Kenji Honnami
Kenji Honnami (本並 健治, Honnami Kenji, born June 23, 1964) is a former Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team. His wife is a former footballer Karina Maruyama.
| Personal information | |||||||||||
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| Full name | Kenji Honnami | ||||||||||
| Date of birth | June 23, 1964 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth | Hirakata, Osaka, Japan | ||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||
| Seifu High School | |||||||||||
| Osaka University of Commerce | |||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
| 1987–1997 | Gamba Osaka | 182 | (0) | ||||||||
| 1997–2001 | Tokyo Verdy | 85 | (0) | ||||||||
| Total | 267 | (0) | |||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||
| 1994 | Japan | 3 | (0) | ||||||||
| Teams managed | |||||||||||
| 2012–2016 | Konomiya Speranza Osaka-Takatsuki | ||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||||||||||
Biography
Honnami was born in Hirakata on June 23, 1964. After graduating from Osaka University of Commerce, he joined Japan Soccer League club Matsushita Electric (later Gamba Osaka) in 1987. The club won 1990 Emperor's Cup. In 1992, Japan Soccer League was folded and founded new league J1 League. Although he became a regular goalkeeper, he lost opportunity to play from 1996. He moved to Verdy Kawasaki (later Tokyo Verdy) in the middle of 1997 season. Although he was reserve goalkeeper behind Shinkichi Kikuchi, Honnami became a regular goalkeeper from 1999. He retired with his rival Kikuchi end of 2001 season.
On May 29, 1994, Honnami debuted for the Japan national team against France. He played 3 games for Japan in 1994.
In August 2012, Honnami became a manager for Nadeshiko League club Speranza FC Osaka-Takatsuki (later Konomiya Speranza Osaka-Takatsuki). He resigned end of 2016 season.
Personal life
In September 2020, Honnami married a former footballer Karina Maruyama. Maruyama played for Konomiya Speranza Osaka-Takatsuki when Honnami managed the club from 2012 to 2016.[1]
Statistics
| Club statistics | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1987/88 | Matsushita Electric | JSL Division 2 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| 1988/89 | JSL Division 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |||
| 1989/90 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||||
| 1990/91 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 1991/92 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 1992 | Gamba Osaka | J1 League | - | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1993 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| 1994 | 43 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 50 | 0 | ||
| 1995 | 49 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | 53 | 0 | |||
| 1996 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| 1997 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1997 | Verdy Kawasaki | J1 League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1999 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| 2000 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| 2001 | Tokyo Verdy | J1 League | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Country | Japan | 267 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 306 | 0 | |
| Total | 267 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 306 | 0 | ||
| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 |
References
- sanspo.com(in Japanese)
- Kenji Honnami at National-Football-Teams.com
- Kenji Honnami at J.League (in Japanese)
- Japan National Football Team Database
Other websites
- Kenji Honnami at J.League (player) (in Japanese)
- Kenji Honnami at National Football Teams.com
- Kenji Honnami at FootballDatabase.eu
- Kenji Honnami at WorldFootball.net
- Kenji Honnami at Transfermarkt (player)