is a

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football player. He last played for

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club Honda FC.

Playing career

Furuhashi started his career with semi-professional

team Honda FC in 1999, while also working as a factory worker. He made his debut for the club in a 5–0 home win over

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. He made over 100 league appearances and scored 85 league goals in his time with Honda, and is still a popular figure at the club. In the summer of 2004, Furuhashi signed his first full-professional contract with J1 League team Cerezo Osaka. He scored on his Cerezo debut, a 4–3 win over FC Tokyo. He had an instant impact and quickly became a regular at

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. During his time there he formed notable strike partnerships with

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and Rui Komatsu. Furuhashi moved to

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in January 2009, after scoring 44 goals in 146 appearances for Cerezo. Furuhashi signed for

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on 28 November 2011. He made his Bellmare debut as a 2nd-half substitute in a 2–1 home win over

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on the opening day of the 2012 season.

Club statistics

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Honours

; Honda *

: 2001, 2002,

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; Individual * Japan Football League top-scorer: 2003 * J.League Best XI: 2005

References

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* 1980 births Living people Japanese men's footballers J1 League players J2 League players Japan Football League players Honda FC players Cerezo Osaka players Montedio Yamagata players Shonan Bellmare players Men's association football forwards Association football people from Hamamatsu {{Japan-footy-forward-1980s-stub