Kazuhiro Murakami

Kazuhiro Murakami (村上 和弘, Murakami Kazuhiro, born January 20, 1981) is a former Japanese football player.

Kazuhiro Murakami
村上 和弘
Personal information
Full name Kazuhiro Murakami
Date of birth (1981-01-20) January 20, 1981
Place of birth Yokkaichi, Mie, Japan
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position(s) Defender
Youth career
1996–1998 Yokkaichi Yogo High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2000 Yokohama F. Marinos 0 (0)
2001–2006 Vegalta Sendai 125 (9)
2007–2009 Kawasaki Frontale 75 (5)
2010–2014 Omiya Ardija 86 (4)
2014–2015 Vegalta Sendai 10 (1)
Total 296 (19)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Murakami was born in Yokkaichi on January 20, 1981. After graduating from high school, he joined J1 League club Yokohama F. Marinos in 1999. Although he debuted and played several matches in 1999 J.League Cup, he could hardly play in the match. In 2001, he moved to J2 League club Vegalta Sendai. Although he could hardly play in the match in 2001 season, the club was promoted to J1 from 2002. From 2002, although he got opportunity to play as substitute midfielder, the club was relegated to J2 from 2004. From 2004, he played many matches as left side midfielder. From late 2005, he became a regular player as left side back. In 2007, he moved to J1 club Kawasaki Frontale. In 2007, he became a regular player as left side midfielder. Although his opportunity to play decreased behind Satoru Yamagishi in 2008, he became a regular player as left side back in 2009. The club won the 2nd place for 2 years in a row (2008-2009). The club also won the 2nd place 2007 and 2009 Emperor's Cup. In 2010, he moved to Omiya Ardija. He played many matches as right and left side back. However his opportunity to play decreased from 2012. In July 2014, he moved to Vegalta Sendai for the first time in 7 years. He retired end of 2015 season.

Club statistics

[1][2]

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Asia Total
1999Yokohama F. MarinosJ1 League000031-31
2000000000-00
2001Vegalta SendaiJ2 League403100-71
2002J1 League1801061-251
20031301000-140
2004J2 League36410--374
200526410--274
200628100--281
2007Kawasaki FrontaleJ1 League224301060324
20082512050-321
2009280405060430
2010Omiya ArdijaJ1 League2932061-374
20112911010-311
20121401010-160
20131102030-160
2014300010-40
2014Vegalta SendaiJ1 League910000-91
2015101010-30
Career total 2961923233312036424
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References
  1. Kazuhiro Murakami at J.League (in Japanese)
  2. Vegalta Sendai(in Japanese)


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