is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.

Club career

Seta was born in

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on January 15, 1952. After graduating from high school, he joined

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in 1970. In 1972, the club won the champions in

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and

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. The club also won

1975 Emperor's Cup Statistics of Emperor's Cup in the 1975 season. Overview It was contested by 26 teams, and Hitachi won the championship. Results 1st Round * Nippon Kokan 2–0 Waseda University * Tanabe Pharmaceuticals 1–3 Eidai Industries *Osaka Universit ...

and

1976 JSL Cup Statistics of JSL Cup in the 1976 season. Overview It was contested by 20 teams, and Hitachi won the championship. Results East-A East-B West-A West-B Quarterfinals *Mitsubishi Motors 2-0 Honda * Eidai 2-1 Fujita Industries *Hitachi 2-1 ...

. He retired in 1980. He played 164 games in the league. He was selected Best Eleven in

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and

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. In 1982, he came back as playing-coach, but he did not play in the match. He retired again in 1986.

National team career

In May 1973, Seta was selected Japan national team for

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. At this competition, on May 22, he debuted against

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. He also played at

1974 Asian Games The 7th Asian Games ( fa, بازی‌های آسیایی ۱۹۷۴) were held from 1 to 16 September 1974 in Tehran, Imperial State of Iran. The Aryamehr Sports Complex was built for the Games. The Asian Games were hosted in the Middle East for th ...

. In 1976, he played as a regular goalkeeper and played in all matches at 1976 Summer Olympics qualification. In 1980, he played for Japan for the first time in 4 years at 1980 Summer Olympics qualification. This qualification was his last game for Japan. He played 25 games for Japan until 1980.Japan National Football Team Database
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Club statistics

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1952 births Living people Association football people from Iwate Prefecture Japanese men's footballers Japan men's international footballers Japan Soccer League players Kashiwa Reysol players Footballers at the 1974 Asian Games Men's association football goalkeepers Asian Games competitors for Japan {{Japan-footy-goalkeeper-stub