Yasuharu Kurata

Yasuharu Kurata
倉田安治
Personal information
Full name	Yasuharu Kurata
Date of birth	February 1, 1963 (age 61)
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
1986–1991	Honda
1991–1992	Yomiuri
Total
International career
1986–1987	Japan
1989	Japan Futsal
Managerial career
2010	FC Gifu
2014	Dalian Aerbin
2015	Tochigi SC
Medal record
Yomiuri
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

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	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		JSL Cup		Total
1986/87	Honda	JSL Division 1
1987/88
1988/89
1989/90			8	1			0	0	8	1
1990/91			17	1			0	0	17	1
1991/92	Yomiuri	JSL Division 1	2	0	1	0	4	0	7	0
Total			27	2	1	0	4	0	32	2

National team statistics

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Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1986	1	0
1987	5	0
Total	6	0

Managerial statistics

Team	From	To	Record
Team	From	To	G	W	D	L	Win %
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

^ ^a ^b Japan National Football Team Database
^ ^a ^b J.League Data Site(in Japanese)

External links

Yasuharu Kurata at National-Football-Teams.com
Japan National Football Team Database
Yasuharu Kurata manager profile at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)

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[JNFTD-1] Japan National Football Team Database

[J.League_Data_Site-2] J.League Data Site(in Japanese)

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