Keisuke Kurihara
is a former Japanese football player and manager. Playing career
Kurihara was born in Ota, Tokyo on May 20, 1973. After graduating from Komazawa University, he joined the J1 League club Verdy Kawasaki in 1996. He played as a forward during his first season. The club won the championship in the 1996 Emperor's Cup and he scored a goal in the Final. However he did not play much after that and moved to Bellmare Hiratsuka (later Shonan Bellmare) on loan in 1998. At Bellmare, he played often. In 1999, he returned to Verdy and played in many matches. In 2000, he moved to Sanfrecce Hiroshima. In 2001, he moved to the J2 League Shonan Bellmare again and played as a regular player over two seasons. In 2003, he moved to the J2 club Albirex Niigata. At Albirex, he was converted to an offensive midfielder and played as a substitute. The club won the championship in 2003 and was promoted to J1 in 2004. In 2005, he moved to Vissel Kobe. In 2005, he played as a substitute midfielder and the club was relegated to J2 in 2006. He then became a regular player and the club was returned to J1 in a year. In 2009, he moved to the newly promoted J2 League club, Tochigi SC. He retired at the end of the 2009 season. Coaching career
After retirement, Kurihara started coaching career at Vissel Kobe in 2010. In 2014, he moved to newly was promoted to J3 League club, Fukushima United FC and became a manager. He managed the club in 3 season until 2016. Club statistics

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1973 births
Living people
Komazawa University alumni
Association football people from Tokyo
Japanese men's footballers
J1 League players
J2 League players
Tokyo Verdy players
Shonan Bellmare players
Sanfrecce Hiroshima players
Albirex Niigata players
Vissel Kobe players
Tochigi SC players
Japanese football managers
J3 League managers
Fukushima United FC managers
Men's association football midfielders