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player.

Club career

Kozo began his career with Yokohama Flügels and played later for the Waseda University. In 2002, he left Waseda University. He was now scouted by

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club JEF United Ichihara (later ''JEF United Chiba''). He debuted in 2003 and played many matches as center back from 2004. JEF United won the champions in

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and 2006 J.League Cup. However he could hardly play in the match from 2007. After seven years for JEF United, he moved to

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club

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Sanfrecce Hiroshima ( ja, サンフレッチェ広島, translit=''Sanfuretche Hiroshima'') is a Japanese professional football club based in Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima. The club plays in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the coun ...

in June 2008. He played many matches as substitute defender and Sanfrecce won the champions in 2008 J2 League. However he resigned end of 2008 season. After half-year blank, On 20 July 2009, the

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club Fortuna Düsseldorf signed the Japanese defender until the end of the year.

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* 1979 births Living people Waseda University alumni Association football people from Kanagawa Prefecture Japanese men's footballers Japanese expatriate men's footballers J1 League players J2 League players 2. Bundesliga players JEF United Chiba players Sanfrecce Hiroshima players Fortuna Düsseldorf players Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Men's association football defenders {{Japan-footy-defender-1970s-stub