Masaaki Furukawa (古川 昌明, Furukawa Masaaki, born 28 August 1968) is a former Japanese football player.

Masaaki Furukawa
古川 昌明
Personal information
Full name Masaaki Furukawa
Date of birth (1968-08-28) 28 August 1968 (age 56)
Place of birth Chiba, Chiba, Japan
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1984–1986 Ichihara Midori High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1990 Honda 0 (0)
1990–1991 Honda Luminozo Sayama
1992–2000 Kashima Antlers 125 (0)
1998Avispa Fukuoka (loan) 1 (0)
Total 126 (0)
Medal record
Kashima Antlers
Winner J1 League 1996
Winner J1 League 1998
Winner J1 League 2000
Runner-up J1 League 1993
Runner-up J1 League 1997
Winner J.League Cup 1997
Winner J.League Cup 2000
Runner-up J.League Cup 1999
Winner Emperor's Cup 1997
Winner Emperor's Cup 2000
Runner-up Emperor's Cup 1993
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

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Furukawa was born in Chiba on 28 August 1968. After graduating from high school, he joined Honda in 1987. However he was not registered as a player until 1989. He could hardly play in the match and moved to Honda Luminozo Sayama in 1990. He left the club in June 1991 and moved to Brazil. After training in Brazil, he joined Kashima Antlers in 1992. He played as regular goalkeeper until 1994. From 1995, although he battles with Yohei Sato for the position, he could hardly play in the match behind Sato and Daijiro Takakuwa from 1997. He moved to Avispa Fukuoka in September 1998. Although he returned to Antlers in 1999, he could not play in the match. He retired end of 2000 season.

Club statistics

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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 Honda JSL Division 1 0 0 2 0 2 0
1990 Honda Luminozo Sayama Prefectural Leagues
1991 Regional Leagues
1992 Kashima Antlers J1 League - 3 0 5 0 8 0
1993 36 0 5 0 3 0 44 0
1994 34 0 0 0 1 0 35 0
1995 26 0 0 0 - 26 0
1996 15 0 3 0 4 0 22 0
1997 5 0 0 0 6 0 11 0
1998 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
1998 Avispa Fukuoka J1 League 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1999 Kashima Antlers J1 League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 126 0 11 0 21 0 158 0

Manga

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A 51-page manga story about Furukawa was published in Weekly Shōnen Sunday in 1994. It was called Furukawa Masaaki Monogatari – Kowareta Radio and it was illustrated by Yoshihiro Takahashi.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Furukawa Masaaki Monogatari – Kowareta Radio". Hopeanuoli.com. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
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