Yohei Kurakawa

Yohei Kurakawa (藏川 洋平, Kurakawa Yohei, born August 10, 1977) is a Japanese football player.

Yohei Kurakawa
藏川 洋平
Personal information
Full name Yohei Kurakawa
Date of birth (1977-08-10) August 10, 1977
Place of birth Sanyo-Onoda, Yamaguchi, Japan
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1993–1995 Tatara Gakuen High School
1996–1999 Aichi Gakuin University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000 Yokohama F. Marinos 0 (0)
2001–2005 FC Horikoshi
2006–2011 Kashiwa Reysol 107 (5)
2012–2016 Roasso Kumamoto 132 (5)
2017–2018 Suzuka Unlimited FC 10 (0)
Total 257 (10)
Managerial career
2017 Suzuka Unlimited FC
Medal record
Yokohama F. Marinos
Runner-upJ1 League2000
Kashiwa Reysol
WinnerJ1 League2011
Runner-upEmperor's Cup2008
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 January 2019

Playing career

Kurakawa was born in Sanyo-Onoda on August 10, 1977. After graduating from Aichi Gakuin University, he joined the J1 League club Yokohama F. Marinos in 2000. However he did not play at all. In 2001, he moved to the Prefectural Leagues club Gunma FC Horikoshi (later FC Horikoshi). The club was promoted to the Regional Leagues in 2002 and the Japan Football League in 2004. He played many matches as a regular player until 2005. In 2006, he moved to the J2 League club Kashiwa Reysol. He became a regular player as a right side back in late 2006 and the club was promoted to J1 in 2007. In 2008, the club won second place in the Emperor's Cup.

However his opportunity to play decreased from 2009 and the club was relegated to J2 in 2010. Although the club returned to J1 in a year and won the championship in 2011, he did not play much. In 2012, he moved to the J2 club Roasso Kumamoto. He became a regular player as a right side back in 2012. Although his opportunity to play decreased a little in 2013, he played many matches until 2016. In 2017, he moved to the Regional Leagues club Suzuka Unlimited FC. He retired at the end of the 2018 season.

Coaching career

In September 2017, when Kurakawa played for Regional Leagues club Suzuka Unlimited FC, he became a playing manager. He managed the club until end of 2017 season.

Club statistics

Updated to 1 January 2019.[1][2]

Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
2000Yokohama F. MarinosJ1 League00000000
2001Gunma FC HorikoshiGunma PL (Div. 1)23-23
2002JRL (Kantō)20-20
2003--
2004JFL29441-335
2005FC Horikoshi25630-286
2006Kashiwa ReysolJ2 League16210-172
2007J1 League2811031322
20083212050391
20091501030190
2010J2 League15110-161
2011J1 League10100020
2012Roasso KumamotoJ2 League34130-371
201325010-260
201426200-262
201525100-251
201622100-221
2017Suzuka Unlimited FCJRL (Tōkai, Div. 1)10010-110
20188000-80
Total 3112023411134525

References

  1. Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑", 10 February 2016, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411338 (p. 207 out of 289)
  2. Roasso Kumamoto


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