Naoki Imaya (今矢 直城, Imaya Naoki, born 18 June 1980 in Tokyo) is a former *anese footballer who played as a midfielder or forward.

Contents

• 1 Career
• 2 Coaching career
• 3 References
• 4 External links

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.

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. He was released by the club after six months due to financial problems.

Coaching career

Imaya is now coaching football to young children in *an and no longer pursuing a professional career.

References

External links

• Naoki Imana Interview
• naokis-castle 442