Nobuyuki Hosaka

Nobuyuki Hosaka
保坂 信之

Personal information
Full name	Nobuyuki Hosaka
Date of birth	(1970-07-23) July 23, 1970
Place of birth	Saitama, Saitama, Japan
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Teikyo High School
	Tokai University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1990–1993	Verdy Kawasaki	0	(0)
1994–1995	Urawa Reds	17	(0)
1996–1998	Kawasaki Frontale	15	(1)
Total		32	(1)
Medal record Verdy Kawasaki Winner Japan Soccer League 1990/91 Winner Japan Soccer League 1991/92 Runner-up Japan Soccer League 1989/90 Winner J1 League 1993 Winner JSL Cup 1991 Winner J.League Cup 1992 Winner J.League Cup 1993 Runner-up Emperor's Cup 1991 Runner-up Emperor's Cup 1992
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nobuyuki Hosaka (保坂 信之, Hosaka Nobuyuki, born July 23, 1970) is a former Japanese football player who is the current first-team coach J2 League club of Tokyo Verdy.

Playing career

Hosaka was born in Saitama on July 23, 1970. After graduating from Tokai University, he joined Yomiuri (later Verdy Kawasaki) in 1990. He played on the reserve team until 1992. Although he was promoted to the top team in 1992, he did not play in any matches. In 1994, he moved to his local club, the Urawa Reds. In early 1994, he became a regular player as defensive midfielder. However he did not play in matches starting in late 1994. In 1996, he moved to the Japan Football League club Fujitsu (later Kawasaki Frontale). He retired at the end of the 1998 season.

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	Yomiuri	JSL Division 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1991/92			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1992	Verdy Kawasaki	J1 League	-		0	0	0	0	0	0
1993			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1994	Urawa Reds	J1 League	17	0	0	0	0	0	17	0
1995			0	0	0	0	-		0	0
Total			17	0	0	0	0	0	17	0

External links

• Nobuyuki Hosaka at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)