Koji Kumagai

Koji Kumagai
熊谷 浩二
Personal information
Full name Koji Kumagai
Date of birth (1975-10-23) October 23, 1975
Place of birth Towada, Aomori, Japan
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–2004 Kashima Antlers 116 (10)
2004–2005 Vegalta Sendai 40 (0)
Total 156 (10)
National team
1995 Japan U-20 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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 Kashima Antlers in 1994. Although he could hardly play in the match in 1990s, he played many matches as defensive midfielder from 2000. In 2000, the club won the champions all three major title in Japan; J1 League, J.League Cup and Emperor's Cup first time in J1 League history. The club also won the champions 2001 J1 League and 2002 J.League Cup. From 2003, his opportunity to play decreased and he moved to Vegalta Sendai in July 2004. He retired end of 2005 season.

National team career

In April 1995, Kumagai was elected Japan U-20 national team for 1995 World Youth Championship. He played full time in all 4 matches as defensive midfielder.

Club statistics

Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Japan League Emperor's Cup League Cup Total
1994Kashima AntlersJ1 League1100000110
19956100-61
1996910040131
1997501050110
199842000042
19991032031154
20002414160342
20012002050270
20021920080272
200310001020
200470000070
2004Vegalta SendaiJ2 League13020-150
200527010-280
Total Japan 1561012132120012
Career total 1561012132120012

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