Arata Kodama facts for kids
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| Full name | Arata Kodama | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | October 8, 1982 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Takatsuki, Osaka, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Defender | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1998–2000 | Gamba Osaka | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2005 | Gamba Osaka | 25 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Kyoto Purple Sanga | 31 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2011 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 106 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Cerezo Osaka | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Oita Trinita | 11 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 176 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Arata Kodama (児玉 新, Kodama Arata, born October 8, 1982) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He is currently a assistant coach of Gamba Osaka.
Playing career
Kodama was born in Takatsuki on October 8, 1982. He joined J1 League club Gamba Osaka from youth team in 2001. Although he played as left side midfielder, he could not become a regular player. In 2006, he moved to J1 club Kyoto Purple Sanga. He became a regular player as left side back. However the club finished at the bottom place and was relegated to J2 League end of 2006 season. In 2007, he moved to J1 club Shimizu S-Pulse. He played many matches as regular left side back and the club won the 2nd place 2008 J.League Cup. In 2009, the club gained new player Kosuke Ota and Kodama also played as center back not only side back. However his opportunity to play decreased from 2010. In 2012, he moved to J1 club Cerezo Osaka. However he could hardly play in the match. In 2013, he moved to J1 club Oita Trinita. Although he played many matches until summer 2013, his opportunity to play decreased from summer and the club finished at the bottom place. He retired end of 2013 season.
Club statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 2001 | Gamba Osaka | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2003 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2004 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2006 | Kyoto Purple Sanga | J1 League | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| 2007 | Shimizu S-Pulse | J1 League | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| 2008 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| 2009 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 44 | 2 | ||
| 2010 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2012 | Cerezo Osaka | J1 League | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2013 | Oita Trinita | J1 League | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Career total | 176 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 45 | 0 | 242 | 2 | ||
See also
In Spanish: Arata Kodama para niños
