is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.

Club career

Kurobe was born in Anan on March 6, 1978. After graduating from

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, he joined the

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in 2000. The club was relegated to the J2 League in 2000 and many main players left the club. In 2001, he played as a regular player after a generational change. In 2002, he played center forward, as one of the three top forwards with wings, along with Daisuke Matsui and

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, and the club won the Emperor's Cup, which was their first major title. He moved to Cerezo Osaka in 2005. After that, he played for the

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in 2006 and the JEF United Chiba in 2007, but he was not put into play as often. In 2008, he moved to the J2 League club

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and he played more often. He moved to Kataller Toyama in 2010 and he played until 2013. In 2014, he moved to

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and played for the TTM Customs. He retired at the end of the 2014 season.

National team career

On March 28, 2003, Kurobe debuted for the Japan national team against

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. He played in four games for Japan until 2004.Japan National Football Team Database
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Club statistics

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National team statistics

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1978 births Living people Fukuoka University alumni Association football people from Tokushima Prefecture Japanese men's footballers Japan men's international footballers J1 League players J2 League players Kyoto Sanga FC players Cerezo Osaka players Urawa Red Diamonds players JEF United Chiba players Avispa Fukuoka players Kataller Toyama players Expatriate men's footballers in Thailand Men's association football forwards {{Japan-footy-forward-1970s-stub