Kenji Komata
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Full name
Kenji Komata
Date of birth
July 15, 1964
Height
1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
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| Full name | Kenji Komata | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | July 15, 1964 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Niigata, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1980–1982 | Niigata Technical High School | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1983–1986 | Osaka University of Commerce | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1987–1995 | Júbilo Iwata | 112 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1996–1998 | Albirex Niigata | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||
Kenji Komata (古俣 健次, Komata Kenji; born July 15, 1964) is a former Japanese football player.
Komata was born in Niigata Prefecture on July 15, 1964. After graduating from Osaka University of Commerce, he joined Yamaha Motors (later Júbilo Iwata) in 1987. He played as regular player as a defensive midfielder from the first season and the club won the championship in 1988. However his opportunity to play decreased in 1990s. In 1996, he moved to his local club Albireo Niigata (later Albirex Niigata) in the Regional Leagues. The club was promoted to the Japan Football League in 1998 and he retired at the end of the 1998 season.
