Seigo Shimokawa

Seigo Shimokawa (下川 誠吾, Shimokawa Seigo, born November 17, 1975) is a former Japanese football player.

Seigo Shimokawa
下川 誠吾
Personal information
Full name Seigo Shimokawa
Date of birth (1975-11-17) November 17, 1975
Place of birth Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1991–1993 Hokuyo High School
1994–1995 Momoyama Gakuin University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2003 Cerezo Osaka 171 (0)
2004–2005 Kawasaki Frontale 6 (0)
2006–2010 Oita Trinita 65 (0)
Total 242 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Shimokawa was born in Amagasaki on November 17, 1975. After dropped out from Momoyama Gakuin University, he joined J1 League club Cerezo Osaka in 1996. Although he could not play at all in the match behind Gilmar Rinaldi, he became a regular goalkeeper from July 1997. He played many matches as regular goalkeeper for a long time and the club won the 2nd place 2001 and 2003 Emperor's Cup. However his opportunity to play decreased behind young goalkeeper Daisuke Tada in 2003. In 2004, he moved to Kawasaki Frontale. However he could hardly play in the match behind Shinya Yoshihara and Takashi Aizawa. In 2006, he moved to Oita Trinita. He battles with Shusaku Nishikawa for the position. Although he could hardly play in the match behind in 2006, he played many matches for Nishikawa's injury and poor performance in 2007 and 2008. The club also won the champions 2008 J.League Cup first major title in the club history. However he could hardly play in the match in 2009 and the club was relegated to J2 League. The club released many players including Nishikawa end of 2009 season due to their financial problems. In 2010, although he played as regular goalkeeper, his opportunity to play decreased behind young goalkeeper Keisuke Shimizu[1] and he retired end of 2010 season.

Club statistics
Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
1996Cerezo OsakaJ1 League00000000
19971702000190
19983401020370
19993002020340
20003001000310
20011705000220
2002J2 League32040-360
2003J1 League1105030190
2004Kawasaki FrontaleJ2 League3020-50
2005J1 League30002050
2006Oita TrinitaJ1 League50101070
20072300040270
20081300060190
200900103040
2010J2 League24010-250
Total 24202502302900

References
  1. J.League(in Japanese)
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