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player and manager. He played for Japan national team. His brother

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Club career

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and Nagoya Mutual Bank. In 1971, Nagoya Mutual Bank was disbanded and he retired.

National team career

On March 22, 1965, Kuwahara debuted for Japan national team against

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. On March 25, he also played against

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. He played 2 games for Japan in 1965.Japan National Football Team Database
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Coaching career

After retirement, Kuwahara became a manager for

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club

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in 1973. He promoted the club to

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Division 2 in 1975 and Division 1 in 1981. He resigned in 1982. In 1987, he became a manager new club

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and managed until 1992.

National team statistics

References

External links

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Japan National Football Team Database
1944 births Living people Association football people from Shizuoka Prefecture Japanese footballers Japan international footballers Japan Soccer League players Hagoromo Club players Nagoya WEST FC players Japanese football managers Association football forwards People from Fujieda, Shizuoka {{Japan-footy-forward-stub