Noriaki Asakura

Noriaki Asakura
朝倉 徳明

Personal information
Full name	Noriaki Asakura
Date of birth	(1973-05-11) May 11, 1973
Place of birth	Shizuoka, Japan
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1989–1991	Shizuoka Kita High School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1992–1995	Shimizu S-Pulse	14	(0)
1996–1997	Consadole Sapporo	18	(0)
Total		32	(0)
Medal record Shimizu S-Pulse Runner-up J.League Cup 1992 Runner-up J.League Cup 1993
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Noriaki Asakura (朝倉 徳明, Asakura Noriaki, born May 11, 1973) is a former Japanese football player.

Playing career

Asakura was born in Shizuoka Prefecture on May 11, 1973. After graduating from high school, he joined the new club Shimizu S-Pulse, based in his area, in 1992. He got an opportunity to play little by little in the first season and the club won the 2nd place 1992 and 1993 J.League Cup. However he could not play many matches and he moved to the Japan Football League club Consadole Sapporo in 1996. Although the club won the championship in 1997 and was promoted to J1 League, he did not play in many matches and retired at the end of the 1997 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	Shimizu S-Pulse	J1 League	-		3	0	7	0	10	0
1993			2	0	0	0	5	0	7	0
1994			8	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
1995			4	0	0	0	-		4	0
1996	Consadole Sapporo	Football League	9	0	1	0	-		10	0
1997			9	0	3	0	2	0	14	0
Total			32	0	7	0	14	0	53	0

External links

• Noriaki Asakura at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
• geocities.co.jp