Tatsuya Ai (阿井 達也, Ai Tatsuya, born April 17, 1968) is a former Japanese football player.
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Tatsuya Ai | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | April 17, 1968 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Saitama, Japan | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1984–1986 | Iruma Koyo High School | ||||||||||||||||
| 1987–1990 | Rissho University | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1991–1993 | Yokohama Marinos | ||||||||||||||||
| 1994–1995 | Otsuka Pharmaceutical | 32 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1996 | Denso | 28 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 1997–2000 | Ventforet Kofu | 129 | (13) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 189 | (14) | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Playing career edit
Ai was born in Saitama Prefecture on April 17, 1968.[1] After graduating from Rissho University, he joined Nissan Motors (later Yokohama Marinos) in 1991. However he could hardly play in the match and he moved to Japan Football League (JFL) club Otsuka Pharmaceutical in 1994. Although he became a regular player as midfielder in 1994, he lost his opportunity to play in 1995. He moved to JFL club Denso in 1996 and Ventforet Kofu in 1997 and he played as regular player at both clubs. At Ventforet in 1999, the club was promoted to new league J2 League. He retired end of 2000 season.
Club statistics edit
| 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 | ||||||
| 1992 | Yokohama Marinos | J1 League | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1994 | Otsuka Pharmaceutical | Football League | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 32 | 0 | |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1996 | Denso | Football League | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - | 31 | 1 | |
| 1997 | Ventforet Kofu | Football League | 29 | 8 | 3 | 1 | - | 32 | 9 | |
| 1998 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 0 | - | 32 | 4 | |||
| 1999 | J2 League | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 36 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 2 | ||
| Total | 190 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 211 | 16 | ||
References edit
- ^ Tatsuya Ai at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
External links edit
- Tatsuya Ai at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
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