Kazuyuki Kyoya
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kazuyuki Kyoya | ||
| Date of birth | August 13, 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Muroran, Hokkaido, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1987–1989 | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1993 | JEF United Ichihara | 11 | (0) |
| Total | 11 | (0) | |
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Kazuyuki Kyoya (京谷 和幸, Kyōya Kazuyuki, born August 13, 1971) is a former Japanese football player and wheelchair basketball player. He has competed in the 4 Summer Paralympics.
Football career[]
Kyoya was born in Muroran on August 13, 1971. After graduating from high school, Kyoya joined Japan Soccer League team Furukawa Electric (later JEF United Ichihara) in 1990. He played many matches from 1991. In 1992, Japan Soccer League was folded and founded new league J1 League. In October 1993, he debuted in J.League games against Gamba Osaka at J.League Cup.[1]
However on November 28, 1993, Kyoya injured his spinal cord in a traffic accident. He retired from football career, as he could not walk.
Wheelchair basketball career[]
In 1994, Kyoya started wheelchair basketball career. He has competed in the 4 Summer Paralympics; 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012. After 2012 Paralympics, he retired wheelchair basketball players career.
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 | ||||||
| 1990/91 | Furukawa Electric | JSL Division 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1991/92 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||||
| 1992 | JEF United Ichihara | J1 League | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1993 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
Television movie[]
A television movie inspired by Kyoya's story titled Kimi ni Sasageru Emblem (君に捧げるエンブレム, lit. An Emblem Dedicated to You) was broadcast on Fuji TV on January 3, 2017. Arashi's member Sho Sakurai portrayed Kyoya.
References[]
External links[]
- Kazuyuki Kyoya at J.League (in Japanese)
- Official website
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