Masahiro Koga

Masahiro Koga
古賀 正���

Personal information
Full name	Masahiro Koga
Date of birth	(1978-09-08) September 8, 1978 (age 43)
Place of birth	Okawa, Fukuoka, Japan
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1994–1996
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997–2006	Nagoya Grampus Eight	231	(15)
2007–2010	Kashiwa Reysol	78	(5)
2010–2011	Júbilo Iwata	19	(0)
2012–2015	Avispa Fukuoka	74	(1)
Total		402	(21)
National team
1995	Japan U-17	3	(0)
show Honours Nagoya Grampus Eight Winner Emperor's Cup 1999 Kashiwa Reysol Runner-up Emperor's Cup 2008 Júbilo Iwata Winner J.League Cup 2010 Representing  Japan AFC U-16 Championship 1994 Qatar
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Masahiro Koga (古賀 正紘, Koga Masahiro, born September 8, 1978) is a former Japanese football player. His younger brother Seiji is also a footballer.

Club career[]

Koga was born in Okawa on September 8, 1978. After graduating from high school, he joined Nagoya Grampus Eight in 1997. He became a regular player as center back from 1998. The club won the champions 1999 Emperor's Cup. He moved to Kashiwa Reysol in 2007. Although he played as regular player, he lost his opportunity to play for injury in 2010. So, he moved to Júbilo Iwata in August 2010. After playing in 2 seasons, he moved to his local club Avispa Fukuoka in 2012. He retired end of 2015 season.

National team career[]

In August 1995, Koga was selected Japan U-17 national team for 1995 U-17 World Championship and he played full time in all 3 matches. In June 1997, he was also selected Japan U-20 national team for 1997 World Youth Championship, but he did not play in the match.

Club statistics[]

References[]

External links[]

• Masahiro Koga – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Masahiro Koga at J.League (in Japanese)

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