Takayuki Kuwata

Takayuki Kuwata
桑田隆幸
Personal information
Full name	Takayuki Kuwata
Date of birth	June 26, 1941 (age 82)
Place of birth	Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1961–1964	Waseda University
Senior career*
Years	Team
1965–1969	Toyo Industries
Total
International career
1961–1962	Japan
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Takayuki Kuwata (桑田隆幸, Kuwata Takayuki, born June 26, 1941) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.

Club career

Kuwata was born in Hiroshima on June 26, 1941. After graduating from Waseda University, he joined his local club Toyo Industries in 1965. The club won Japan Soccer League champions for 4 years in a row (1965-1968). The club also won 1965, 1967 and 1969 Emperor's Cup. He retired in 1969. He played 62 games and scored 34 goals in the league. He was elected Best Eleven in 1966 and 1967.

National team career

On May 28, 1961, when Kuwata was a Waseda University student, he debuted and scored a goal for Japan national team against Malaya. In 1962, he also played and scored a goal at 1962 Asian Games. He played 5 games and scored 2 goals for Japan until 1962.^[1]