is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team.

Club career

Ogura was born in Suzuka on July 6, 1973. After graduating from high school, he joined Nagoya Grampus Eight in 1992. In 1993, he moved to

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club

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on loan. He returned Nagoya in 1994. In 1995, the club won Emperor's Cup first major title in club history. At

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, he scored 2 goals against

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. However he got hurt in 1996. He operated several times and returned, but his opportunities to play decreased. In the early 2000s, he played for

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(2000),

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(2001) and

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(2002). In 2003, he moved to J2 League club

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. He played as regular player in 2003 and 2004. He retired in 2005.

National team career

On May 22, 1994, Ogura debuted for Japan national team against Australia. On May 29, Ogura scored a goal against

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. He also played at

1994 Asian Games The 1994 Asian Games ( ja, 1994年アジア競技大会, ''Senkyūhyakukyūjūyon-nen Ajia kyōgi taikai''), also known as the XII Asiad and the 12th Asian Games ( ja, 第12回アジア競技大会, Daijūni-kai Ajia kyōgi taikai), were held from ...

. He played 5 games and scored 1 goal for Japan in 1994.Japan National Football Team Database
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Coaching career

In June 2015, Ogura became an assistant for general manager at

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. In 2016, he became a manager. However he resigned in August.

Club statistics

National team statistics

Managerial statistics

J.League Data Site
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References

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* * 1973 births Living people Association football people from Mie Prefecture Japanese men's footballers Japan men's international footballers J1 League players J2 League players Eerste Divisie players Nagoya Grampus players Excelsior Rotterdam players JEF United Chiba players Tokyo Verdy players Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo players Ventforet Kofu players Japanese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Japanese expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Japanese football managers J1 League managers Nagoya Grampus managers Men's association football forwards Footballers at the 1994 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Japan {{Japan-footy-forward-1970s-stub