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Yuzo Kurihara
栗原 勇蔵
Personal information
Full name Yuzo Kurihara
Date of birth (1983-09-18) 18 September 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Height 1.84 m (6 ft +12 in)
Playing position Defender
Youth career
1996–2001 Yokohama F. Marinos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2019 Yokohama F. Marinos 316 (16)
National team
2003 Japan U-20 2 (0)
2006–2013 Japan 20 (3)
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of end of 2019 season.
† Appearances (Goals).

Yuzo Kurihara (栗原 勇蔵, Kurihara Yūzō, born 18 September 1983) is a Japanese former football player who last played for Yokohama F. Marinos. He played for Japan national team.

Club career

Kurihara was born in Yokohama on 18 September 1983. He joined J1 League club Yokohama F. Marinos from youth team in 2002. Although he debuted as center back in 2003, he could not play many matches behind Japan national team player Naoki Matsuda and Yuji Nakazawa. In 2006, he became a regular player as stopper of three backs defense with Matsuda and Nakazawa. From 2007, he played many matches as center back with Nakazawa of four backs defense. After that, he played many matches as center back for a long time of four backs or three backs defense. In 2013, Marinos won the 2nd place in J1 League and the champions in Emperor's Cup. However his opportunity to play decreased from 2015. He retired from football at the end of the 2019 season.

National team career

In November 2003, Kurihara was selected Japan U-20 national team for 2003 World Youth Championship. He played in 2 matches.

After 2006 World Cup, Ivica Osim became a new manager for Japan national team. His first match on August 9, Kurihara debuted for Japan against Trinidad and Tobago at the Tokyo National Stadium when he replaced Keisuke Tsuboi in the 60th minute. However he could not play at all in the match after the debut. In April 2010, he played for Japan under manager Takeshi Okada against Serbia for the first time in 4 years. Although he was not select Japan for 2010 World Cup, he played several matches as center back every year under Alberto Zaccheroni after 2010 World Cup. In 2013, he was selected for 2013 Confederations Cup and 2013 East Asian Cup. At East Asian Cup, he played all 3 matches and Japan won the champions. This tournament is his last game for Japan. He played 20 games and scored 3 goals for Japan until 2013.

Club statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Asia Other1 Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Yokohama F. Marinos 2002 J1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0
2003 7 0 0 0 2 0 - - - 9 0
2004 8 0 2 0 7 0 4 2 3 1 24 3
2005 13 1 1 0 2 1 4 0 4 0 24 2
2006 30 1 3 0 8 0 - - 41 1
2007 25 1 1 0 8 0 - - 34 0
2008 24 0 4 1 5 1 - - 33 2
2009 26 3 2 0 10 0 - - 38 3
2010 28 2 0 0 6 0 - - 34 2
2011 30 3 3 0 2 1 - - 35 4
2012 31 0 3 0 3 0 - - 37 0
2013 31 2 6 1 6 0 - - 43 3
2014 29 3 2 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 37 3
2015 11 0 0 0 2 0 - - 13 0
2016 12 1 2 0 9 0 - - 23 1
2017 8 0 2 0 6 0 - - 16 0
2018 3 0 1 0 4 0 - - 8 0
2019 - -
Career total 316 16 32 2 81 3 12 2 8 1 449 24

1Includes Japanese Super Cup and A3 Champions Cup.

J.League firsts

National team statistics

Japan national team
Year Apps Goals
2006 1 0
2007 0 0
2008 0 0
2009 0 0
2010 4 0
2011 3 0
2012 5 2
2013 7 1
Total 20 3

International goals

Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first.
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 8 June 2012 Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan  Jordan 6–0 6–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2. 12 June 2012 Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia  Australia 1–0 1–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
3. 21 July 2013 Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea  China 1–1 3–3 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup
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Honours

Club

Yokohama F. Marinos

Japan

  • EAFF East Asian Cup: 2013

See also

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