Masahide Kawamoto

Masahide Kawamoto
川元 正英

Personal information
Full name	Masahide Kawamoto
Date of birth	(1971-06-21) June 21, 1971
Place of birth	Kanagawa, Japan
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1987–1989	Atsugi Minami High School
1990–1993	Tokai University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994–1999	Kawasaki Frontale	68	(1)
Total		68	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Masahide Kawamoto (川元 正英, Kawamoto Masahide, born June 21, 1971) is a former Japanese football player.

Playing career

Kawamoto was born in Kanagawa Prefecture on June 21, 1971. After graduating from Tokai University, he joined the Japan Football League club Fujitsu (later Kawasaki Frontale) in 1994. He became a regular player as center back from the first season. However, hr did not play as much in 1995. In 1998, he became a regular player again and the club won second place and was promoted to the new J2 League in 1999. The club won the championship for the 1999 season and was promoted to the J1 League for the 2000 season. However, he did not play as much in 1999 and he left the club at the end of the 1999 season without playing J1.

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
1994	Fujitsu	Football League	21	1	-		-		21	1
1995			2	0	0	0	-		2	0
1996			13	0	3	1	-		16	1
1997	Kawasaki Frontale	Football League	0	0	0	0	-		0	0
1998			24	0	3	0	4	0	31	0
1999		J2 League	8	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
Total			68	1	6	1	4	0	78	2

External links

• Masahide Kawamoto at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
• Kawasaki Frontale in 1999(in Japanese)