is a former

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ese

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player.

Playing career

Urakami was born in

Kunitachi 250px, Daigaku-dori and sakura is a city located in the western portion of Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 76,423 in 38,825 households, and a population density of 9,400 persons per km2. Approximately 41.9% of ...

on 7 February 1969. After graduating from high school, he joined

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(later ''Yokohama Marinos'') in 1988. Through reserve team, he joined top team in 1990. However he could hardly play in the match behind Japan national team player

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. In 1995, he moved to

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. However he could hardly play in the match behind

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. In 1997, he moved to

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club

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. He became a regular player and the club was promoted to

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in 1999 and

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in 2000. The club was relegated to J2 in 2001. He lost his regular position behind

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from 2003 and he retired end of 2004 season.

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1969 births Living people Association football people from Tokyo Metropolis People from Kunitachi, Tokyo Japanese men's footballers Japan Soccer League players J1 League players J2 League players Japan Football League (1992–1998) players Yokohama F. Marinos players Shimizu S-Pulse players Kawasaki Frontale players Men's association football goalkeepers {{Japan-footy-goalkeeper-stub