Osamu Maeda

Osamu Maeda

Personal information
Full name	Osamu Maeda
Date of birth	(1965-09-05) September 5, 1965
Place of birth	Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1981–1983	Teikyo High School
1984–1987	Tokai University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1988–1996	Yokohama Flügels	164	(45)
Total		164	(45)
National team
1988–1989	Japan	14	(6)
Honours Yokohama Flügels Runner-up Japan Soccer League 1988/89 Winner Emperor's Cup 1993
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

is a former Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.

Biography

Maeda was born in Fukuoka on September 5, 1965. After graduating from Tokai University, he joined Japan Soccer League club All Nippon Airways (later Yokohama Flügels) in 1988. In 1988–89 season, the club got second place and he was selected for the Best Eleven. In 1993, the club won the Emperor's Cup. In Asia, the club won the 1994–95 Asian Cup Winners' Cup and 1995 Asian Super Cup. He retired in 1996.

On January 27, 1988, Maeda debuted for the Japan national team against United Arab Emirates. He played as a regular player, and also played at 1990 World Cup qualification. He played 14 games and scored 6 goals for Japan from 1988 to 1989.

Statistics

Club statistics			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
1988–89	All Nippon Airways	JSL Division 1	22	10			2	0	24	10
1989–90			16	3			3	1	19	4
1990–91			16	3			4	1	20	4
1991–92			7	0			1	0	8	0
1992	Yokohama Flügels	J1 League	-				9	3	9	3
1993			32	10	5	4	6	1	43	15
1994			39	11	2	0	2	0	43	11
1995			29	8	2	0	-		31	8
1996			3	0	0	0	4	0	7	0
Country	Japan		164	45	9	4	31	6	204	55
Total			164	45	9	4	31	6	204	55

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1988	5	1
1989	9	5
Total	14	6