Kazuyuki Kyoya
is a former Japanese football player and wheelchair basketball player. He has competed in the 4 Summer Paralympics. Football career
Kyoya was born in Muroran on August 13, 1971. After graduating from high school, Kyoya joined the Japan Soccer League team Furukawa Electric (later JEF United Ichihara) in 1990. He played many matches in 1991. In 1992, the Japan Soccer League was dissolved and the new J1 League was founded. In October 1993, he debuted in the J.League games against Gamba Osaka at the J.League Cup. However, on November 28, 1993, Kyoya injured his spinal cord in a traffic accident. He retired from his football career, as he could not walk. Wheelchair basketball career
In 1994, Kyoya started wheelchair basketball career. He has competed in the four Summer Paralympic Games: in 2000, 2004, 2008, and 2012. After the 2012 Paralympics, he retired from his career in wheelchair basketball. Club statistics

Television movie
A television movie inspired by Kyoya's story titled  was broadcast on Fuji TV on January 3, 2017. Arashi's member Sho Sakurai portrayed Kyoya. References

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1971 births
Living people
Association football people from Hokkaido
Japanese men's footballers
Japan Soccer League players
J1 League players
JEF United Chiba players
Japanese men's wheelchair basketball players
Paralympic athletes for Japan
Men's association football midfielders
People from Muroran, Hokkaido