Keisuke Kurihara

Keisuke Kurihara
栗原圭介
Personal information
Full name	Keisuke Kurihara
Date of birth	May 20, 1973 (age 48)
Place of birth	Ota, Tokyo, Japan
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder, Forward
Youth career
1989–1991
1992–1995	Komazawa University
Senior career*
Teams managed
2014–2016	Fukushima United FC
Verdy Kawasaki
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Keisuke Kurihara (栗原圭介, Kurihara Keisuke, born May 20, 1973) is a former Japanese football player and manager.

Playing career[]

Kurihara was born in Ota, Tokyo on May 20, 1973. After graduating from Komazawa University, he joined J1 League club Verdy Kawasaki in 1996. He played as forward from first season. The club won the champions 1996 Emperor's Cup and he also scored a goal in the Final. However he could not play many matches and moved to Bellmare Hiratsuka (later Shonan Bellmare) on loan in 1998. At Bellmare, he played many matches. In 1999, he returned to Verdy and played many matches. In 2000, he moved to Sanfrecce Hiroshima. In 2001, he moved to J2 League Shonan Bellmare again and played as regular player in 2 seasons. In 2003, he moved to J2 club Albirex Niigata. At Albirex, he was converted to offensive midfielder and played as substitute. The club won the champions in 2003 and was promoted to J1 from 2004. In 2005, he moved to Vissel Kobe. In 2005, he played as substitute midfielder and the club was relegated to J2 from 2006. From 2006, he became a regular player and the club was returned to J1 in a year. In 2009, he moved to newly was promoted to J2 League club, Tochigi SC. He retired end of 2009 season.

Coaching career[]

After retirement, Kurihara started coaching career at Vissel Kobe in 2010. In 2014, he moved to newly was promoted to J3 League club, Fukushima United FC and became a manager. He managed the club in 3 season until 2016.

Club statistics[]

Club performance			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
1996	Verdy Kawasaki	J1 League	7	2	4	2	5	1	16	5
1997			7	0	0	0	6	1	13	1
1998			0	0	0	0	4	1	4	1
1998	Bellmare Hiratsuka	J1 League	16	5	2	1	0	0	18	6
1999	Verdy Kawasaki	J1 League	24	6	0	0	3	1	27	7
2000	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	J1 League	18	4	2	2	1	0	21	6
2001	Shonan Bellmare	J2 League	33	17	2	1	2	0	37	18
2002	Shonan Bellmare	J2 League	38	7	1	1	-		39	8
2003	Albirex Niigata	J2 League	15	0	4	0	-		19	0
2004	Albirex Niigata	J1 League	11	0	1	0	4	0	16	0
2005	Vissel Kobe	J1 League	18	4	1	0	5	0	24	4
2006		J2 League	45	12	0	0	-		45	12
2007		J1 League	26	3	1	0	5	1	32	4
2008		J1 League	29	4	2	3	5	2	36	9
2009	Tochigi SC	J2 League	34	0	0	0	-		34	0
Total			321	64	20	10	42	7	383	81

Managerial statistics[]

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Team	From	To	Record
Team	From	To	G	W	D	L	Win %
Fukushima United FC	2014	2016	99	29	28	42	029.29
Total			99	29	28	42	029.29

References[]

^ J.League Data Site(in Japanese)

External links[]

Player statistics at J.League (in Japanese)
Manager statistics at J.League (in Japanese)

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[1] J.League Data Site(in Japanese)

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