Kazuya Maekawa

Kazuya Maekawa (前川 和也, Maekawa Kazuya, born March 22, 1968) is a former Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team. His son Daiya Maekawa is also footballer.

Kazuya Maekawa

Personal information
Full name	Kazuya Maekawa
Date of birth	(1968-03-22) March 22, 1968
Place of birth	Hirado, Nagasaki, Japan
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1983–1985	Hirado High School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1986–1999	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	210	(0)
2000–2001	Oita Trinita	75	(0)
Total		285	(0)
National team
1992–1996	Japan	17	(0)
Honours Sanfrecce Hiroshima Runner-up J1 League 1994 Runner-up Emperor's Cup 1987 Runner-up Emperor's Cup 1995 Runner-up Emperor's Cup 1996 Runner-up Emperor's Cup 1999 Representing Japan AFC Asian Cup 1992 Japan
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Biography

Maekawa was born in Hirado on March 22, 1968. After graduating from Hirado High School, he joined Japan Soccer League club Mazda (later Sanfrecce Hiroshima) in 1986. He became a regular goalkeeper from 1989. In 1992, Japan Soccer League was folded and the club joined new league, J1 League. The club won the 2nd place in 1994. However he lost his regular position behind young player Takashi Shimoda from 1998. In 2000, he moved to J2 League club Oita Trinita and played for the club in 2 seasons. He retired end of the 2001 season.

On June 7, 1992, Maekawa debuted for the Japan national team against Wales. In 1992, he was selected the Japan for 1992 Asian Cup which held in Japan and Japan team won the champions. At the Asian Cup, although he was a reserve goalkeeper, he played semifinal and final instead a regular goalkeeper Shigetatsu Matsunaga who received a red card in semifinal. Maekawa played 17 games for Japan until 1996.

Statistics

Club statistics			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
1986/87	Mazda	JSL Division 1	0	0					0	0
1987/88			0	0			0	0	0	0
1988/89		JSL Division 2	2	0			0	0	2	0
1989/90			30	0			2	0	32	0
1990/91			30	0			3	0	33	0
1991/92		JSL Division 1	20	0			2	0	22	0
1992	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	J1 League	-		0	0	2	0	2	0
1993			15	0	0	0	0	0	15	0
1994			27	0	0	0	0	0	27	0
1995			37	0	0	0	-		37	0
1996			25	0	5	0	14	0	44	0
1997			24	0	0	0	6	0	30	0
1998			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1999			0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0
2000	Oita Trinita	J2 League	37	0	0	0	0	0	37	0
2001			38	0	2	0	2	0	42	0
Country	Japan		285	0	12	0	33	0	330	0
Total			285	0	12	0	33	0	330	0

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1992	3	0
1993	2	0
1994	2	0
1995	5	0
1996	5	0
Total	17	0

Other websites

• Kazuya Maekawa at WorldFootball.net
• Kazuya Maekawa at National-Football-Teams.com
• Kazuya Maekawa at J.League (in Japanese)