Yohei Kurakawa facts for kids
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| Full name | Yohei Kurakawa | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | August 10, 1977 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sanyo-Onoda, Yamaguchi, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Defender | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 1993–1995 | Tatara Gakuen High School | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1996–1999 | Aichi Gakuin University | ||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† | ||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2005 | FC Horikoshi | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2011 | Kashiwa Reysol | 107 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2016 | Roasso Kumamoto | 132 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Suzuka Unlimited FC | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | 257 | (10) | |||||||||||||||||
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| 2017 | Suzuka Unlimited FC | ||||||||||||||||||
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Yohei Kurakawa (born August 10, 1977) is a Japanese football player. He played as a defender.
Playing Career Highlights
Yohei Kurakawa was born in Sanyo-Onoda, Japan. This was on August 10, 1977. After finishing his studies at Aichi Gakuin University, he joined the J1 League club Yokohama F. Marinos in 2000. However, he did not play in any matches for them.
In 2001, he moved to a club called Gunma FC Horikoshi. This club was in the lower Prefectural Leagues. The team worked hard and moved up to the Regional Leagues in 2002. By 2004, they were promoted again to the Japan Football League. Yohei was a key player for them until 2005.
In 2006, he joined Kashiwa Reysol, a club in the J2 League. He quickly became a regular player, usually playing as a right side back. His team was promoted to the top J1 League in 2007. In 2008, Kashiwa Reysol reached the final of the Emperor's Cup, finishing second.
From 2009, Yohei played less often. His club, Kashiwa Reysol, was moved down to J2 in 2010. But they bounced back quickly! In 2011, they returned to J1 and even won the championship. Even though the team did well, Yohei did not play much that year.
In 2012, he moved to Roasso Kumamoto, another J2 club. He became a regular player again as a right side back. He played many matches for them until 2016. In 2017, he joined Suzuka Unlimited FC in the Regional Leagues. He stopped playing football at the end of the 2018 season.
Coaching Experience
In September 2017, while still playing for Suzuka Unlimited FC, Yohei Kurakawa took on a new role. He became a "playing manager" for the club. This means he was both a player and the team's coach at the same time. He managed the team until the end of the 2017 season.
See also
In Spanish: Yohei Kurakawa para niños
