is a Japanese

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player.

Playing career

Kurakawa was born in Sanyo-Onoda on August 10, 1977. After graduating from

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, he joined the

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club

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in 2000. However he did not play at all. In 2001, he moved to the Prefectural Leagues club Gunma FC Horikoshi (later ''FC Horikoshi''). The club was promoted to the

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in 2002 and the

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in 2004. He played many matches as a regular player until 2005. In 2006, he moved to the

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club

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. He became a regular player as a right side back in late 2006 and the club was promoted to J1 in 2007. In 2008, the club won second place in the

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. However his opportunity to play decreased from 2009 and the club was relegated to J2 in 2010. Although the club returned to J1 in a year and won the championship in

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, he did not play much. In 2012, he moved to the J2 club

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. He became a regular player as a right side back in 2012. Although his opportunity to play decreased a little in 2013, he played many matches until 2016. In 2017, he moved to the Regional Leagues club

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. He retired at the end of the 2018 season.

Coaching career

In September 2017, when Kurakawa played for

club

, he became a playing manager. He managed the club until end of 2017 season.

Club statistics

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* * 1977 births Living people Aichi Gakuin University alumni Association football people from Yamaguchi Prefecture Japanese men's footballers J1 League players J2 League players Japan Football League players Yokohama F. Marinos players Arte Takasaki players Kashiwa Reysol players Roasso Kumamoto players Suzuka Point Getters players Men's association football defenders {{Japan-footy-defender-1970s-stub