Kazumasa Kawano

Kazumasa Kawano
河野 和正

Personal information
Full name	Kazumasa Kawano
Date of birth	(1970-11-07) 7 November 1970
Place of birth	Oita, Japan
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1986–1988	Nakatsu Technical High School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1989–1996	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	59	(0)
1997–1998	Nagoya Grampus Eight	6	(0)
1997	→Yokohama Marinos (loan)	10	(0)
1999–2002	Cerezo Osaka	25	(0)
Total		100	(0)
Medal record Sanfrecce Hiroshima Runner-up J1 League 1994 Runner-up Emperor's Cup 1995 Runner-up Emperor's Cup 1996 Cerezo Osaka Runner-up Emperor's Cup 2001
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kazumasa Kawano (河野 和正, Kawano Kazumasa, born 7 November 1970) is a former Japanese football player. he the current goalkeeper coach J1 League club of Nagoya Grampus.

Playing career

Kawano was born in Oita Prefecture on 7 November 1970. After graduating from high school, he joined Mazda (later Sanfrecce Hiroshima) in 1989. He was mainly reserve goalkeeper behind Kazuya Maekawa. However, from 1992, he played many matches because Maekawa was prone to injuries. In 1995, the club won the 2nd place J1 League. In 1997, he moved to Nagoya Grampus Eight. In September 1997, he moved to Yokohama Marinos on loan. He played many matches instead Japan national team player Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi while left the club for 1998 World Cup qualification. After he returned to Grampus Eight in 1998, he moved to Cerezo Osaka in 1999. He battles with Seigo Shimokawa for the position and he played many matches from 2001. However the club was relegated to J2 League in 2001. In 2002, he played many matches and the club won the 2nd place in J2 League. Althouogh the club was promoted to J1 League from 2003, he retired end of 2002 season.

Coaching career

After the retirement, Kawano started coaching career at Cerezo Osaka in 2003. He mainly served as goalkeeper coach fop youth team until 2013. In 2014, he became a coach for top team.

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
1989/90	Mazda	JSL Division 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1990/91			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1991/92		JSL Division 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1992	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	J1 League	-		2	0	8	0	10	0
1993			21	0	4	0	6	0	31	0
1994			17	0	3	0	1	0	21	0
1995			15	0	0	0	-		15	0
1996			4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
1997	Nagoya Grampus Eight	J1 League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1997	Yokohama Marinos	J1 League	10	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
1998	Nagoya Grampus Eight	J1 League	6	0	3	0	0	0	9	0
1999	Cerezo Osaka	J1 League	0	0	3	0	2	0	5	0
2000			0	0	2	0	1	0	3	0
2001			12	0	0	0	2	0	14	0
2002		J2 League	13	0	0	0	-		13	0
Total			98	0	14	0	20	0	132	0

External links

• Kazumasa Kawano at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
• biglobe.ne.jp