is a Japanese

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er who last played for

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as a

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Career

Komatsu was chosen as one of the Designated Players for Development by

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and JFA in 2005 when he was a student of Kwansei Gakuin University. Because of this status, he was able to register as a

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player while he was still eligible to play for his university club. However, he did not play any official match for Cerezo. After graduating from university in 2006, he officially signed with Cerezo. On 12 August 2006, he made his

debut in a 1–0 loss against

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. Two month later, he was loaned out to Kyu-League side

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. He returned to Cerezo for the 2007 season and his first goal for the club in a 3-1 win against

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, on May 23. During the 2007 season, he managed to form a strike partnership with fellow striker Tatsuya Furuhashi, as the pair scored a total of 30 goals between them. Due to injuries, after three years with

, Rui Komatsu opted to quit football and retired in January 2018 to become a coach at

Career statistics

Club

''Updated to 26 February 2018''.Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社
"2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑"
10 February 2016, Japan, (p. 184 out of 289)

References

External links

Profile at Cerezo Osaka
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Komatsu, Rui 1983 births Living people Kwansei Gakuin University alumni Association football people from Kōchi Prefecture Japanese men's footballers J1 League players J2 League players J3 League players Cerezo Osaka players V-Varen Nagasaki players Kawasaki Frontale players Oita Trinita players Giravanz Kitakyushu players Men's association football forwards