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Manabu Ikeda
池田 学
Personal information
Full name Manabu Ikeda
Date of birth (1980-07-03) July 3, 1980 (age 45)
Place of birth Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1996–1998 Shimizu Commercial High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2002 Urawa Reds 30 (2)
2003–2004 Shonan Bellmare 14 (0)
Total 44 (2)
Medal record
Urawa Reds
Runner-up J.League Cup 2002
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Manabu Ikeda (池田 学, Ikeda Manabu, born July 3, 1980) is a former Japanese football player. He played as a defender, a position where he helped protect his team's goal.

Manabu Ikeda's Football Journey

Manabu Ikeda was born in Ibaraki, Japan, on July 3, 1980. He loved football from a young age. After finishing high school at Shimizu Commercial, he joined a professional team called Urawa Reds in 1999. This team played in the J1 League, which is Japan's top football league.

Playing for Urawa Reds

When Manabu Ikeda first joined Urawa Reds, he played many games as a center back. This is a key defensive role. However, in 2000, his team, Urawa Reds, moved down to the J2 League, which is a lower division. Even though he didn't play any games that year, the team worked hard and moved back up to the J1 League the very next year! In 2001, Manabu played in many matches again. But in 2002, he didn't get to play any games.

Time with Shonan Bellmare

In 2003, Manabu Ikeda decided to move to another team, Shonan Bellmare, which was in the J2 League. He stayed with this team for two seasons, but he didn't play in many games during that time. After the 2004 season, Manabu decided to retire from playing professional football. Throughout his career, he played a total of 44 league games and scored 2 goals.

More About Manabu Ikeda

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