is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a centre back.
Club career Moniwa was born in Atsugi on 8 September 1981. He joined J1 League club Bellmare Hiratsuka (later Shonan Bellmare) from youth team in 1999. Although he played many matches as center back from first season, the club finished at the bottom place and was relegated to J2 League. He became a regular player from summer 2001.J.League
In 2002, Moniwa moved to J1 club FC Tokyo. He played many matches as center back with Jean until 2006. the club won the champions in 2004 J.League Cup which is first major title in the club history. However his opportunity to play decreased for injuries from 2007 and he could only 9 matches in 2009 season.
In 2010, Moniwa moved to Cerezo Osaka. He played many matches as regular center back until 2012. However he lost his opportunity to play for injury from July.J.League
In 2014, Moniwa moved to Thailand and signed with Bangkok Glass.
In 2015, Moniwa returned to Japan and re-joined Cerezo Osaka which was relegated to J2 from 2015 season. Cerezo was at the 4th place in J2 for 2 years in a row and was promoted to J1 end of 2016 season. In 2017, Cerezo finished at 3rd place in J1 League and won the champions in J.League Cup an Emperor's Cup. However he could hardly play in the match in 2017 and he could not play at all in the match in 2018.
On 28 January 2019, Moniwa joined FC Maruyasu Okazaki.茂庭 照幸選手 完全移籍加入のお知らせ, fc-maruyasu.jp, 28 January 2019
International career Moniwa made his international debut for Japan in a friendly against Tunisia on 8 October 2003.Japan National Football Team Database He scored his first international goal on 3 August 2005 against China PR in an East Asian Cup match.
Moniwa was a member of the Japanese U-23 team at the 2004 Olympics and played full-time in all 3 matches. He was a late entry in Japan's 2006 World Cup squad, being called up after Makoto Tanaka was injuredFIFA.com when he was spending his vacation in Hawaii. He replaced Keisuke Tsuboi in the 56th minute of Japan's first match against Australia after Tsuboi developed cramps in both thighs. He played 9 games and scored 1 goal for Japan until 2006.
Career statistics
Club Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, (p. 27 out of 289)Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, (p. 144 out of 289)
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueEmperor's CupJ.League CupAsiaOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBellmare Hiratsuka1999J1 League1101010––130Shonan Bellmare2000J2 League1200020––14020012902020––330Total5203050––600FC Tokyo2002J1 League1901010––21020032701070––35020042211060––29120053202060––40020062400040––28020071703030––23020082202070––3102009900030––120Total1721100370––2191Cerezo Osaka2010J1 League3403060––4302011330501080–47020123303080––44020131602050––230Total116013020080–1570Bangkok Glass2014Premier League320––––320Cerezo Osaka2015J2 League14200––20162201620020––002202017J1 League104090––1402018000000––00Total3526090–20522Cerezo Osaka U-232016J3 League20––––20201740––––40Total60––––60FC Maruyasu Okazaki2019JFL150––––150Career total428332071080205413
International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsJapan200320200410200541200620Total91
Score and result list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after Moniwa goal.
+ International goal scored by Teruyuki MoniwaNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 3 August 2005 Daejeon, Korea Republic 2–2 East Asian Football Championship 2005
References
External links
Japan National Football Team Database