Masaaki Furukawa facts for kids
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| Full name | Masaaki Furukawa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 28 August 1968 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Chiba, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1984–1986 | Ichihara Midori High School | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989–1990 | Honda | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990–1991 | Honda Luminozo Sayama | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1992–2000 | Kashima Antlers | 125 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998 | → Avispa Fukuoka (loan) | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 126 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Masaaki Furukawa (古川 昌明, Furukawa Masaaki, born 28 August 1968) is a former Japanese football player. He was a talented goalkeeper who played for several teams, most notably Kashima Antlers. He helped his teams win many important championships during his career.
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Masaaki Furukawa's Football Journey
Masaaki Furukawa was born in Chiba, Japan, on August 28, 1968. After finishing high school, he started his football career. He joined the Honda team in 1987. He later played for Honda Luminozo Sayama.
Playing for Kashima Antlers
In 1992, Masaaki Furukawa joined Kashima Antlers, a well-known football club. He quickly became their main goalkeeper. A goalkeeper's job is to stop the other team from scoring goals. Furukawa was very good at this!
He played as a regular goalkeeper for Kashima Antlers until 1994. He helped the team achieve great success. In 1998, he briefly played for Avispa Fukuoka on loan. He then returned to Kashima Antlers.
Championship Wins
During his time with Kashima Antlers, Furukawa won many major titles. He helped the team win the J1 League three times: in 1996, 1998, and 2000. The J1 League is Japan's top professional football league.
He also won the J.League Cup twice, in 1997 and 2000. The team won the Emperor's Cup in 1997 and 2000 as well. These wins show how important he was to the team's success. He retired from playing football at the end of the 2000 season.
Manga Story About Furukawa
Masaaki Furukawa was so well-known that a manga story was made about him! A manga is a Japanese comic book. This 51-page story was published in a magazine called Weekly Shōnen Sunday in 1994.
The manga was titled Furukawa Masaaki Monogatari – Kowareta Radio. It was drawn by a famous artist named Yoshihiro Takahashi. This shows how popular and inspiring Furukawa was to many people.
External links
- Masaaki Furukawa at J.League Lua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 22: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Kawasaki Frontale
See also
In Spanish: Masaaki Furukawa para niños
