Takaya Kurokawa facts for kids
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| Full name | Takaya Kurokawa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | April 7, 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Saijo, Ehime, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft +1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–1999 | Ichiritsu Funabashi High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2005 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 53 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Tokyo Verdy | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | JEF United Chiba | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Japan Soccer College | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2016 | Albirex Niigata | 33 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 100 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Takaya Kurokawa (黒河 貴矢, Kurokawa Takaya, born April 7, 1981) is a former Japanese football player.
Club career
Kurokawa was born in Saijo on April 7, 1981. After graduating from high school, he joined Shimizu S-Pulse in 2000. He debuted in 2000 and his opportunity to play increased on behalf of veteran goalkeeper Masanori Sanada. However he did not play much, since Yohei Nishibe came to S-Pulse in 2004. Although he moved to Tokyo Verdy and JEF United Chiba in 2006, he did not play much. He moved to the Regional Leagues club Japan Soccer College in 2007. He played in many matches and moved to Albirex Niigata. However he did not play much there, as he was the team's reserve goalkeeper behind Takashi Kitano (2008-09), Masaaki Higashiguchi (2010-13), and Tatsuya Morita (2014-16). He retired at the end of the 2016 season.
National team career
In June 2001, Kurokawa was selected Japan U-20 national team for 2001 World Youth Championship. But he did not play in the match, as he was the team's reserve goalkeeper behind Yosuke Fujigaya. In August 2004, he was selected Japan U-23 national team for 2004 Summer Olympics. But he did not play in the match, as he was the team's reserve goalkeeper behind Hitoshi Sogahata was selected as over aged.
Club statistics
| Club | Season | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Shimizu S-Pulse | 2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Tokyo Verdy | 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| JEF United Chiba | 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Japan Soccer College | 2007 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 16 | 0 | |
| Albirex Niigata | 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 100 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 125 | 0 | |
See also
In Spanish: Takaya Kurokawa para niños
