| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Kazuya Maekawa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1968-03-22)March 22, 1968 (age 57) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Hirado, Nagasaki, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft2+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1983–1985 | Hirado High School | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1986–1999 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 210 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | Oita Trinita | 75 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 285 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1992–1996 | Japan | 17 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kazuya Maekawa (前川 和也,Maekawa Kazuya; born March 22, 1968) is a former Japanesefootball player. He played forJapan national team. His sonDaiya Maekawa is also footballer.
Maekawa was educated at and played for Hirado High School. After graduating in 1986, he joinedJapan Soccer League sideMazda. When Japan's first-ever professional leagueJ1 League started in 1993, Mazda was transformed toSanfrecce Hiroshima for whom he continued to play. In April 1990, he had a trial atManchester United. He had been the first-choice GK for the club since 1989 although he was prone to injuries. He decided to have an operation on his shoulder in 1998 and his place was filled in byTakashi Shimoda who kept the place after Maekawa came back. Maekawa was transferred toJ2 League sideOita Trinita in 2000 before retiring from the game after the 2001 season.
Maekawa was capped 17 times for theJapan national team from 1992 to 1996.[1] His first cap came on June 7, 1992 in a friendly againstWales inEhime Matsuyama Athletic Stadium. He was a member of the Japan team that won the1992 Asian Cup. He played 2 games after first-choice keeperShigetatsu Matsunaga was shown a red card in the semi-final againstChina.
After finishing his playing career, he remained atOita Trinita and worked in the areas of marketing, operations and developments until 2005. He is now a coach at Sanfrecce Tsuneishi Soccer School, one of the affiliated soccer schools ofSanfrecce Hiroshima.
| Club performance | League | Cup | League cup | Total | ||||||
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| Season | Club | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1986–87 | Mazda | JSL Division 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1987–88 | 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 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 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 0 | ||
| Total | 285 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 329 | 0 | ||
| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | 17 | 0 |
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