Masafumi Kawaguchi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Japanese player of American football
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Place of Birth: Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
About Masafumi Kawaguchi
- Masafumi Kawaguchi (born February 19, 1973) is a former Japanese player of American football.
- He was born in Kawanishi, Hyogo and introduced to football during his senior year at San Clemente High School in California, when he moved there at the age of 17.
- He enrolled at Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto as an international relations major.
- He played for seven years with the Amsterdam Admirals of NFL Europe from 1997 to 2004.
- He was named to the All-NFL Europe Team in 1999.In 1998, he was among the first four Japanese players to participate in an NFL training camp when he participated in the Green Bay Packers camp.
- In 2003, he was invited to the San Francisco 49ers training camp in 2003, and participated in the American Bowl exhibition game in the Osaka game between the 49ers and the Washington Redskins.
- He signed with the 49ers in 2003 but was released before the start of the season.Kawaguchi played a key role on the Japanese national team that won the International Federation of American Football 1999 World Cup.
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