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Masahiro Koga
古賀 正紘
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Personal information
Full name Masahiro Koga
Date of birth (1978-09-08) September 8, 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth Okawa, Fukuoka, Japan
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Defender
Youth career
1994–1996 Higashi Fukuoka High School
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)
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
Gold 1994 Qatar
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

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 the Nagoya Grampus Eight in 1997. He became a regular player as a center back from 1998. The club won the 1999 Emperor's Cup. He moved to Kashiwa Reysol in 2007. Although he played as a regular player, he lost his place due to an injury in 2010. He then moved to Júbilo Iwata in August 2010. After playing for two seasons, he moved to his local club Avispa Fukuoka in 2012. He retired at the end of the 2015 season.

National team career

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

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
1997 Nagoya Grampus Eight J1 League 8 0 1 0 5 0 14 0
1998 21 0 0 0 0 0 21 0
1999 26 2 5 0 4 0 35 2
2000 25 2 1 0 4 0 30 2
2001 18 0 0 0 3 0 21 0
2002 28 1 3 0 6 0 37 1
2003 28 2 2 0 4 0 34 2
2004 24 1 2 1 7 0 33 2
2005 27 5 1 0 6 0 34 5
2006 26 2 0 0 5 0 31 2
2007 Kashiwa Reysol J1 League 29 2 1 0 2 1 32 3
2008 29 1 5 1 5 1 39 3
2009 20 2 0 0 4 0 24 2
2010 J2 League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2010 Júbilo Iwata J1 League 12 0 2 0 3 0 17 0
2011 7 0 1 0 2 0 10 0
2012 Avispa Fukuoka J2 League 33 1 2 0 - - 35 1
2013 22 0 0 0 0 0 22 0
2014 13 0 1 0 0 0 14 0
2015 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Total 402 21 27 2 60 2 489 25

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