Kenji Wakamatsu facts for kids
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| Full name | Kenji Wakamatsu | ||||||||||||
| Date of birth | August 16, 1972 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kagoshima, Japan | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||
| 1988–1990 | Kagoshima Jitsugyo High School | ||||||||||||
| 1991–1992 | Fukuoka University | ||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||
| 1993–1995 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||
| Total | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||
Kenji Wakamatsu (若松 けん将, Wakamatsu Kenji, born August 16, 1972) is a former Japanese football player. He was born on August 16, 1972. For a while, until 1994, he used a slightly different way to write his name in Japanese.
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Kenji Wakamatsu's Football Journey
Starting His Football Dream
Kenji Wakamatsu was born in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. He loved playing football when he was young. After going to Fukuoka University, he decided to become a professional player. In 1993, he joined a team named Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
Playing for Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Kenji Wakamatsu played as a forward. A forward's main job in football is to score goals! In 1993, he got a chance to play in the J.League Cup. This was a special tournament for Japanese football clubs. He played in five matches during this cup. He even scored one goal!
He got this opportunity because another important player, Takuya Takagi, was away. Takagi was playing for the Japanese national team. So, Kenji stepped in to help his club.
Retirement from Football
Even though he played in the J.League Cup, Kenji Wakamatsu did not play in any other official league games for Sanfrecce Hiroshima. He stayed with the club until the end of the 1995 season. After that, he decided to retire from playing professional football.
