Naoko Kawakami
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| Full name | Naoko Kawakami | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | November 16, 1977 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth |
Hyogo, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.56 m (5 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990–2004 | Tasaki Perule FC | 176+ | (22+) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 |
Nippon TV Beleza | 38 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 214+ | (24+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2005 | Japan | 48 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Naoko Kawakami (川上 直子, Kawakami Naoko, born November 16, 1977) is a former Japanese football player. She played for Japan national team.
Club career
Kawakami was born in
National team career
On March 16, 2001, Kawakami debuted for Japan national team against Chinese Taipei. She played at 2001, 2003 AFC Championship and 2002 Asian Games. She was also a member of Japan for 2003 World Cup and the 2004 Olympic Games.[1] She played 48 games for Japan until 2005.[2]
After retirement
After retiring from international football in 2005 and from football the following year, Kawakami became a commentator for
National team statistics
| Japan national team | ||
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| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2001 | 10 | 0 |
| 2002 | 10 | 0 |
| 2003 | 14 | 0 |
| 2004 | 10 | 0 |
| 2005 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 48 | 0 |
Achievements
Individual
5 times in the best eleven: 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
Club
Tasaki Perule FC
- 1 L.Leaguechampionship title: 2003 (runners-up in 2001 and 2002)
- 3 Empress's Cup: 2000, 2003, 2004
Nippon TV Bereza
- 2 L.Leaguechampionship title : 2005, 2006
- 1 Empress's Cup: 2006
References
- ^ Naoko Kawakami – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ a b Japan Football Association(in Japanese)
External links
- Naoko Kawakami – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Naoko Kawakami at Soccerway
- Naoko Kawakami at WorldFootball.net
- Naoko Kawakami at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Official website
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