Yasuharu Kurata

Yasuharu Kurata (倉田 安治, Kurata Yasuharu, born February 1, 1963) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.

Yasuharu Kurata
倉田 安治
Personal information
Full name Yasuharu Kurata
Date of birth (1963-02-01) February 1, 1963
Place of birth Fujieda, Shizuoka, Japan
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, Defender
Youth career
Fujieda Higashi High School
University of Tsukuba
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1991 Honda 77 (5)
1991–1992 Yomiuri 2 (0)
Total 79 (5)
National team
1986–1987 Japan 6 (0)
1989 Japan Futsal
Teams managed
2010 FC Gifu
2014 Dalian Aerbin
2015 Tochigi SC
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Kurata was born in Fujieda, Shizuoka Prefecture on February 1, 1963. After graduating from University of Tsukuba, he joined Japan Soccer League club Honda in 1986. In 1991, he moved to Yomiuri and played in 1 season. The club won 1991 JSL Cup and 1991–92 Japan Soccer League. He retired in 1992.

National team career

In September 1986, he was selected Japan national team for 1986 Asian Games. At this competition, on September 20, he debuted against Nepal. In 1987, he played at 1988 Summer Olympics qualification. He played 6 games for Japan until 1987.[1]

Futsal career

In 1989, Kurata selected Japan national futsal team for 1989 Futsal World Championship in Netherlands.

Coaching career

After retirement, Kurata started coaching career at Avispa Fukuoka in 1995. He mainly served as a coach until 2006. In 2007, he moved to Vissel Kobe. In 2010, he moved to FC Gifu and became a manager. In 2012, he moved to China and signed with Dalian Aerbin. In 2014, he became a manager at the club. He returned to Japan in 2015 and he became a manager for Tochigi SC in July.

Club statistics
Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Japan League Emperor's Cup JSL Cup Total
1986/87HondaJSL Division 1
1987/88
1988/89
1989/90810081
1990/9117100171
1991/92YomiuriJSL Division 120104070
Total 2721040322

National team statistics

[1]

Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
198610
198750
Total60

Managerial statistics
Team From To Record
GWDLWin %
FC Gifu[2] January 2010 December 2010 36 13 6 17 036.11
Dalian Aerbin June 2014 December 2014 30 6 11 13 020.00
Tochigi SC[2] 2015 2015 18 2 6 10 011.11
Total 84 21 23 40 025.00

References
  1. Japan National Football Team Database
  2. J.League Data Site(in Japanese)


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