Taijiro Kurita
Taijiro Kurita (栗田 泰次郎, Kurita Taijiro, born March 3, 1975) is a former Japanese football player.
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| Full name | Taijiro Kurita | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | March 3, 1975 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Shizuoka, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990–1992 | Shizuoka Gakuen High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993–1997 | Kashima Antlers | 29 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998 | Kyoto Purple Sanga | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999 | Consadole Sapporo | 8 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | Yokohama FC | 16 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2005 | Mito HollyHock | 138 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2008 | FC Ryukyu | 82 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 282 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career
Kurita was born in Shizuoka Prefecture on March 3, 1975. After graduating from Shizuoka Gakuen High School, he joined Kashima Antlers in 1993. Although he played as defensive midfielder, he could not play many matches behind Yasuto Honda and Jorginho. From 1998, he played for Kyoto Purple Sanga (1998), Consadole Sapporo (1999), Shimizu S-Pulse (2000) and Yokohama FC (2001). In 2002, he moved to Mito HollyHock and played as regular player until 2004. In 2005, his opportunity to play decreased. In 2006, he moved to Japan Football League club FC Ryukyu. He played as regular player until 2007. His opportunity to play decreased in 2008 and he retired end of 2008 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 | League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1993 | Kashima Antlers | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1995 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 13 | 0 | |||
| 1996 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1997 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| 1998 | Kyoto Purple Sanga | J1 League | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 1999 | Consadole Sapporo | J2 League | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 2000 | Shimizu S-Pulse | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | Yokohama FC | J2 League | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 2002 | Mito HollyHock | J2 League | 42 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - | 45 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 44 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - | 47 | 1 | |||
| 2004 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 36 | 0 | |||
| 2005 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2006 | FC Ryukyu | Football League | 33 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 35 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 33 | 1 | - | - | 33 | 1 | ||||
| 2008 | 16 | 0 | - | - | 16 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 282 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 309 | 7 | ||