Koji Kumagai

Koji Kumagai
熊谷浩二
Personal information
Full name	Koji Kumagai
Date of birth	October 23, 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth	Towada, Aomori, Japan
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1991–1993	Sanbongi Agricultural High School
Senior career*
Years	Team
1994–2004	Kashima Antlers
2004–2005	Vegalta Sendai
Total
International career
1995	Japan U-20
Medal record
Kashima Antlers
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Last updated November 11, 2024 • 1 min readFrom Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

Koji Kumagai (熊谷浩二, Kumagai Koji, born October 23, 1975) is a former Japanese football player.

Club career

Kumagai was born in Towada on October 23, 1975. After graduating from high school, he joined the Kashima Antlers in 1994. Although he could did not play much during the 1990s, he played often as defensive midfielder in 2000. In 2000, the club won the championship in all three major titles in Japan: J1 League, the J.League Cup, and the Emperor's Cup. That was the first time in J1 League history. The club also won the championship in the 2001 J1 League and the 2002 J.League Cup. In 2003, he did not play as much and he moved to Vegalta Sendai in July 2004. He retired at the end of the 2005 season.

National team career

In April 1995, Kumagai was selected Japan U-20 national team for 1995 World Youth Championship. He played full time in all four matches as defensive midfielder.

Club statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Total
1994	Kashima Antlers	J1 League	11	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
1995			6	1	0	0	-		6	1
1996			9	1	0	0	4	0	13	1
1997			5	0	1	0	5	0	11	0
1998			4	2	0	0	0	0	4	2
1999			10	3	2	0	3	1	15	4
2000			24	1	4	1	6	0	34	2
2001			20	0	2	0	5	0	27	0
2002			19	2	0	0	8	0	27	2
2003			1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
2004			7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
2004	Vegalta Sendai	J2 League	13	0	2	0	-		15	0
2005	Vegalta Sendai	J2 League	27	0	1	0	-		28	0
Career total			156	10	12	1	32	1	200	12

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References

External links

Koji Kumagai – FIFA competition record (archived)
Koji Kumagai at J.League ( archive ) (in Japanese)
Vegalta Sendai News Release

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