was a Japanese

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player. He played for Japan national team.

Club career

Kuwahara was born in

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on December 22, 1942. After graduating from

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, he joined his local club Toyo Industries in 1965. The club won league champions 5 times (

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, 1966, 1967, 1968 and

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). The club also won

, 1967 and 1969 Emperor's Cup. He retired in 1972. He played 94 games and scored 53 goals in the league.

National team career

In December 1966, he was selected Japan national team for 1966 Asian Games. At this competition, on December 14, he debuted against

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. In 1968, he was selected Japan for

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. He played 2 matches and Japan won Bronze Medal. In 2018, this team was selected

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. He played 12 games and scored 5 goals for Japan until 1970.Japan National Football Team Database
/ref> On March 1, 2017, Kuwahara died of

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at the age of 74.

Club statistics

National team statistics

References

External links

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Japan National Football Team Database
(Japan team at 1968 Olympics) at

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