge of J1 League side Kawasaki Frontale prior to the 2011 season. On April 12, 2012, Kawasaki dismiss coach Soma after performing 'far below expectations'. The 40-year-old coach was sacked with the club's president stating the team were performing 'far below expectations' having aimed to win the title this term. In 2014, he signed with J3 League side FC Machida Zelvia again. He led the club to won the 2nd place in 2015 and promoted to J2 League. He managed the club until 2019.

Statistics

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Club statistics League CupLeague CupContinentalTotal
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
JapanLeague Emperor's Cup J.League Cup AsiaTotal
1994 Kashima Antlers J1 League 28 0 1 0 1 0 - 30 0
1995 50 3 4 0 - - 54 3
1996 30 2 3 0 14 0 - 47 2
1997 21 0 5 0 2 1 - 28 1
1998 34 1 4 0 1 0 - 39 1
1999 30 0 2 0 7 1 - 39 1
2000 30 2 4 0 7 0 - 41 2
2001 7 0 3 0 1 0 - 11 0
2002 Tokyo Verdy J1 League 27 0 0 0 6 0 - 33 0
2003 Kashima Antlers J1 League 20 2 0 0 3 1 3 0 26 3
2004 Kawasaki Frontale J2 League 15 0 1 0 - - 16 0
2005 J1 League 12 0 2 0 3 0 - 17 0
Country Japan 304 10 29 0 45 3 3 0 381 13
Total 304 10 29 0 45 3 3 0 381 13

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Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
1995 9 0
1996 13 2
1997 21 1
1998 10 1
1999 5 0
Total 58 4

References

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  1. Naoki Soma at National-Football-Teams.com Edit this at Wikidata
  2. Naoki Soma at J.League (in Japanese) Edit this at Wikidata
  3. Japan National Football Team Database

Other websites

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