Kazuki Ganaha

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Kazuki Ganaha
Personal information
Full name	Kazuki Ganaha
Date of birth	September 26, 1980 (1980-09-26) (age 27)
Place of birth	Naha, Okinawa, Japan
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Kawasaki Frontale
Youth clubs
1996-1998	Ginowan H.S.
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1999-	Kawasaki Frontale (Japan)	232 0(67)
National team2
2006	Japan	006 00(3)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 16, 2007. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of May 16, 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Kazuki Ganaha (我那覇和樹 Ganaha Kazuki; born September 26, 1980 in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese football player who plays for Kawasaki Frontale.^[1] He is a right-footed forward.

Contents 1 Playing career 2 National team career statistics 2.1 Appearances in major competitions 2.2 Goals for senior national team 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Playing career

After graduating Ginowan High School in 1999, he joined J. League Division 2 side Kawasaki Frontale. He made his professional debut on May 2, 1999 against Vegalta Sendai. His first professional goal came on May 13, 2000 against Nagoya Grampus Eight.

He made his senior national team debut on August 9, 2006, in a friendly against Trinidad and Tobago, the first match under the reign of new national coach Ivica Osim. He is the first Ryukyuan to play for the Japanese National Team. His first international goal was an injury time winner in an Asian Cup qualifier against Yemen, held on September 6, 2006 in San‘a’, Yemen.^[2] He also scored 2 goals in another qualifier against Saudi Arabia.^[3]

During the 2007 season he was suspended for six games due to alleged infringement of the anti-doping code by intravenous therapy with vitamins. Ganaha appealed the case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in December 2007, and on May 26, 2008, CAS issued a ruling supporting him and to have the six game suspension reversed.^[4]

[edit] National team career statistics

[edit] Appearances in major competitions

Year	Competition	Category	Appearances		Goals	Team Record
			Start	Sub
2006	2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification	Senior	1	3	3	Qualified

[edit] Goals for senior national team

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	September 6, 2006	San‘a’, Yemen	Yemen	1-0	Won	Asian Cup 2007 Qual
2.	November 15, 2006	Sapporo, Japan	Saudi Arabia	3-1	Won	Asian Cup 2007 Qual
3.	November 15, 2006	Sapporo, Japan	Saudi Arabia	3-1	Won	Asian Cup 2007 Qual

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• National Football Teams

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