is a former

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player. He played for Japan national team.

Club career

Minowa was born in Kawasaki on June 2, 1976. After graduating from

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, he joined

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in 1999. However he did not play in the match, he moved to his local club

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in September 2000. The club was relegated to

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end of 2000 season. From 2001, although the club in

, he became a regular player as defender. The club won the champions in 2004 and was promoted to

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. The club won the 2nd place 2006 J1 League and 2007 J.League Cup. In 2008, he lost his opportunity to play for injury and moved to

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in June. The club was relegated to J2 League end of 2008 season. From 2009, he could not play for injury and he left the club end of 2010 season. He announced his retirement in September 2011.

National team career

On April 25, 2005, when Minowa was 29 aged, he debuted for Japan national team in a friendly match against

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.Japan National Football Team Database
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Club statistics

National team statistics

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* 1976 births Living people Sendai University alumni Association football people from Kanagawa Prefecture Japanese footballers Japan international footballers J1 League players J2 League players Júbilo Iwata players Kawasaki Frontale players Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo players Association football defenders {{Japan-footy-defender-1970s-stub