Karina Maruyama
Karina Maruyama (丸山 桂里奈, Maruyama Karina, born March 26, 1983) is a Japanese tarento and former football player. She played for Japan national team. Since her retirement, Maruyama has been active as a television personality, represented with the talent agency Horipro.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Karina Maruyama | ||
| Date of birth | March 26, 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Ota, Tokyo, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2000 | Murata Women's High School | ||
| 2001–2004 | Nippon Sport Science University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2009 | TEPCO Mareeze | 86 | (44) |
| 2010 | Philadelphia Independence | 4 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | JEF United Chiba | 14 | (2) |
| 2012–2016 | Konomiya Speranza Osaka-Takatsuki | 96 | (13) |
| Total | 200 | (59) | |
| National team | |||
| 2002 | Japan U-20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2002–2014 | Japan | 79 | (14) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
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Club career
Maruyama was born in Ota, Tokyo on March 26, 1983.
After graduating from Nippon Sport Science University, she joined TEPCO Mareeze in 2005 and was assigned to the section of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.[1][2]
She was selected Best Young Player awards in 2005 season. She played until 2009 season, in 2010 went to United States. In September, she returned to Japan and joined JEF United Chiba. In 2012, she moved to Speranza FC Osaka-Takatsuki (later Konomiya Speranza Osaka-Takatsuki). She retired at the end of the 2016 season.
National team career
In August 2002, Maruyama was selected Japan U-20 national team for 2002 U-19 World Championship.[3] In October, she was selected Japan national team for 2002 Asian Games. At this competition, on October 2, she debuted against North Korea.[4] She played in World Cup 2 times (2003 and 2011) and Summer Olympics 3 times (2004, 2008 and 2012). In the 2011 World Cup in Germany, she scored the only goal of the game, defeating the host country and taking Japan to its first ever semifinals of the tournament.[5] She played as a substitute in the final as Japan defeated the United States.[6] At 2012 Summer Olympics, Japan won the silver medal. She played 79 games and scored 14 goals for Japan until 2014.
National team statistics
| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2002 | 5 | 0 |
| 2003 | 12 | 6 |
| 2004 | 11 | 3 |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 |
| 2006 | 9 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 17 | 3 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 8 | 1 |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 79 | 14 |
National team goals
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References
- "【特別版】丸山桂里奈、福島復興とともに復活五輪へ/五輪なでしこプレミアム/デイリースポーツ online". www.daily.co.jp. 20 March 2012. Archived from the original on 13 August 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
- "なでしこ丸山、東電時代を語る". ライブドアニュース. 11 July 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
- FIFA
- Japan Football Association(in Japanese)
- Germany 0:1 Japan a.e.t. FIFA
- "USA v Japan - as it happened". Guardian. 17 July 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- List of match in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)
External links
- Karina Maruyama – FIFA competition record
- Karina Maruyama at Soccerway
- Karina Maruyama at WorldFootball.net
- Karina Maruyama at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Official Profile at Horipro
- Karina Maruyama on Twitter
- Karina Maruyama on Instagram
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