Kazumasa Kawano

Kazumasa Kawano (河野 和正, Kawano Kazumasa, born 7 November 1970) is a former Japanese football player. he the current goalkeeper coach J1 League club of Nagoya Grampus.

Kazumasa Kawano
河野 和正
Personal information
Full name Kazumasa Kawano
Date of birth (1970-11-07) 7 November 1970
Place of birth Oita, Japan
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1986–1988 Nakatsu Technical High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1996 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 59 (0)
1997–1998 Nagoya Grampus Eight 6 (0)
1997Yokohama Marinos (loan) 10 (0)
1999–2002 Cerezo Osaka 25 (0)
Total 100 (0)
Medal record
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Runner-upJ1 League1994
Runner-upEmperor's Cup1995
Runner-upEmperor's Cup1996
Cerezo Osaka
Runner-upEmperor's Cup2001
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Kawano was born in Oita Prefecture on 7 November 1970.[1] After graduating from high school, he joined Mazda (later Sanfrecce Hiroshima) in 1989.[2] He was mainly reserve goalkeeper behind Kazuya Maekawa. However from 1992, he played many matches because Maekawa was prone to injuries. In 1995, the club won the 2nd place J1 League. In 1997, he moved to Nagoya Grampus Eight.[2] In September 1997, he moved to Yokohama Marinos on loan.[2] He played many matches instead Japan national team player Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi while left the club for 1998 World Cup qualification. After he returned to Grampus Eight in 1998, he moved to Cerezo Osaka in 1999.[2] He battles with Seigo Shimokawa for the position and he played many matches from 2001. However the club was relegated to J2 League in 2001. In 2002, he played many matches and the club won the 2nd place in J2 League. Althouogh the club was promoted to J1 League from 2003, he retired end of 2002 season.[2]

Coaching career

After the retirement, Kawano started coaching career at Cerezo Osaka in 2003. He mainly served as goalkeeper coach fop youth team until 2013. In 2014, he became a coach for top team.[2]

Club statistics

Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
1989/90MazdaJSL Division 200000000
1990/9100000000
1991/92JSL Division 100000000
1992Sanfrecce HiroshimaJ1 League-2080100
19932104060310
19941703010210
199515000-150
199640000040
1997Nagoya Grampus EightJ1 League00000000
1997Yokohama MarinosJ1 League1000000100
1998Nagoya Grampus EightJ1 League60300090
1999Cerezo OsakaJ1 League00302050
200000201030
20011200020140
2002J2 League13000-130
Total 9801402001320

References

  1. Kazumasa Kawano at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
  2. Cerezo Osaka(in Japanese)
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