Yusuke Kawakita
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yusuke Kawakita | ||
| Date of birth | May 13, 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Osaka, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Thailand U23 (goalkeeper coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1996 | Seifu High School | ||
| 1997–2000 | Kansai University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2002 | Ventforet Kofu | 22 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | Tokushima Vortis | 39 | (0) |
| 2006–2012 | Ehime FC | 109 | (0) |
| Total | 170 | (0) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2023– | Thailand U23 (goalkeeper coach) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Yusuke Kawakita (川北 裕介, Kawakita Yusuke, born May 13, 1978) is a Japanese football coach and former football player, who is the goalkeeper coach of Thailand U23.
Playing career[edit]
Kawakita was born in Osaka Prefecture on May 13, 1978. After graduating from Kansai University, he joined J2 League club Ventforet Kofu in 2001. Although he played many matches from first season, he could not become a regular goalkeeper behind Hiromasa Azuma (2001) and Tatsuya Tsuruta (2002).[1][2] In 2003, he moved to Japan Football League club Otsuka Pharmaceutical (later Tokushima Vortis). He became a regular goalkeeper in 2003. However his opportunity to play decreased from 2004. Although the club won the champions in 2004 season and was promoted to J2, he could not play at all in the match in 2005. In 2006, Kawakita moved to newly was promoted to J2 League club, Ehime FC. He battles with many goalkeeper for the position and played many matches every season and became a regular goalkeeper in 2011. However he could not play at all in the match behind new goalkeeper Yota Akimoto in 2012[3] and retired end of 2012 season.
Club statistics[edit]
| 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 | ||||||
| 2001 | Ventforet Kofu | J2 League | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 2002 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2003 | Otsuka Pharmaceutical | Football League | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 32 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2005 | Tokushima Vortis | J2 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 | Ehime FC | J2 League | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 26 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | 23 | 0 | |||
| 2008 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 23 | 0 | |||
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2010 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2011 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 34 | 0 | |||
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 170 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 186 | 0 | ||
References[edit]
External links[edit]
- Yusuke Kawakita at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
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- 1978 births
- Living people
- Kansai University alumni
- Association football people from Osaka Prefecture
- Japanese men's footballers
- J2 League players
- Japan Football League players
- Ventforet Kofu players
- Tokushima Vortis players
- Ehime FC players
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Japanese football goalkeeper stubs