is a former
Japan
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ese
football
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player.
Early life
Rakuyama was born in
Uozu
is a city in the eastern part of Toyama Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 42,224 in 16,811 households and a population density of 210 persons per km². Its total area was .
Geography
Uozu lies in between Namerikawa ...
on August 11, 1980. Rakuyama graduated from
Chukyo University
is a private university in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, with campuses in Nagoya and Toyota. The main building is located in Yagoto, Shōwa-ku, Nagoya.
Notable faculty members
* Naomi Miyake, cognitive scientist
* Koji Murofushi, Olympic hammer t ...
.
Playing career
Rakuyama joined
J1 League
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club
JEF United Chiba
, full name and also known as , is a Japanese professional football club that plays in the J2 League. On 1 February 2005, the club changed its name from ''JEF United Ichihara'' to the current name after Chiba city had joined Ichihara, Chiba as ...
in 2003. He got opportunities to play from first season and played many matches as midfielder from 2006. JEF United won the champions in
2005
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and
2006 J.League Cup. In July 2008, he moved to
J2 League
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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 ...
. He played as substitute midfielder.
J.League
/ref> Sanfrecce also won the champions in 2008 season and was promoted to J1. In 2010, he moved to Russian First Division
The Russian First League (russian: Первая лига, Pervaya liga), formerly called Russian First Division (russian: Первый дивизион) and Russian Football National League (FNL) (russian: Первенство Футбольн ...
club FC Khimki
FC Khimki (russian: ФК Химки) is a Russian professional football club based in Khimki. The club returned to the Russian Premier League in the 2020–21 season.
History
The team was formed in 1996 by merging two amateur clubs from Khimki, ...
. In 2011, he moved to Chinese Super League
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club Shenzhen Ruby
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. Although the club was relegated to League One, he played many matches until 2013. He retired end of 2013 season.
Club statistics
References
External links
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1980 births
Living people
Chukyo University alumni
People from Uozu, Toyama
Association football people from Toyama Prefecture
Japanese footballers
J1 League players
J2 League players
JEF United Chiba players
Sanfrecce Hiroshima players
FC Khimki players
Chinese Super League players
China League One players
Shenzhen F.C. players
Japanese expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Russia
Expatriate footballers in China
Association football midfielders
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