is a former Japanese

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player.

Playing career

Namba was born in

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on December 9, 1982. After graduating from high school, he joined

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club Vissel Kobe in 2001. However he could not play at all in the match. In 2002, he moved to

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club

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. Although he played many matches in 2002 season, he left the club and went on to

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in 2003. In 2006, he joined

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club Yokohama FC. On September 27, he debuted in J.League as substitute forward against

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and scored a goal this match. Although he could only play this match in 2006 season, Yokohama FC won the champions and was promoted to J1 first time in the club history. In 2007, although he played many matches from opening the season, he could hardly play in the match from summer. Yokohama FC also finished at the bottom place and was relegated to J2 in a year. From 2008, he became a regular player and played many matches until 2011. However he could not play many matches in 2012. In 2013, he moved to

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and played many matches. In 2014, he moved to

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. Although the club results were bad, he played many matches as forward for long time. He retired end of 2018 season.

Club statistics

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* 1982 births Living people Ryutsu Keizai University alumni Association football people from Okayama Prefecture Japanese footballers J1 League players J2 League players Japan Football League players Vissel Kobe players Tochigi SC players Yokohama FC players Mito HollyHock players FC Gifu players Men's association football forwards {{Japan-footy-forward-1980s-stub