Kaneda was born inFuchu, Hiroshima on February 16, 1958. After graduating fromChuo University, he joinedNissan Motors in 1980. The club won the1983 and1985 Emperor's Cups. From 1988 to 1990, the club won all three major titles in Japan: theJapan Soccer League, theJSL Cup, and theEmperor's Cup for two consecutive seasons. He retired in 1991. He played 157 games and scored 21 goals while in the league. He was selected as one of the Best Eleven in1983.
On June 15, 1977, when Kaneda was aChuo University student, he debuted and scored a goal for theJapan national team againstSouth Korea. At this time, he was 19 years and that was a record for the youngest goal scorer in the Japan national team. He was selected to play for Japan in the1978 and1982 Asian Games. He played 58 games and scored 6 goals for Japan until 1984.[1]
