Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
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Kawaguchi with Júbilo Iwata in 2010 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi | ||
Date of birth | 15 August 1975 | ||
Place of birth | Fuji, Shizuoka, Japan | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
1991–1993 | Shimizu Commercial High School | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1994–2001 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 193 | (0) |
2001–2003 | Portsmouth | 12 | (0) |
2003–2005 | Nordsjælland | 8 | (0) |
2005–2013 | Júbilo Iwata | 228 | (0) |
2014–2015 | FC Gifu | 43 | (0) |
2016–2018 | SC Sagamihara | 43 | (0) |
Total | 527 | (0) | |
National team | |||
1995–1996 | Japan U23 | 10 | (0) |
1997–2010 | Japan | 116 | (0) |
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Honours | |||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi (川口 能活, Kawaguchi Yoshikatsu, born 15 August 1975), sometimes referred to as Yoshi Kawaguchi, is a former Japanese professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[1] He is a former captain of the Japan national team.
Career[]
Early career[]
Born in Fuji, Shizuoka Prefecture, Kawaguchi studied at Shimizu Commercial High School and was a member of the football team there. After finishing high school, he joined the professional football team Yokohama Marinos (later Yokohama F. Marinos).
Portsmouth[]
Following impressive performances for both club and country, he moved to English club Portsmouth,[2] signing for a club record £1.8m.[3] However, he struggled to adapt to life in the English Football League, and struggled with the physical side of the First Division, notably in a 3–1 away defeat to Grimsby Town. Kawaguchi lost his place to veteran Dave Beasant after being held responsible for Portsmouth's 4–1 home defeat to underdogs Leyton Orient in the FA Cup. Despite his poor performances for Pompey he remained something of a cult hero with the fans, on account of his cheerful demeanour, and his insistence that he would work hard to regain his place. After a season of playing reserve team football, he made his final appearance for Portsmouth in the final game of the 2002–03 Football League First Division championship winning season, coming on at half time to a standing ovation in the 5–0 win against Bradford City.
Nordsjælland[]
Despite this brief reappearance, he realised that his future lay elsewhere, and moved on to Nordsjælland of the Danish league.
Júbilo Iwata[]
Prior to the 2005 Japanese football season, Kawaguchi returned to his home country when he signed with then-perennial title-contenders Júbilo Iwata.[4]
International career[]
Early career (1996–2001)[]
Kawaguchi was called up to the Japanese national team and played in the Atlanta Olympic games. He kept a clean sheet against Brazil in the first game. He played in Japan's first ever World Cup game in 1998 in a 1–0 defeat to Argentina, and throughout the tournament, his stellar performance prevented Japan from being scored more than one, with all three Japanese defeats were just one-goal margin. In 2001, Kawaguchi was Japan's first-choice goalkeeper as the team finished runner-up in the Confederations Cup.
Captain (2004–2006)[]
Kawaguchi is a noted penalty stopper, making two saves in the shootout against Jordan in the 2004 Asian Cup quarter-final and also saving from Croatia's Darijo Srna in the 2006 World Cup. During the 2007 Asian Cup he was instrumental in Japan's quarter-final win against Australia making two saves from Harry Kewell and Lucas Neill in the penalty shootout, thus making him the Man of the Match.
In August 2006, it was revealed that he would wear the captain's armband, as new Japan manager Ivica Osim believed that former captain Tsuneyasu Miyamoto was not getting enough playing time at his domestic club, Gamba Osaka.
Marginal role (2008–2010)[]
Kawaguchi is his country's most-capped goalkeeper and overall third most-capped player with 116 caps for Japan, six behind second-placed Masami Ihara with 122 caps, but an injury in 2008 had since sidelined him from action.[5] Long-time rival Seigo Narazaki had since been playing as first-choice keeper for Japan.
A broken leg sustained in a J1 League clash against Kyoto Sanga FC appeared to have sidelined him for the rest of the season thus ruling him out of the 2010 World Cup. However, after making a full and quick recovery Japanese head coach Takeshi Okada decided to include him in the final squad announced on 10 May 2010. Kawaguchi was one of two Japanese players (the other being Seigo Narazaki) to be named for their national team's 4th consecutive World Cup. Despite his period of inactivity and having fallen to third in the pecking order, Okada selected him in the hope that his leadership and experience would aid the team's progress. Kawaguchi was appointed captain of the national team during team training on 21 May 2010.[6]
Kawaguchi was not picked to play for the national team under coach Alberto Zaccheroni, and with youngster Eiji Kawashima impressing in Japan's 2011 Asian Cup success, the Fuji-shi born custodian's international career was effectively over.
Career statistics[]
Club[]
Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Yokohama F. Marinos[c] | 1994 | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
1995 | J1 League | 41 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 43 | 0 | |||
1996 | J1 League | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | ||
1997 | J1 League | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | ||
1998 | J1 League | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | ||
1999 | J1 League | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 36 | 0 | ||
2000 | J1 League | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 36 | 0 | ||
2001 | J1 League | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 32 | 0 | ||
Total | 193 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 234 | 0 | ||
Portsmouth | 2001–02 | First Division | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
2002–03 | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
2003–04 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
Júbilo Iwata | 2005 | J1 League | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
2006 | J1 League | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 38 | 0 | ||
2007 | J1 League | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 36 | 0 | ||
2008 | J1 League | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 34 | 0 | ||
2009 | J1 League | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | ||
2010 | J1 League | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | ||
2011 | J1 League | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 38 | 0 | ||
2012 | J1 League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
2013 | J1 League | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | ||
Total | 228 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 258 | 0 | ||
FC Gifu | 2014 | J2 League | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 0 | ||
2015 | J2 League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
Total | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | ||
SC Sagamihara | 2016 | J3 League | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||
2017 | J3 League | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
2018 | J3 League | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
Total | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | ||
Career total | 519 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 591 | 0 |
- ^ Includes Emperor's Cup, FA Cup, Danish Cup
- ^ Includes J.League Cup, EFL Cup, Danish League Cup
- ^ Yokohama Marinos became Yokohama F. Marinos in 1999.
International[]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Japan | 1997 | 21 | 0 |
1998 | 9 | 0 | |
1999 | 3 | 0 | |
2000 | 8 | 0 | |
2001 | 9 | 0 | |
2002 | 2 | 0 | |
2003 | 2 | 0 | |
2004 | 11 | 0 | |
2005 | 14 | 0 | |
2006 | 19 | 0 | |
2007 | 12 | 0 | |
2008 | 6 | 0 | |
Total | 116 | 0 |
Honours[]
Yokohama F. Marinos
Portsmouth
Japan
Individual
- J.League Rookie of the Year: 1995
- The Best 11: 2001[citation needed]
- AFC Best Player of the Month: June 2001[citation needed]
- Asian Cup All-Star Team: 2004
- J.League Best XI: 2006
- J.League Fair Play Award: 2008
- J.League 20th Anniversary Team
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Kamikaze-keeper Kawaguchi bold.dk
- ^ "Football focus: Tall order for Kawaguchi as Portsmouth seek eastern promise". The Daily Telegraph. 29 September 2001. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
- ^ "Kawaguchi receiving home interest". Sky Sports. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
- ^ "Stats Centre: Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi Facts". Guardian.co.uk. Archived from the original on 10 June 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
- ^ Mamrud, Roberto. "Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi - Century of International Appearances". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 6 July 2009. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
- ^ Captain Kawaguchi[permanent dead link]
- ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 266 out of 289)
- ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑", 10 February 2016, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411338 (p. 257 out of 289)
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 July 2009. Retrieved 22 June 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
External links[]
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- Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi at National-Football-Teams.com
- Japan National Football Team Database
- Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi at J.League (in Japanese)
- Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi at SC Sagamihara
- 1975 births
- Living people
- Association football people from Shizuoka Prefecture
- Japanese footballers
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- J1 League players
- J2 League players
- J3 League players
- English Football League players
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- Portsmouth F.C. players
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- 1998 FIFA World Cup players
- 1999 Copa América players
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- 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup players
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