Tatsuya Ai

Tatsuya Ai
阿井 達也

Personal information
Full name	Tatsuya Ai
Date of birth	(1968-04-17) April 17, 1968
Place of birth	Saitama, Japan
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1984–1986	Iruma Koyo High School
1987–1990	Rissho University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1991–1993	Yokohama Marinos
1994–1995	Otsuka Pharmaceutical	32	(0)
1996	Denso	28	(1)
1997–2000	Ventforet Kofu	129	(13)
Total		189	(14)
Medal record Yokohama Marinos Runner-up Japan Soccer League 1991/92 Winner Emperor's Cup 1991 Winner Emperor's Cup 1992
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tatsuya Ai (阿井 達也, Ai Tatsuya, born April 17, 1968) is a former Japanese football player.

Playing career

Ai was born in Saitama Prefecture on April 17, 1968. After graduating from Rissho University, he joined Nissan Motors (later Yokohama Marinos) in 1991. However he could hardly play in the match and he moved to Japan Football League (JFL) club Otsuka Pharmaceutical in 1994. Although he became a regular player as midfielder in 1994, he lost his opportunity to play in 1995. He moved to JFL club Denso in 1996 and Ventforet Kofu in 1997 and he played as regular player at both clubs. At Ventforet in 1999, the club was promoted to new league J2 League. He retired end of 2000 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
1992	Yokohama Marinos	J1 League	-		0	0	0	0	0	0
1993			1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
1994	Otsuka Pharmaceutical	Football League	30	0	2	0	-		32	0
1995			2	0	0	0	-		2	0
1996	Denso	Football League	28	1	3	0	-		31	1
1997	Ventforet Kofu	Football League	29	8	3	1	-		32	9
1998			29	4	3	0	-		32	4
1999		J2 League	35	0	2	0	2	0	39	0
2000			36	1	3	1	2	0	41	2
Total			190	14	16	2	5	0	211	16

External links

• Tatsuya Ai at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)