Hidetoyo Watanabe

Hidetoyo Watanabe
渡邉 英豊

Personal information
Full name	Hidetoyo Watanabe
Date of birth	(1971-01-19) January 19, 1971
Place of birth	Kanagawa, Japan
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1986–1988	Yokohama Shoko High School
1989–1992	International Budo University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1993–1997	Montedio Yamagata	47	(0)
1998	Denso	25	(0)
1999–2002	Omiya Ardija	10	(0)
Total		82	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hidetoyo Watanabe (渡邉 英豊, Watanabe Hidetoyo, born January 19, 1971) is a former Japanese football player. He is the current goalkeeper coach J2 League club of Thespakusatsu Gunma.

Playing career

Watanabe was born in Kanagawa Prefecture on January 19, 1971. After graduating from International Budo University, he joined the Regional Leagues club NEC Yamagata (later Montedio Yamagata) in 1993. The club was promoted to Japan Football League (JFL) from 1994. He also played many matches as goalkeeper. In 1998, he moved to the JFL club Denso and played as regular goalkeeper. In 1999, he moved to the newly promoted J2 League club, Omiya Ardija. However he played less often than Atsushi Shirai. He retired at the end of the 2002 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
1993	NEC Yamagata	Regional Leagues
1994		Football League	5	0	0	0	-		5	0
1995			23	0	-		-		23	0
1996	Montedio Yamagata	Football League	3	0	1	0	-		4	0
1997			16	0	0	0	-		16	0
1998	Denso	Football League	25	0	2	0	-		27	0
1999	Omiya Ardija	J2 League	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
2000			3	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
2001			5	0	1	0	0	0	6	0
2002			2	0	0	0	-		2	0
Total			82	0	5	0	1	0	88	0

External links

• Hidetoyo Watanabe at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)