Kazumasa Kawano

Kazumasa Kawano
河野和正
Personal information
Full name	Kazumasa Kawano
Date of birth	November 7, 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth	Oita, Japan
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team
1989–1996	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
1997–1998	Nagoya Grampus Eight
1997	→Yokohama Marinos (loan)
1999–2002	Cerezo Osaka
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kazumasa Kawano (河野和正, Kawano Kazumasa, born November 7, 1970) is a former Japanese football player.

Playing career

Kawano was born in Oita Prefecture on November 7, 1970. After graduating from high school, he joined Mazda (later Sanfrecce Hiroshima) in 1989. He was mainly reserve goalkeeper behind Kazuya Maekawa. However from 1992, he played many matches because Maekawa was prone to injuries. In 1995, the club won the 2nd place J1 League. In 1997, he moved to Nagoya Grampus Eight. In September 1997, he moved to Yokohama Marinos on loan. He played many matches instead Japan national team player Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi while left the club for 1998 World Cup qualification. After he returned to Grampus Eight in 1998, he moved to Cerezo Osaka in 1999. He battles with Seigo Shimokawa for the position and he played many matches from 2001. However the club was relegated to J2 League in 2001. In 2002, he played many matches and the club won the 2nd place in J2 League. Althouogh the club was promoted to J1 League from 2003, he retired end of 2002 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
1989/90	Mazda	JSL Division 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1990/91		JSL Division 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1991/92		JSL Division 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1992	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	J1 League	-		2	0	8	0	10	0
1993			21	0	4	0	6	0	31	0
1994			17	0	3	0	1	0	21	0
1995			15	0	0	0	-		15	0
1996			4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
1997	Nagoya Grampus Eight	J1 League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1997	Yokohama Marinos	J1 League	10	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
1998	Nagoya Grampus Eight	J1 League	6	0	3	0	0	0	9	0
1999	Cerezo Osaka	J1 League	0	0	3	0	2	0	5	0
2000			0	0	2	0	1	0	3	0
2001			12	0	0	0	2	0	14	0
2002		J2 League	13	0	0	0	-		13	0
Country	Japan		98	0	14	0	20	0	132	0
Total			98	0	14	0	20	0	132	0

References

External links

Kazumasa Kawano at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
biglobe.ne.jp

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