Keisuke Kurihara (footballer)

Keisuke Kurihara
栗原 圭介

Personal information
Full name	Keisuke Kurihara
Date of birth	(1973-05-20) May 20, 1973
Place of birth	Ota, Tokyo, Japan
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder, Forward
Youth career
1989–1991	Toin Gakuen High School
1992–1995	Komazawa University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996–1999	Verdy Kawasaki	38	(8)
1998	→Bellmare Hiratsuka (loan)	16	(5)
2000	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	18	(4)
2001–2002	Shonan Bellmare	71	(24)
2003–2004	Albirex Niigata	26	(0)
2005–2008	Vissel Kobe	118	(23)
2009	Tochigi SC	34	(0)
Total		321	(64)
Managerial career
2014–2016	Fukushima United FC
Medal record Verdy Kawasaki Runner-up J.League Cup 1996 Winner Emperor's Cup 1996
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Keisuke Kurihara (栗原 圭介, Kurihara Keisuke, born May 20, 1973) is a former Japanese football player and manager.

Playing career

Kurihara was born in Ota, Tokyo on May 20, 1973. After graduating from Komazawa University, he joined the J1 League club Verdy Kawasaki in 1996. He played as a forward during his first season. The club won the championship in the 1996 Emperor's Cup and he scored a goal in the Final. However he did not play much after that and moved to Bellmare Hiratsuka (later Shonan Bellmare) on loan in 1998. At Bellmare, he played often. In 1999, he returned to Verdy and played in many matches. In 2000, he moved to Sanfrecce Hiroshima. In 2001, he moved to the J2 League Shonan Bellmare again and played as a regular player over two seasons. In 2003, he moved to the J2 club Albirex Niigata. At Albirex, he was converted to an offensive midfielder and played as a substitute. The club won the championship in 2003 and was promoted to J1 in 2004. In 2005, he moved to Vissel Kobe. In 2005, he played as a substitute midfielder and the club was relegated to J2 in 2006. He then became a regular player and the club was returned to J1 in a year. In 2009, he moved to the newly promoted J2 League club, Tochigi SC. He retired at the end of the 2009 season.

Coaching career

After retirement, Kurihara started coaching career at Vissel Kobe in 2010. In 2014, he moved to newly was promoted to J3 League club, Fukushima United FC and became a manager. He managed the club in 3 season until 2016.

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
1996	Verdy Kawasaki	J1 League	7	2	4	2	5	1	16	5
1997			7	0	0	0	6	1	13	1
1998			0	0	0	0	4	1	4	1
1998	Bellmare Hiratsuka	J1 League	16	5	2	1	0	0	18	6
1999	Verdy Kawasaki	J1 League	24	6	0	0	3	1	27	7
2000	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	J1 League	18	4	2	2	1	0	21	6
2001	Shonan Bellmare	J2 League	33	17	2	1	2	0	37	18
2002			38	7	1	1	-		39	8
2003	Albirex Niigata	J2 League	15	0	4	0	-		19	0
2004		J1 League	11	0	1	0	4	0	16	0
2005	Vissel Kobe	J1 League	18	4	1	0	5	0	24	4
2006		J2 League	45	12	0	0	-		45	12
2007		J1 League	26	3	1	0	5	1	32	4
2008			29	4	2	3	5	2	36	9
2009	Tochigi SC	J2 League	34	0	0	0	-		34	0
Total			321	64	20	10	42	7	383	81

Managerial statistics

Team	From	To	Record
			G	W	D	L	Win %
Fukushima United FC	2014	2016	99	29	28	42	029.29
Total			99	29	28	42	029.29

External links

• Player statistics at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
• Manager statistics manager profile at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)