- Kenichi Uemura
Football player infobox| playername= Kenichi Uemura
fullname = Kenichi Uemura
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1974|4|22
cityofbirth =Yatsushiro, Kumamoto
countryofbirth =Japan
height = 180cm
currentclub =Roasso Kumamoto
position = Defender
youthyears = 1990-1993
youthclubs = Matsunaga High School
years = 1993-2003
2004
2005-2006
2006
2007-present
clubs =Sanfrecce Hiroshima Cerezo Osaka Tokyo Verdy 1969 Yokohama Sports & Culture Club Roasso Kumamoto
caps(goals) = 251 0(23)
015 00(0)
019 00(0)
000 00(0)
045 00(3)
nationalyears = 2001
nationalteam = Japan
nationalcaps(goals) = 004 00(0)
pcupdate =10 June 2008
ntupdate =10 June 2008 nihongo|Kenichi Uemura|上村 健一|Uemura Kenichi|bornApril 22 ,1974 inYatsushiro, Kumamoto ,Japan is aJapan ese football (soccer) player. He is a defender and currently plays forJ. League Division 2 sideRoasso Kumamoto . He was capped 4 times forJapan national football team .Playing career
After graduating from Matsunaga High Schook, he joined
J. League sideSanfrecce Hiroshima in 1993. He broke into the first team in the first season. His first league appearance came onJuly 4 ,1993 against Verdy Kawasaki at Todoroki Stadium. He scored his first professional goal onJuly 24 ,1993 againstUrawa Red Diamonds atHiroshima Stadium .He represented Japan at the
1996 Summer Olympics . He scored a goal in a group stage match against Hungary.Notional coach
Philippe Troussier gave him the first full international cap onApril 25 ,2001 in a friendly against Spain in Cordoba. He was a member of the Japan team for the2001 FIFA Confederations Cup and he played three games.After 11 year long service at Hiroshima, he moved to
Cerezo Osaka in 2004, thenTokyo Verdy 1969 (2005-2006). After a brief spell at Yokohama Sports & Culture Club, he joined Roasso Kumamoto in 2007.He damaged his knee ligaments three times and experienced seven operations. These injuries have affected his form.
Clubs
"As of 17 January 2007."
*1993-2003 : flagicon|Japan
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
*2004 : flagicon|JapanCerezo Osaka
*2005-2006 : flagicon|JapanTokyo Verdy 1969
*2006 : flagicon|JapanYokohama Sports&Culture Club
*2007-present : flagicon|JapanRoasso Kumamoto National team
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Honors and awards
Team Honors
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FIFA Confederations Cup Runner-up: 2001External links
* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/php/spieler.php?id=11754 National Football Teams]
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