Masahiro Koga

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.

Masahiro Koga
古賀 正紘
Personal information
Full name Masahiro Koga
Date of birth (1978-09-08) September 8, 1978
Place of birth Okawa, Fukuoka, Japan
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) 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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Koga was born in Okawa on September 8, 1978. After graduating from high school, he joined Nagoya Grampus Eight in 1997. He became a regular player as center back from 1998. The club won the champions 1999 Emperor's Cup. He moved to Kashiwa Reysol in 2007. Although he played as regular player, he lost his opportunity to play for injury in 2010. So, he moved to Júbilo Iwata in August 2010. After playing in 2 seasons, he moved to his local club Avispa Fukuoka in 2012. He retired end of 2015 season.

National team career

In August 1995, Koga was selected Japan U-17 national team for 1995 U-17 World Championship and he played full time in all 3 matches. In June 1997, he was also selected Japan U-20 national team for 1997 World Youth Championship, but he did not play in the match.

Club statistics
Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
1997Nagoya Grampus EightJ1 League801050140
19982100000210
19992625040352
20002521040302
20011800030210
20022813060371
20032822040342
20042412170332
20052751060345
20062620050312
2007Kashiwa ReysolJ1 League2921021323
20082915151393
20092020040242
2010J2 League00000000
2010Júbilo IwataJ1 League1202030170
2011701020100
2012Avispa FukuokaJ2 League33120--351
20132200000220
20141301000140
201560000060
Total 4022127260248925

References
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