Takaya Kurokawa

Japanese association football player

Takaya Kurokawa (黒河 貴矢, Kurokawa Takaya, born April 7, 1981) is a former Japanese football player.

Takaya Kurokawa
Personal information
Full name Takaya Kurokawa
Date of birth (1981-04-07) April 7, 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Saijo, Ehime, Japan
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1997–1999 Funabashi Municipal High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2005 Shimizu S-Pulse 53 (0)
2006 Tokyo Verdy 0 (0)
2006 JEF United Chiba 0 (0)
2007 Japan Soccer College 14 (0)
2008–2016 Albirex Niigata 33 (0)
Total 100 (0)
Honours
Shimizu S-Pulse
Winner Emperor's Cup 2001
Runner-up Emperor's Cup 2000
Runner-up Emperor's Cup 2005
JEF United Chiba
Winner J.League Cup 2006
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2002 Busan Team
AFC U-20 Asian Cup
Silver medal – second place 2000 Iran
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Biography

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Kurokawa was born in Saijo on April 7, 1981. After graduating from Funabashi Municipal High School, he joined J1 League club Shimizu S-Pulse in 2000. He debuted in 2000 and his opportunity to play increased on behalf of veteran goalkeeper Masanori Sanada. However he could hardly play in the match, since Yohei Nishibe came to S-Pulse in 2004. Although he moved to Tokyo Verdy and JEF United Chiba in 2006, he could not play in the match at all. He moved to Regional Leagues club Japan Soccer College in 2007. He played many matches and moved to Albirex Niigata. However he could hardly play in the match. He retired end of the 2016 season.

In June 2001, Kurokawa was selected the Japan U-20 national team for 2001 World Youth Championship. But he did not play in the match, as he was the team's reserve goalkeeper behind Yosuke Fujigaya. In August 2004, he was selected the Japan U-23 national team for 2004 Summer Olympics. But he did not play in the match, as he was the team's reserve goalkeeper behind Hitoshi Sogahata who was selected as over aged player.

Statistics

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Club statistics League CupLeague CupTotal
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
JapanLeague Emperor's Cup J.League CupTotal
2000 Shimizu S-Pulse J1 League 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
2001 8 0 5 0 0 0 13 0
2002 11 0 0 0 2 0 13 0
2003 24 0 0 0 3 0 27 0
2004 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
2005 5 0 0 0 1 0 6 0
2006 Tokyo Verdy J2 League 0 0 0 0 - 0 0
2006 JEF United Chiba J1 League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2007 Japan Soccer College Regional Leagues 14 0 2 0 - 16 0
2008 Albirex Niigata J1 League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
2010 11 0 1 0 1 0 13 0
2011 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012 7 0 0 0 1 0 8 0
2013 13 0 1 0 3 0 17 0
2014 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2015 2 0 2 0 0 0 4 0
2016 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Country Japan 100 0 12 0 13 0 125 0
Total 100 0 12 0 13 0 125 0

References

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  1. Takaya Kurokawa at J.League (in Japanese)  

Other websites

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