Kozo Yuki
Kozo Yuki (結城 耕造, Yuki Kozo, born January 23, 1979) is a former Japanese football player.[1]
| Personal information | |||||||||||||
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| Full name | Kozo Yuki | ||||||||||||
| Date of birth | January 23, 1979 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||
| Playing position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||
| 1994–1996 | Yokohama Flügels | ||||||||||||
| 1998–2001 | Waseda University | ||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||
| 2002–2008 | JEF United Chiba | 47 | (1) | ||||||||||
| 2008 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 19 | (0) | ||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||
| Total | 68 | (1) | |||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||||||||||||
Club career
Kozo began his career with Yokohama Flügels and played later for the Waseda University. In 2002, he left Waseda University. He was now scouted by J1 League club JEF United Ichihara (later JEF United Chiba). He debuted in 2003 and played many matches as center back from 2004. JEF United won the champions in 2005 and 2006 J.League Cup. However he could hardly play in the match from 2007. After seven years for JEF United, he moved to J2 League club Sanfrecce Hiroshima in June 2008.[2] He played many matches as substitute defender and Sanfrecce won the champions in 2008 J2 League. However he resigned end of 2008 season. After half year blank, On 20 July 2009, the 2. Bundesliga club Fortuna Düsseldorf signed the Japanese Defender until the end of the year.[3]
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 | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 2002 | JEF United Ichihara | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2004 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2005 | JEF United Chiba | J1 League | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 2006 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2008 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | J2 League | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 19 | 0 | |
| Germany | League | DFB-Pokal | Other | Total | ||||||
| 2009/10 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2. Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | Japan | 66 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 89 | 1 | |
| Germany | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 68 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 91 | 1 | ||
References
- "Sinkiewicz im Visier der Verein" (in German). reviersport.de. 13 July 2010. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
- "Fortuna holt Japaner Yuki" (in German). kicker.de. 19 July 2009. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
- "Status Testspieler bei Fortuna" (in German). Fortuna Düsseldorf. 19 July 2009. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2012.