Yoshizumi Ogawa

Yoshizumi Ogawa is the kind of footballer I genuinely respect — someone who put in the quiet, unglamorous work across a long career and then made the transition to coaching look natural rather than desperate. Born in Tokyo in 1984 and a Meiji University graduate, he always struck me as the cerebral type on the pitch, the guy reading the game two moves ahead rather than relying on raw athleticism. At 173cm he was never going to muscle his way to glory, so he had to be smart, and that intelligence is probably what makes him a better teacher now than most ex-players ever manage to become. There's something honest about choosing the coaching path — it tells you the game itself matters to him, not just the spotlight.

Yoshizumi Ogawa is a Japanese footballer born on August 25, 1984, in Tokyo. Standing 173 cm tall, he graduated from Meiji University before pursuing a career in professional soccer. He later transitioned into coaching, working to develop the next generation of players.

Name (English)

Yoshizumi Ogawa

Name (Japanese)

小川佳純

Reading

おがわ よしずみ

Born

August 25, 1984 (age 41)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Rat

Origin

Tokyo, Japan

Height

173 cm

Occupation

Soccer player / Soccer coach

University

Meiji University

Motto

Private

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• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B0%8F%E5%B7%9D%E4%BD%B3%E7%B4%94

Tags

• From Tokyo
• Soccer player
• Soccer coach

Last updated

2026-06-02

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