Kohei Morita

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-up Emperor's Cup 2001 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Runner-up J.League Cup 2010 Runner-up Emperor's Cup 2007
*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

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Asia		Total
1999	Urawa Reds	J1 League	19	0	1	0	0	0	-		20	0
2000		J2 League	4	0	4	6	1	0	-		9	6
2001	Cerezo Osaka	J1 League	6	0	0	0	1	0	-		7	0
2001	Kawasaki Frontale	J2 League	7	1	6	1	0	0	-		13	2
2002	Omiya Ardija	J2 League	32	4	3	1	-		-		35	5
2003			28	2	3	0	-		-		31	2
2004			3	0	0	0	-		-		3	0
2004	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	J1 League	14	1	1	0	2	1	-		17	2
2005			3	0	1	0	3	0	-		7	0
2006			19	0	2	0	4	2	-		25	2
2007			17	0	5	0	7	0	-		29	0
2008		J2 League	16	1	1	0	-		-		17	1
2009		J1 League	21	1	1	1	6	0	-		28	2
2010			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2011			15	1	0	0	1	0	-		16	1
2012	Ventforet Kofu	J2 League	25	0	0	0	-		-		25	0
2013		J1 League	10	0	0	0	5	0	-		15	0
2014			29	5	3	0	4	0	-		36	5
2015			16	0	2	0	6	1	-		24	1
2016			6	0	0	0	1	0	-		7	0
2017	Thespakusatsu Gunma	J2 League	10	0	1	0	-		-		11	0
Career total			300	16	34	9	41	4	0	0	375	29

External links

• Kohei Morita at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
• Profile at Thespakusatsu Gunma (in Japanese)