Edwin Uehara

Edwin Uehara
上原 エドウィン

Personal information
Full name	Edwin Uehara
Date of birth	(1969-07-21) July 21, 1969
Place of birth	Lima, Peru
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1987–1988	Deportivo AELU
1989	Sporting Cristal
1990–1992	Deportivo AELU
1992–1995	Urawa Reds	23	(1)
1996	Tosu Futures	21	(4)
Total		44+	(5+)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Edwin Uehara (上原 エドウィン, Uehara Edwin, born July 21, 1969) is a former Japanese football player. He was born in Lima and became a naturalised Japanese citizen in 1994.

Playing career

Uehara was born in Lima, Peru on July 21, 1969. He is Japanese Peruvians (Sansei), have roots in Okinawa. He played for Deportivo AELU and Sporting Cristal in Peru until 1992. He moved to Japan in June 1992 and joined Urawa Reds. Although he played many matches in 1992, his opportunity to play decreased due to restrictions on foreign players from 1993. In May 1994, he acquired Japanese nationality. However he could hardly play in the match for injury, he moved to Japan Football League club Tosu Futures in 1996. He retired end of 1996 season.

Club statistics

Club performance			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
1992	Urawa Reds	J1 League	-		2	0	8	1	10	1
1993			19	1	0	0	2	0	21	1
1994			4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
1995			0	0	0	0	-		0	0
1996	Tosu Futures	Football League	21	4	3	2	-		24	6
Total			44	5	5	2	10	1	59	8

External links

• Edwin Uehara at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)