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Kenichi Uemura
上村 健一

Personal information
Full name	Kenichi Uemura
Date of birth	(1974-04-22) April 22, 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth	Yatsushiro, Kumamoto, Japan
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Defender
Youth career
1990–1992	Matsunaga High School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1993–2003	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	251	(23)
2004	Cerezo Osaka	15	(0)
2005–2006	Tokyo Verdy	19	(0)
2006	YSCC Yokohama	0	(0)
2007–2008	Roasso Kumamoto	58	(3)
Total		343	(26)
National team
1996	Japan U-23	2	(1)
2001	Japan	4	(0)
Teams managed
2019	Kamatamare Sanuki
2024–	China U-17
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 Representing  Japan FIFA Confederations Cup Silver 2001 Korea-Japan
Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Kenichi Uemura (上村 健一, Uemura Kenichi, born April 22, 1974) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for the Japan national team.

Club career

Uemura was born in Yatsushiro on April 22, 1974. After graduating from Matsunaga High School, he joined J1 League side Sanfrecce Hiroshima in 1993. He broke into the first team in the first season. His first league appearance came on July 4, 1993 against Verdy Kawasaki at Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium. He scored his first professional goal on July 24, 1993 against Urawa Reds at Hiroshima Stadium. He played in many matches as defender from his first season, except at times when he was injured.

After 11 year's long service at Sanfrecce Hiroshima, he moved to Cerezo Osaka in 2004, then Tokyo Verdy (2005–2006). After a brief spell at YSCC Yokohama, he joined Rosso Kumamoto (later Roasso Kumamoto) in 2007. He damaged his knee ligaments three times and experienced seven operations. These injuries have affected his form. Uemura retired from professional football after the 2008 season.

National team career

He represented the Japan U-23 national team at the 1996 Summer Olympics. He played in 2 matches. He scored a goal in a group stage match against Hungary. Although Japan won 2 matches, Japan exited in the first round. Japan beat Brazil in their first game. It was known as the "Miracle of Miami" (マイアミの奇跡) in Japan.

In April 2001, Uemura was selected by the Japan national team. National team manager Philippe Troussier gave him his first full international cap on April 25 in a friendly against Spain in Córdoba. He was a member of the Japan team for the 2001 Confederations Cup. He played three games and Japan won second place. He played 4 games for Japan in 2001.

Coaching career

After the retirement, Uemura started coaching career at J2 League club Roasso Kumamoto in 2009. In 2013, he moved to J2 club Kamatamare Sanuki and served as coach under manager Makoto Kitano. However the club was relegated to J3 League end of 2018 season. In 2019, Uemura became a manager as Kitano successor.

Club statistics

National team statistics

Managerial statistics

Update; December 31, 2018

Honors and awards

Team Honors

• FIFA Confederations Cup Runners-Up: 2001

See also

In Spanish: Ken'ichi Uemura para niños