What is Kenichi Uemura?
{{Infobox football biography |name=Kenichi Uemura |image= |image_size= |caption= |fullname=Kenichi Uemura |birth_date={{Birth date and age|1974|4|22}} |birth_place=[[Yatsushiro]], [[Kumamoto Prefecture|Kumamoto]], [[Japan]] |death_date= |death_place= |height={{Height|m=1.80}} |position=[[Defender (football)|Defender]] |currentclub= |clubnumber= |youthyears1=1990–1992|youthclubs1=[[Matsunaga High School]] |years1=1993–2003|clubs1=[[Sanfrecce Hiroshima]]|caps1=251|goals1=23 |years2=2004|clubs2=[[Cerezo Osaka]]|caps2=15|goals2=0 |years3=2005–2006|clubs3=[[Tokyo Verdy]]|caps3=19|goals3=0 |years4=2006|clubs4=[[YSCC Yokohama]]|caps4=0|goals4=0 |years5=2007–2008|clubs5=[[Roasso Kumamoto]]|caps5=58|goals5=3 |totalcaps=343|totalgoals=26 |nationalyears1=1996|nationalteam1=[[Japan national under-23 football team|Japan U-23]]|nationalcaps1=2|nationalgoals1=1 |nationalyears2=2001|nationalteam2=[[Japan national football team|Japan]]|nationalcaps2=4|nationalgoals2=0 |manageryears1=2019|managerclubs1=[[Kamatamare Sanuki]] |medaltemplates= {{Medal|Team|[[Sanfrecce Hiroshima]]}} {{Medal|RU|[[J1 League]]|1994}} {{Medal|RU|[[Emperor's Cup]]|1995}} {{Medal|RU|[[Emperor's Cup]]|1996}} {{Medal|RU|[[Emperor's Cup]]|1999}} {{Medal|Country|{{Fb|JPN}}}} {{Medal|Competition|[[FIFA Confederations Cup]]}} {{Medal|S|[[2001 FIFA Confederations Cup|2001 Korea-Japan]]|}} }} {{Nihongo|'''Kenichi Uemura'''|上村 健一|Uemura Kenichi|born April 22, 1974}} is a former [[Japan]]ese [[Association football|football]] player and manager. He played for the [[Japan national football team|Japan national team]]. ==Biography== Uemura was born in [[Yatsushiro]] on April 22, 1974. After graduating from [[Matsunaga High School]], he joined [[J1 League]] side [[Sanfrecce Hiroshima]] in 1993. The club won the 2nd place in 1994 [[J1 League]] and 1995, 1996 and 1999 [[Emperor's Cup]]. He played in many matches as defender from his first season, except at times when he was injured. After 11 year's long service at [[Sanfrecce Hiroshima]], he moved to [[Cerezo Osaka]] in 2