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Hiroyoshi Kuwabara
桑原 裕義
Personal information
Full name Hiroyoshi Kuwabara
Date of birth (1971-10-02) October 2, 1971 (age 52)
Place of birth Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Youth career
1987–1989 Hiroshima Technical High School
1990–1993 Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–2003 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 229 (0)
2004–2005 Albirex Niigata 46 (1)
2006–2011 Giravanz Kitakyushu 157 (2)
2006 Fagiano Okayama (loan) 0 (0)
Total 432 (3)
Honours
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Runner-up J1 League 1994
Runner-up Emperor's Cup 1995
Runner-up Emperor's Cup 1996
Runner-up Emperor's Cup 1999
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Hiroyoshi Kuwabara (桑原 裕義, Kuwabara Hiroyoshi, born October 2, 1971) is a former Japanese football player.

Playing career

Kuwabara was born in Hiroshima on October 2, 1971. After graduating from Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences, he joined his local club Sanfrecce Hiroshima in 1994. He became a regular player from 1995 and played many matches for a long time. Although he played many matches as mainly defensive midfielder, he played as many position including central defender. The club won the 2nd place in 1995 and 1996 Emperor's Cup. However his opportunity to play decreased from 2002. In 2004, he moved to newly was promoted to J1 League club, Albirex Niigata. Although he played many matches as defensive midfielder in 2 seasons, he was released for generational change end of 2005 season. In 2006, he moved to Regional Leagues club New Wave Kitakyushu (later Giravanz Kitakyushu). In October 2010, he moved to Fagiano Okayama competing for promotion to Japan Football League (JFL). In 2011, he returned to Kitakyushu. He played as regular player and the club was promoted to JFL in 2008 and J2 League in 2010. He retired end of 2011 season at the age of 40.

Club statistics

Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
1994 Sanfrecce Hiroshima J1 League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1995 31 0 5 0 - 36 0
1996 24 0 5 0 8 1 37 1
1997 32 0 2 0 5 1 39 1
1998 28 0 3 0 3 0 34 0
1999 26 0 5 0 4 0 35 0
2000 30 0 1 0 4 0 35 0
2001 28 0 2 0 6 0 36 0
2002 14 0 4 0 4 0 22 0
2003 J2 League 16 0 2 0 - 18 0
Total 229 0 31 0 34 2 294 2
2004 Albirex Niigata J1 League 24 0 0 0 5 0 29 0
2005 22 1 0 0 2 0 24 1
Total 46 1 0 0 7 0 53 1
2006 New Wave Kitakyushu Regional Leagues 14 0 - - 14 0
Total 14 0 - - 14 0
2006 Fagiano Okayama Regional Leagues 0 0 0 0 - 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 - 0 0
2007 New Wave Kitakyushu Regional Leagues 18 0 - - 18 0
2008 Football League 30 1 2 0 - 32 1
2009 34 1 1 0 - 35 1
2010 Giravanz Kitakyushu J2 League 28 0 0 0 - 28 0
2011 33 0 2 0 - 35 0
Total 143 2 5 0 - 148 2
Career total 432 3 34 0 41 2 507 5

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