Michiharu Sugimoto
Michiharu Sugimoto (杉本 倫治, Sugimoto Michiharu, born June 17, 1981) is a former Japanese football player.
| Personal information | |||||||||||||
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| Full name | Michiharu Sugimoto | ||||||||||||
| Date of birth | June 17, 1981 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tenri, Nara, Japan | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||
| Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||
| 1997–1999 | Miminashi High School | ||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||
| 2000–2003 | Cerezo Osaka | 16 | (3) | ||||||||||
| 2003 | Ventforet Kofu | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Yokohama FC | 28 | (0) | ||||||||||
| Total | 47 | (3) | |||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||||||||||||
Playing career
Sugimoto was born in Tenri on June 17, 1981. After graduating from high school, he joined J1 League club Cerezo Osaka in 2000. He played several matches as forward and left midfielder from first season. However the club was relegated to J2 League from 2002 and he could hardly play in the match in 2002. Although the club returned to J1 in a year, he could not play at all in the match in 2003. In August 2003, he moved to J2 club Ventforet Kofu. However he could hardly play in the match. In 2004, he moved to J2 club Yokohama FC. He played many matches as left midfielder in 2004. However he could not play at all in the match in 2005 and retired end of 2005 season.
Club statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 2000 | Cerezo Osaka | J1 League | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
| 2001 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | ||
| 2002 | J2 League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2003 | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2003 | Ventforet Kofu | J2 League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | |
| 2004 | Yokohama FC | J2 League | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 29 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 47 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 5 | ||