Naoki Imaya

Naoki Imaya

Personal information
Full name	Naoki Imaya
Date of birth	June 18, 1980 (1980-06-18) (age 31)
Place of birth	Tokyo, Japan
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Striker, Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2000	Blacktown City	25	(6)
2001	Canberra Cosmos	21	(3)
2002	Blacktown City	22	(6)
2002	Adelaide Galaxy	11	(4)
2003	Blacktown City	22	(1)
2003-2004	Neuchâtel Xamax	8	(0)
2004	La Chaux-de-Fonds	12	(0)
2005	Blacktown City	11	(4)
2005-2006	New Zealand Knights	11	(0)
2006	Marconi Stallions
2007-2008	VfB Lübeck	12	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Naoki Imaya (born June 18, 1980 in Tokyo) was a Japanese footballer who played as a midfielder or forward.

Career

As a child he moved to Sydney Australia with his parents at age 10. He played for various Australian clubs before moving to Switzerland. He played in the first season of the A-League with the New Zealand Knights before returning to NSW state league football with Marconi Stallions.^[1]

In July 2007 he signed a contract with VfB Lübeck, a traditional club from Lübeck in the federal state of Schleswig-Holstein playing in the 3rd German Regionalliga Nord.^[2] He was released by the club after six months due to financial problems.^[3]

Coaching career

Imaya is now coaching football to young children in Japan and no longer pursuing a professional career.^[4]

References

1. ^ Naoki Imaya's Football Vision
2. ^ Naoki Imaya - Fussballdaten - Die Fußball-Datenbank
3. ^ Cultural divide changing between Australia and Japan
4. ^ Nao Castle

External links

• naokis-castle 442

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Name	Imaya, Naoki
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Date of birth	June 18, 1980
Place of birth	Tokyo, Japan
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