Tetsuhiro Kina

Tetsuhiro Kina
喜名哲裕
Personal information
Full name	Tetsuhiro Kina
Date of birth	December 10, 1976 (age 47)
Place of birth	Naha, Okinawa, Japan
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1992–1994	Naha Nishi High School
Senior career*
Years	Team
1995–1999	Nagoya Grampus Eight
2000–2003	FC Tokyo
2004	Omiya Ardija
2005	Avispa Fukuoka
2006	Tokyo Verdy
2007–2009	Roasso Kumamoto
2010–2011	Okinawa Kaiho Bank
Total
Managerial career
2021-2022	FC Ryukyu
2023	FC Ryukyu
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tetsuhiro Kina (喜名哲裕, Kina Tetsuhiro, born December 10, 1976) is a Japanese football manager and former football player who is the assistant coach of J3 League club Omiya Ardija.

Playing career

Kina was born in Naha on December 10, 1976. After graduating from high school, he joined Nagoya Grampus Eight in 1995. He debuted in 1995 and played many matches as central midfielder from 1996. However he could not play at all in the match for injury from 1998. In 2000, he moved to newly-promoted club FC Tokyoin the J1 League. He played as a central midfielder. However, the arrival of Masashi Miyazawa in 2002 limited his chances and in 2004, he moved to J2 League club Omiya Ardija. He tried his luck with two more J2 sides, Avispa Fukuoka and Tokyo Verdy, without much success. In 2007, he moved to Japan Football League club Rosso Kumamoto (later Roasso Kumamoto). He played regularly as the club was promoted to the J2 League in 2008. In 2010, he moved to Regional League club Okinawa Kaiho Bank. He retired at the end of the 2011 season.

Managerial career

On the 20 October 2021, Kina was appointed manager of FC Ryukyu.^[1] After a poor run of results, he was sacked on 6 June 2022.

By 16 May 2023, Kina was named interim manager at FC Ryukyu.^[2]

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
1995	Nagoya Grampus Eight	J1 League	5	0	0	0	-		5	0
1996			24	1	1	0	13	0	38	1
1997			26	0	0	0	7	1	33	1
1998			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1999			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2000	FC Tokyo	J1 League	22	0	1	0	1	0	24	0
2001			23	0	1	0	3	0	27	0
2002			12	0	0	0	0	0	12	0
2003			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2004	Omiya Ardija	J2 League	15	0	0	0	-		15	0
2005	Avispa Fukuoka	J2 League	19	0	0	0	-		19	0
2006	Tokyo Verdy	J2 League	16	0	1	0	-		17	0
2007	Rosso Kumamoto	JFL	25	0	1	0	-		26	0
2008	Roasso Kumamoto	J2 League	30	0	0	0	-		30	0
2009	Roasso Kumamoto	J2 League	1	0	0	0	-		1	0
2010	Okinawa Kaiho Bank	Regional Leagues	6	0	-		-		6	0
2011	Okinawa Kaiho Bank	Regional Leagues	2	0	1	0	-		3	0
Total			226	1	6	0	24	1	256	2

References

^ "New Manager appointed". fcryukyu.com. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
^ "NEWS". FC琉球公式サイト | FC Ryukyu Official Website. Retrieved 2023-05-16.

External links

Tetsuhiro Kina at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)

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[1] "New Manager appointed". fcryukyu.com. Retrieved 2 January 2022.

[2] "NEWS". FC琉球公式サイト | FC Ryukyu Official Website. Retrieved 2023-05-16.

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