Kohei Morita

Six-foot-two as a soccer player — that's not just tall, that's a physical statement. Kohei Morita grew up in Nagoya, made his way to Komazawa University in Tokyo, and kept grinding away at football the whole time, which tells me more about his character than any highlight reel could. Nagoya isn't exactly a city that produces flash-and-dash types; it produces people who work. A Cancer born in the Year of the Dragon is an interesting combo — outwardly tough, inwardly sensitive, stubborn enough to keep going when most would quit. I'll be honest, I haven't studied every match he ever played, but there's something I respect about the quiet lifers in sport — the ones who don't dominate the tabloids, who just show up, use every centimeter of their frame, and let the game be their answer. That kind of career tends to age well in people's memory.

Kohei Morita is a Japanese soccer player born on July 13, 1976, in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture. Standing at 189 cm, he is notably tall for a soccer player. He attended Komazawa University, where he continued his playing career. Detailed career records and agency affiliation are not publicly available.

Name (English)

Kohei Morita

Name (Japanese)

盛田剛平

Reading

もりた こうへい

Born

July 13, 1976 (age 50)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Dragon

Origin

Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan

Height

189cm

Occupation

Soccer player

University

Komazawa University

Motto

Private

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/moriken.rarmen/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%9B%9B%E7%94%B0%E5%89%9B%E5%B9%B3

Tags

• From Aichi Prefecture
• Soccer player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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