Kohei Morita
盛田 剛平
Personal information
Full name Kohei Morita
Date of birth (1976-07-13) July 13, 1976
Place of birth Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Forward, Defender
Youth career
1992–1994 Toin Gakuen High School
1995–1998 Komazawa University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2000 Urawa Reds 23 (0)
2001 Cerezo Osaka 6 (0)
2001 Kawasaki Frontale 7 (1)
2002–2004 Omiya Ardija 63 (6)
2004–2011 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 105 (4)
2012–2016 Ventforet Kofu 86 (5)
2017 Thespakusatsu Gunma 10 (0)
Total 300 (16)
Medal record
Cerezo Osaka
Runner-upEmperor's Cup2001
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Runner-upJ.League Cup2010
Runner-upEmperor's Cup2007
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kohei Morita (盛田 剛平, Morita Kohei, born July 13, 1976) is a former Japanese football player.

Playing career

Morita was born in Nagoya on July 13, 1976. After graduating from Komazawa University, he joined J1 League club Urawa Reds in 1999. Although initially he played many matches as center forward, he could not score a goal and his opportunity to play decreased. The club was also relegated to J2 League from 2000. In 2001, he played for Cerezo Osaka and Kawasaki Frontale. However he could not play many matches in both clubs. In 2002, he moved to J2 club Omiya Ardija. He played many matches as forward until 2003. However he could hardly play in the match in 2004. In August 2004, he moved to Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Although he played as regular player in 2004, he could hardly play in the match in 2005. In 2006, he was converted to defender and played many matches as left back of three backs defense for long time. The club won the 2nd place 2007 Emperor's Cup. Although he could not play at all in the match for injury in 2010, he came back in 2011 season. In 2012, he moved to J2 club Ventforet Kofu. He became a regular player as center back from the middle of 2012 and the club won the champions in 2012 and was promoted to J1 from 2013. From 2014, he was converted to forward because there were few forward players in the club. However his opportunity to play decreased from 2015. In 2017, he moved to J2 club Thespakusatsu Gunma. He played as forward and retired end of 2017 season at age of 41.

Club statistics

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Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Asia Total
1999Urawa RedsJ1 League1901000-200
2000J2 League404610-96
2001Cerezo OsakaJ1 League600010-70
2001Kawasaki FrontaleJ2 League716100-132
2002Omiya ArdijaJ2 League32431--355
200328230--312
20043000--30
2004Sanfrecce HiroshimaJ1 League1411021-172
2005301030-70
20061902042-252
20071705070-290
2008J2 League16110--171
2009J1 League2111160-282
20100000000000
20111510010-161
2012Ventforet KofuJ2 League25000--250
2013J1 League1000050-150
20142953040-365
20151602061-241
2016600010-70
2017Thespakusatsu GunmaJ2 League10010--110
Career total 300163494140037529

References


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