Katsuyoshi Kuwahara

Katsuyoshi Kuwahara
桑原勝義
Personal information
Full name	Katsuyoshi Kuwahara
Date of birth	May 30, 1944 (age 80)
Place of birth	Fujieda, Shizuoka, Empire of Japan
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Fujieda Higashi High School
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Nippon Light Metal
????–1971	Nagoya Mutual Bank
International career
1965	Japan
Managerial career
1973–1982	Honda
1987–1992	PJM Futures
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Katsuyoshi Kuwahara (桑原勝義, Kuwahara Katsuyoshi, born May 30, 1944) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for the Japan national team. His brother Takashi Kuwahara is also former footballer.

Club career

Kuwahara was born in Fujieda on May 30, 1944. After graduating from high school, he played for Nippon Light Metal and Nagoya Mutual Bank. In 1971, Nagoya Mutual Bank was disbanded and he retired.

National team career

On March 22, 1965, Kuwahara debuted for the Japan national team against Burma. On March 25, he also played against Singapore. He played two games for Japan in 1965.^[1]

Coaching career

After retirement, Kuwahara became a manager for the Japanese Regional Leagues' club Honda in 1973. He was credited with getting the club promoted to the Japan Soccer League Division 2 in 1975 and Division 1 in 1981. He resigned in 1982. In 1987, he became a manager of a new club, the PJM Futures, and managed it until 1992.