Tetsuhiro Kina facts for kids
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tetsuhiro Kina | ||
| Date of birth | December 10, 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Naha, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1992–1994 | Naha Nishi High School | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1999 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | 55 | (1) |
| 2000–2003 | FC Tokyo | 57 | (0) |
| 2004 | Omiya Ardija | 15 | (0) |
| 2005 | Avispa Fukuoka | 19 | (0) |
| 2006 | Tokyo Verdy | 16 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Roasso Kumamoto | 56 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Okinawa Kaiho Bank | 8 | (0) |
| Total | 226 | (1) | |
| 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 expert. He used to be a professional football player. Now, he works as a coach. He is currently the assistant manager for a team called RB Omiya Ardija in the J2 League.
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Kina's Football Journey as a Player
Tetsuhiro Kina was born in Naha, Japan, on December 10, 1976. After finishing high school, he started his professional football career in 1995. He joined a team called Nagoya Grampus Eight.
Playing as a Midfielder
Kina played as a central midfielder. This position is in the middle of the field. He played many matches for Nagoya Grampus Eight starting in 1996. However, he had an injury in 1998. This injury stopped him from playing for a while.
Moving to New Teams
In 2000, Kina moved to FC Tokyo. This team had just joined the top Japanese league, the J1 League. He continued to play as a central midfielder there. Later, in 2002, another player named Masashi Miyazawa joined the team. This meant Kina had fewer chances to play.
In 2004, he moved to Omiya Ardija. This team was in the J2 League, which is the second-highest league. He also played for two other J2 League teams: Avispa Fukuoka and Tokyo Verdy.
Later Career and Retirement
In 2007, Kina joined Japan Football League club Rosso Kumamoto. This league is below the J2 League. He played regularly for them. The team was promoted to the J2 League in 2008.
In 2010, he moved to Regional League club Okinawa Kaiho Bank. He played for this team until the end of the 2011 season. After that, he decided to stop playing professional football.
Kina's Coaching Career
After his playing days, Tetsuhiro Kina started a new path as a football manager. A manager is like a head coach for a team.
Managing FC Ryukyu
On October 20, 2021, Kina became the manager of FC Ryukyu. However, the team did not get good results. Because of this, he was no longer the manager on June 6, 2022.
Later, on May 16, 2023, Kina was named the interim manager for FC Ryukyu again. An interim manager is someone who takes charge temporarily. As of July 2025, he is the assistant manager for RB Omiya Ardija.
External Links
- Tetsuhiro Kina at J.League Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 22: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
See also
In Spanish: Tetsuhiro Kina para niños
