Kenichi Shimokawa
Kenichi Shimokawa (下川 健一, Shimokawa Kenichi, born May 14, 1970) is a former Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.
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| Full name | Kenichi Shimokawa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | May 14, 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Gifu, Gifu, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1986–1988 | Gifu Technical High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989–2000 | JEF United Ichihara | 276 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2006 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 277 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995–1997 | Japan | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Biography
Shimokawa was born in Gifu on May 14, 1970. After graduating from Gifu Technical High School, he joined Furukawa Electric (later JEF United Ichihara) in 1989. From first season, he played as regular goalkeeper over 10 seasons. In 2000, his opportunity to play decreased behind Ryo Kushino. He moved to Yokohama F. Marinos in 2001. However, there were few opportunities to play in the match. His only match in the J1 League at Yokohama F. Marinos is last game in 2003 season. In this match, he played instead Tetsuya Enomoto was shown a red card in the 15th minute.[1] Marinos won this match and won the J1 League champions in this season. He retired end of 2006 season.
On June 10, 1995, Shimokawa debuted for the Japan national team against Sweden. He played in all match at 1996 Asian Cup. He played 9 games for Japan until 1997.
Statistics
| Club statistics | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1989/90 | Furukawa Electric | JSL Division 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| 1990/91 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||||
| 1991/92 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||||
| 1992 | JEF United Ichihara | J1 League | - | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1993 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| 1994 | 43 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 0 | ||
| 1995 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 45 | 0 | |||
| 1996 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 45 | 0 | ||
| 1997 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| 1998 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| 1999 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 2000 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2001 | Yokohama F. Marinos | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Country | Japan | 277 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 323 | 0 | |
| Total | 277 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 323 | 0 | ||
| Japan national team | ||
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| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 9 | 0 |
References
- J.League
- Kenichi Shimokawa at National-Football-Teams.com
- Kenichi Shimokawa at J.League (in Japanese)
- Japan National Football Team Database
Other websites
- Kenichi Shimokawa at J.League (player) (in Japanese)
- Kenichi Shimokawa at National Football Teams.com
- Kenichi Shimokawa at FootballDatabase.eu
- Kenichi Shimokawa at WorldFootball.net
- Kenichi Shimokawa at Transfermarkt (player)
