Kenichi Uemura

Kenichi Uemura (上村 健一, Uemura Kenichi, born April 22, 1974) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for the Japan national team.

Kenichi Uemura
上村 健一
Personal information
Full name Kenichi Uemura
Date of birth (1974-04-22) April 22, 1974
Place of birth Yatsushiro, Kumamoto, Japan
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s) Defender
Youth career
1990–1992 Matsunaga High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–2003 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 251 (23)
2004 Cerezo Osaka 15 (0)
2005–2006 Tokyo Verdy 19 (0)
2006 YSCC Yokohama 0 (0)
2007–2008 Roasso Kumamoto 58 (3)
Total 343 (26)
National team
1996 Japan U-23 2 (1)
2001 Japan 4 (0)
Teams managed
2019 Kamatamare Sanuki
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Uemura was born in Yatsushiro on April 22, 1974. After graduating from Matsunaga High School, he joined J1 League side Sanfrecce Hiroshima in 1993. He broke into the first team in the first season. His first league appearance came on July 4, 1993 against Verdy Kawasaki at Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium. He scored his first professional goal on July 24, 1993 against Urawa Reds at Hiroshima Stadium. He played in many matches as defender from his first season, except at times when he was injured.

After 11 year's long service at Sanfrecce Hiroshima, he moved to Cerezo Osaka in 2004, then Tokyo Verdy (2005–2006). After a brief spell at YSCC Yokohama, he joined Rosso Kumamoto (later Roasso Kumamoto) in 2007. He damaged his knee ligaments three times and experienced seven operations. These injuries have affected his form. Uemura retired from professional football after the 2008 season.

National team career

He represented the Japan U-23 national team at the 1996 Summer Olympics. He played in 2 matches. He scored a goal in a group stage match against Hungary. Although Japan won 2 matches, Japan exited in the first round. Japan beat Brazil in their first game. It was known as the "Miracle of Miami" (マイアミの奇跡) in Japan.

In April 2001, Uemura was selected by the Japan national team. National team manager Philippe Troussier gave him his first full international cap on April 25 in a friendly against Spain in Córdoba. He was a member of the Japan team for the 2001 Confederations Cup. He played three games and Japan won second place. He played 4 games for Japan in 2001.[1]

Coaching career

After the retirement, Uemura started coaching career at J2 League club Roasso Kumamoto in 2009. In 2013, he moved to J2 club Kamatamare Sanuki and served as coach under manager Makoto Kitano. However the club was relegated to J3 League end of 2018 season. In 2019, Uemura became a manager as Kitano successor.[2]

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
1993Sanfrecce HiroshimaJ1 League1712060251
19942602010290
199546440-504
19961220070192
199730000030
19981703000200
19992975141389
20002862030336
20012522050322
20021014000141
2003J2 League38040-420
2004Cerezo OsakaJ1 League1500060210
2005Tokyo VerdyJ1 League1801040230
2006J2 League1000-10
2006YSCC YokohamaRegional Leagues00--00
2007Rosso KumamotoFootball League30310-313
2008Roasso KumamotoJ2 League28000-280
Total 3432630136140928

National team statistics

[1]

Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
200140
Total40

Managerial statistics

Update; December 31, 2018[3]

Team From To Record
GWDLWin %
Kamatamare Sanuki 2019 present
Total 0 0 0 0 !—

Honors and awards

Team Honors

References
  1. Japan National Football Team Database
  2. Kamatamare Sanuki(in Japanese)
  3. Kenichi Uemura at J.League (in Japanese)


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