Kazuhiro Murakami facts for kids
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| Full name | Kazuhiro Murakami | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | January 20, 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Yokkaichi, Mie, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Defender | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1996–1998 | Yokkaichi Yogo High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2006 | Vegalta Sendai | 125 | (9) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | Kawasaki Frontale | 75 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2014 | Omiya Ardija | 86 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Vegalta Sendai | 10 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 296 | (19) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kazuhiro Murakami (村上 和弘, Murakami Kazuhiro, born January 20, 1981) is a former Japanese football player. He was born on January 20, 1981, in Yokkaichi, Japan. Murakami played as a defender for many years in Japan's professional football leagues. After he stopped playing, he became an assistant manager for Vegalta Sendai.
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Kazuhiro Murakami's Football Journey
Kazuhiro Murakami started his football career after finishing high school. In 1999, he joined Yokohama F. Marinos, a team in Japan's top league, the J1 League. He played a few matches in the 1999 J.League Cup but didn't get much playing time in the main league games.
Playing for Vegalta Sendai
In 2001, Murakami moved to Vegalta Sendai, which was then in the J2 League (Japan's second division). In his first year, he didn't play much. However, Vegalta Sendai was promoted to the J1 League in 2002.
From 2002, Murakami started getting more chances to play. He often came on as a substitute midfielder. In 2004, Vegalta Sendai went back down to the J2 League. From that year, Murakami played many games as a left-sided midfielder. By late 2005, he became a regular player, often playing as a left-sided defender.
Time at Kawasaki Frontale
In 2007, Murakami joined Kawasaki Frontale, another team in the J1 League. He quickly became a regular player, usually as a left-sided midfielder. In 2008, he played less because of another player, Satoru Yamagishi. However, in 2009, Murakami became a regular left-sided defender again.
During his time at Kawasaki Frontale, the team did very well. They finished second in the J1 League for two years in a row, in 2008 and 2009. They also reached the finals of the Emperor's Cup in 2007 and 2009 Emperor's Cup.
Moving to Omiya Ardija
In 2010, Murakami moved to Omiya Ardija. He played many matches for them as both a right and left-sided defender. However, his playing time started to decrease from 2012 onwards.
Return to Vegalta Sendai and Retirement
In July 2014, Kazuhiro Murakami returned to Vegalta Sendai, the club where he had played for six years before. He played for them until the end of the 2015 season, when he decided to retire from professional football. Throughout his career, he played a total of 296 league matches and scored 19 goals.
See also
In Spanish: Kazuhiro Murakami para niños
