Shiro Kikuhara

Shiro Kikuhara (菊原 志郎, Kikuhara Shiro; born July 7, 1969) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.

Shiro Kikuhara
菊原 志郎

Personal information
Full name	Shiro Kikuhara
Date of birth	(1969-07-07) July 7, 1969 (age 56)
Place of birth	Kanagawa, Japan
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Yomiuri
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1985–1996	Verdy Kawasaki	95	(13)
1994–1995	→ Urawa Reds (loan)	9	(0)
Total		104	(13)
International career
1990	Japan	5	(0)
Medal record Verdy Kawasaki Winner Japan Soccer League 1986/87 Winner Japan Soccer League 1990/91 Winner Japan Soccer League 1991/92 Runner-up Japan Soccer League 1989/90 Winner J1 League 1993 Winner JSL Cup 1985 Winner JSL Cup 1991 Winner J.League Cup 1992 Winner J.League Cup 1993 Runner-up J.League Cup 1996 Winner Emperor's Cup 1986 Winner Emperor's Cup 1987 Winner Emperor's Cup 1996 Runner-up Emperor's Cup 1991 Runner-up Emperor's Cup 1992
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Kikuhara was born in Kanagawa Prefecture on July 7, 1969. He joined the Yomiuri (later Verdy Kawasaki) youth team in 1985. In February 1986, he debuted in the Japan Soccer League when he was 16 years old. The club won the league championship three times, the JSL Cup twice, and the Emperor's Cup twice. In Asia, the club also won the 1987 Asian Club Championship. In 1992, the Japan Soccer League was dissolved and the new league J1 League was formed. The club won the 1993 J.League and the 1992 and 1993 J.League Cups. However, he gradually played less often. So he moved to the Urawa Reds in 1994. He returned to Verdy Kawasaki in 1996 and retired at the end of the season.

National team career

On July 29, 1990, Kikuhara debuted for Japan national team against China. He also played at 1990 Asian Games. He played 5 games for Japan in 1990.^[1]

Club statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Total
1985/86	Yomiuri	JSL Division 1	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
1986/87			0	0	1	0	1	0	2	0
1987/88			8	3	1	0	0	0	9	3
1988/89			18	3	2	0	3	1	23	4
1989/90			21	3	4	1	4	1	29	5
1990/91			19	3	2	0	2	0	23	3
1991/92			16	1	2	0	4	0	22	1
1992	Verdy Kawasaki	J1 League	-		2	0	8	1	10	1
1993			6	0	2	0	6	0	14	0
1994	Urawa Reds	J1 League	8	0	3	0	0	0	11	0
1995			1	0	0	0	-		1	0
1996	Verdy Kawasaki	J1 League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total			104	13	19	1	28	3	151	17

National team statistics

^[1]

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1990	5	0
Total	5	0