Masahiro Koga

Masahiro Koga
古賀正紘
Personal information
Full name	Masahiro Koga
Date of birth	September 8, 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth	Okawa, Fukuoka, Japan
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1994–1996	Higashi Fukuoka High School
Senior career*
Years	Team
1997–2006	Nagoya Grampus Eight
2007–2010	Kashiwa Reysol
2010–2011	Júbilo Iwata
2012–2015	Avispa Fukuoka
Total
International career
1995	Japan U-17
Medal record
Nagoya Grampus Eight
Kashiwa Reysol
Júbilo Iwata
Representing Japan
AFC U-16 Championship
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Masahiro Koga (古賀正紘, Koga Masahiro, born September 8, 1978) is a former Japanese football player. His younger brother Seiji is also a footballer.

Club career

Koga was born in Okawa on September 8, 1978. After graduating from high school, he joined the Nagoya Grampus Eight in 1997. He became a regular player as a center back from 1998. The club won the 1999 Emperor's Cup. He moved to Kashiwa Reysol in 2007. Although he played as a regular player, he lost his place due to an injury in 2010. He then moved to Júbilo Iwata in August 2010. After playing for two seasons, he moved to his local club Avispa Fukuoka in 2012. He retired at the end of the 2015 season.

National team career

In August 1995, Koga was selected by the Japan U-17 national team for the 1995 U-17 World Championship and he played full time in all three matches. In June 1997, he was also selected by the Japan U-20 national team for the 1997 World Youth Championship, but he did not play in any matches.

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
1997	Nagoya Grampus Eight	J1 League	8	0	1	0	5	0	14	0
1998			21	0	0	0	0	0	21	0
1999			26	2	5	0	4	0	35	2
2000			25	2	1	0	4	0	30	2
2001			18	0	0	0	3	0	21	0
2002			28	1	3	0	6	0	37	1
2003			28	2	2	0	4	0	34	2
2004			24	1	2	1	7	0	33	2
2005			27	5	1	0	6	0	34	5
2006			26	2	0	0	5	0	31	2
2007	Kashiwa Reysol	J1 League	29	2	1	0	2	1	32	3
2008			29	1	5	1	5	1	39	3
2009			20	2	0	0	4	0	24	2
2010		J2 League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2010	Júbilo Iwata	J1 League	12	0	2	0	3	0	17	0
2011	Júbilo Iwata	J1 League	7	0	1	0	2	0	10	0
2012	Avispa Fukuoka	J2 League	33	1	2	0	-	-	35	1
2013			22	0	0	0	0	0	22	0
2014			13	0	1	0	0	0	14	0
2015			6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
Total			402	21	27	2	60	2	489	25

References

External links

Masahiro Koga – FIFA competition record (archived)
Masahiro Koga at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)

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