Takumi Watanabe

Takumi Watanabe
渡辺匠
Personal information
Full name	Takumi Watanabe
Date of birth	March 15, 1982 (age 39)
Place of birth	Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1997–1999
Senior career*
Kawasaki Frontale
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Takumi Watanabe (渡辺匠, Watanabe Takumi, born March 15, 1982) is a former Japanese football player.

Playing career[]

Watanabe was born in Iwaki on March 15, 1982. After graduating from high school, he joined newly was promoted to J1 League club, Kawasaki Frontale in 2000. However he could not play at all in the match in 2000 and the club was relegated to J2 League from 2001. He played many matches as defensive midfielder from 2001. In 2003, he was converted to center back and became a regular player. However his opportunity to play decreased from 2004. Although the club won the champions in 2004 and was promoted to J1 from 2005, he could hardly play in the match in J1. In 2006, he moved to J2 club Montedio Yamagata. He became a regular player as defensive midfielder. Although his opportunity to play decreased from summer 2007, the club was promoted to J1 first time in the club history from 2009. He played many matches as substitute midfielder. In 2010, he moved to Roasso Kumamoto and played many matches. In 2011, he moved to Japan Football League club Matsumoto Yamaga FC. He played many matches and the club was promoted to J2 from 2012. In 2013, he moved to J2 club Yokohama FC. However he could not play many matches in 3 seasons. In 2016, he moved to his local club Fukushima United FC in J3 League. He played many matches as defensive midfielder and retired end of 2017 season.

Club statistics[]

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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
2000	Kawasaki Frontale	J1 League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2001		J2 League	14	1	2	0	2	1	18	2
2002			14	0	4	0	-		18	0
2003			40	0	3	0	-		43	0
2004			24	0	2	0	-		26	0
2005		J1 League	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2006	Montedio Yamagata	J2 League	39	0	2	1	-		41	1
2007			31	2	1	0	-		32	2
2008			22	2	1	0	-		23	2
2009		J1 League	16	0	0	0	5	0	21	0
2010	Roasso Kumamoto	J2 League	25	0	2	0	–		27	0
2011	Matsumoto Yamaga FC	Football League	24	0	2	0	–		26	0
2012	Matsumoto Yamaga FC	J2 League	12	0	2	0	–		14	0
	Yokohama FC	J2 League	14	0	0	0	–		14	0
			5	0	0	0	–		5	0
2015			5	0	0	0	–		5	0
2016	Fukushima United FC	J3 League	16	0	1	0	–		17	0
2017	Fukushima United FC	J3 League	18	0	0	0	–		18	0
Career total			320	5	22	1	7	1	349	7

References[]

^ Takumi Watanabe at J.League (in Japanese)
^ Fukushima United FC(in Japanese)

External links[]

Takumi Watanabe at J.League (in Japanese)
Profile at Fukushima United FC

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[1] Takumi Watanabe at J.League (in Japanese)

[2] Fukushima United FC(in Japanese)

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