Kazuya Maekawa

Kazuya Maekawa
Personal information
Full name	Kazuya Maekawa
Date of birth	March 22, 1968
Place of birth	Hirado, Nagasaki, Japan
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1983–1985	Hirado High School
Senior career*
Years	Team
1986–1999	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
2000–2001	Oita Trinita
Total
National team
1992–1996	Japan
Honours
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Representing Japan
AFC Asian Cup
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Kazuya Maekawa (前川和也, Maekawa Kazuya, born March 22, 1968) is a former Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team. His son Daiya Maekawa is also footballer.

Biography

Maekawa was born in Hirado on March 22, 1968. After graduating from Hirado High School, he joined Japan Soccer League club Mazda (later Sanfrecce Hiroshima) in 1986. He became a regular goalkeeper from 1989. In 1992, Japan Soccer League was folded and the club joined new league, J1 League. The club won the 2nd place in 1994. However he lost his regular position behind young player Takashi Shimoda from 1998. In 2000, he moved to J2 League club Oita Trinita and played for the club in 2 seasons. He retired end of the 2001 season.

On June 7, 1992, Maekawa debuted for the Japan national team against Wales. In 1992, he was selected the Japan for 1992 Asian Cup which held in Japan and Japan team won the champions. At the Asian Cup, although he was a reserve goalkeeper, he played semifinal and final instead a regular goalkeeper Shigetatsu Matsunaga who received a red card in semifinal. Maekawa played 17 games for Japan until 1996.

Statistics

[1][2]

Club statistics			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
1986/87	Mazda	JSL Division 1	0	0					0	0
1987/88		JSL Division 1	0	0			0	0	0	0
1988/89		JSL Division 2	2	0			0	0	2	0
1989/90			30	0			2	0	32	0
1990/91			30	0			3	0	33	0
1991/92		JSL Division 1	20	0			2	0	22	0
1992	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	J1 League	-		0	0	2	0	2	0
1993			15	0	0	0	0	0	15	0
1994			27	0	0	0	0	0	27	0
1995			37	0	0	0	-		37	0
1996			25	0	5	0	14	0	44	0
1997			24	0	0	0	6	0	30	0
1998			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1999			0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0
2000	Oita Trinita	J2 League	37	0	0	0	0	0	37	0
2001	Oita Trinita	J2 League	38	0	2	0	2	0	42	0
Country	Japan		285	0	12	0	33	0	330	0
Total			285	0	12	0	33	0	330	0

[3]

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1992	3	0
1993	2	0
1994	2	0
1995	5	0
1996	5	0
Total	17	0

References

Kazuya Maekawa at National-Football-Teams.com
Kazuya Maekawa at J.League (in Japanese)
Japan National Football Team Database

Other websites

Kazuya Maekawa at J.League (player) (in Japanese)

Kazuya Maekawa at National Football Teams.com

Kazuya Maekawa at FootballDatabase.eu

Kazuya Maekawa at WorldFootball.net

Kazuya Maekawa at Transfermarkt (player)

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[1] Kazuya Maekawa at National-Football-Teams.com

[2] Kazuya Maekawa at J.League (in Japanese)

[3] Japan National Football Team Database