Koichi Kidera

Koichi Kidera
木寺 浩一

Personal information
Full name	Koichi Kidera
Date of birth	(1972-04-04) April 4, 1972
Place of birth	Hidaka, Saitama, Japan
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1988–1990	Bunan High School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1991–1993	NKK	27	(0)
1994–1995	Kyoto Purple Sanga	8	(0)
1996–1997	Honda Luminozo Sayama
1998–2005	Albirex Niigata	71	(0)
2006–2008	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	23	(0)
2009	Zweigen Kanazawa	14	(0)
Total		143	(0)
Medal record Sanfrecce Hiroshima Runner-up Emperor's Cup 2007
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Koichi Kidera (木寺 浩一, Kidera Koichi, born April 4, 1972) is a former Japanese football player.

Playing career

Kidera was born in Hidaka on April 4, 1972. After graduating from high school, he joined the Japan Soccer League club NKK in 1991. In 1992, the Japan Soccer League was dissolved and the club joined the new Japan Football League (JFL). Kidera became a regular goalkeeper in 1992. However he did not play much in 1993 and the club was disbanded at the end of the 1993 season. In 1994, he moved to the JFL club Kyoto Purple Sanga. Although he played for two seasons, he did not participate in many matches. In 1996, he moved to the Regional Leagues club Honda Luminozo Sayama and played for two seasons. In 1998, he moved to the JFL club Albirex Niigata. He played often and the club was promoted to the new J2 League in 1999. He competed with Shinya Yoshihara for a position and played often until 2000. However he played less often than Yosuke Nozawa in 2001. The club won the championship in 2003 and was promoted to the J1 League in 2004. In 2004, he played often during the summer after Nozawa was injured. Although he became a regular goalkeeper in late 2005, he was released from the club for generational change at the end of the 2005 season. In 2006, he moved to the J1 club Sanfrecce Hiroshima. However he did not play as often as Takashi Shimoda and the club was relegated to J2 in 2008. In 2008, he became a regular goalkeeper after Shimoda was hurt. Kidera injured his shoulder in June and could not play at all after the injury. In 2009, he moved to the Regional Leagues club Zweigen Kanazawa. He played often and the club was promoted to the Japan Football League in 2010. However he retired at the end of the 2009 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
1990/91	NKK	JSL Division 1	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
1991/92		JSL Division 2	7	0			2	0	9	0
1992		Football League	17	0	0	0	-		17	0
1993			1	0	0	0	-		1	0
1994	Kyoto Purple Sanga	Football League	8	0	3	0	-		11	0
1995			0	0	0	0	-		0	0
1996	Honda Luminozo Sayama	Regional Leagues
1997					2	0	-		2	0
1998	Albirex Niigata	Football League	18	0	0	0	-		18	0
1999		J2 League	14	0	0	0	0	0	14	0
2000			18	0	3	0	2	0	23	0
2001			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2002			2	0	1	0	-		3	0
2003			0	0	1	0	-		1	0
2004		J1 League	11	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
2005			8	0	1	0	0	0	9	0
2006	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	J1 League	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2007			3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
2008		J2 League	19	0	0	0	-		19	0
2009	Zweigen Kanazawa	Regional Leagues	14	0	0	0	-		14	0
Total			143	0	11	0	4	0	158	0

External links

• Koichi Kidera at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)