Kazuhiro Murata

Kazuhiro Murata
村田 一弘
Personal information
Full name Kazuhiro Murata
Date of birth (1969-05-12) May 12, 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth Nagasaki, Japan
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Kunimi High School
Chuo University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Nagasaki
1993–1997 Cerezo Osaka
1998–2000 Oita Trinita
Managerial career
2020 Cerezo Osaka U-23
2021 FC Kariya
Medal record
Cerezo Osaka
Runner-up Emperor's Cup 1994
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kazuhiro Murata (村田 一弘, Murata Kazuhiro, born May 12, 1969) is a former Japanese football player.

Playing career

Murata was born in Nagasaki Prefecture on May 12, 1969. After graduating from Chuo University, he joined his local club Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Nagasaki in Regional Leagues. In 1993, he moved to Japan Football League (JFL) club Yanmar Diesel (later Cerezo Osaka). The club won the champions in 1994 and was promoted to J1 League. Although he played as regular player until 1996, he could hardly play in the match in 1997. In 1998, he moved to JFL club Oita Trinity (later Oita Trinita). He played many matches and the club was promoted to J2 League from 1999. He retired end of 2000 season.

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
1993 Yanmar Diesel Football League
1994 Cerezo Osaka Football League 23 0 0 0 23 0
1995 J1 League 36 0 2 0 - 38 0
1996 23 0 2 0 8 0 33 0
1997 2 0 0 0 6 0 8 0
1998 Oita Trinity Football League
1999 Oita Trinita J2 League 29 1 4 0 33 1
2000 15 0 0 0 15 0
Total 128 1 4 0 18 0 150 1

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