is a former

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player.

Club career

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in 2000. He debuted in 2000 and his opportunity to play increased on behalf of veteran goalkeeper

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. However he did not play much, since

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came to S-Pulse in 2004. Although he moved to

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in 2006, he did not play much. He moved to the

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club

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in 2007. He played in many matches and moved to

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. However he did not play much there, as he was the team's reserve goalkeeper behind Takashi Kitano (2008-09),

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(2010-13), and Tatsuya Morita (2014-16). He retired at the end of the 2016 season.

National team career

In June 2001, Kurokawa was selected Japan U-20 national team for 2001 World Youth Championship. But he did not play in the match, as he was the team's reserve goalkeeper behind Yosuke Fujigaya. In August 2004, he was selected Japan U-23 national team for

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. But he did not play in the match, as he was the team's reserve goalkeeper behind

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was selected as over aged.

Club statistics

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* * 1981 births Living people Association football people from Ehime Prefecture Japanese men's footballers J1 League players J2 League players Shimizu S-Pulse players Tokyo Verdy players JEF United Chiba players Japan Soccer College players Albirex Niigata players Olympic footballers for Japan Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Asian Games medalists in football Footballers at the 2002 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Men's association football goalkeepers Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games {{Japan-footy-goalkeeper-stub