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Seiji Koga
古賀 誠史
Personal information
Full name Seiji Koga
Date of birth (1979-08-07) August 7, 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Okawa, Fukuoka, Japan
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7+12 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Youth career
1995–1997 Higashi Fukuoka High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2001 Yokohama F. Marinos 9 (0)
2002–2007 Avispa Fukuoka 134 (23)
2007–2009 Vissel Kobe 34 (3)
2010–2012 SC Sagamihara
Total 177 (26)
Honours
Yokohama F. Marinos
Runner-up J1 League 2000
Winner J.League Cup 2001
Representing  Japan
AFC U-19 Championship
Silver 1998 Thailand
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Seiji Koga (古賀 誠史, Koga Seiji, born August 7, 1979) is a former Japanese football player. His brother Masahiro Koga is also former footballer.

Playing career

Koga was born in Okawa on August 7, 1979. After graduating from high school, he joined the J1 League club Yokohama Marinos (later Yokohama F. Marinos) in 1998. Although, he played several matches as an offensive midfielder every season, he did not play in many matches. In 2002, he moved to the J2 League club Avispa Fukuoka based in his local area. He played many matches as left offensive midfielder and the club was promoted to J1 in 2006. However the club was relegated to J2 in a year and his opportunity to play decreased in 2007. He became a regular player and played often until May 2008. After that, he could not play due to an injury. Although he came back in July 2009, he was released from the club at the end of the 2009 season. In May 2010, he joined the Prefectural Leagues club SC Sagamihara. He played often and the club was promoted to the Regional Leagues in 2011. He retired at the end of the 2012 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
1998 Yokohama Marinos J1 League 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
1999 Yokohama F. Marinos J1 League 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2000 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
2001 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
2002 Avispa Fukuoka J2 League 17 1 0 0 - 17 1
2003 25 5 3 2 - 28 7
2004 33 9 0 0 - 33 9
2005 30 5 0 0 - 30 5
2006 J1 League 21 1 2 0 4 0 27 1
2007 J2 League 8 2 0 0 - 8 2
2007 Vissel Kobe J1 League 11 3 2 0 0 0 13 3
2008 13 0 3 0 0 0 16 0
2009 10 0 3 0 0 0 13 0
Total 177 26 13 2 7 0 197 28

See also

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