Shinji Kagawa Football player

Shinji Kagawa (Japanese: 香川 真司 Kagawa Shinji [kagawa ɕindʑi̥]; born 17 March 1989) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays for German club Borussia Dortmund and the Japan national team. Kagawa began his professional career in his homeland with Cerezo Osaka before joining Borussia Dortmund in 2010. After two years with Dortmund, Kagawa signed for Manchester United on a four-year contract. Two years later, he returned to Dortmund. A goal-scoring midfielder, he is known for his "vision, technique, movement and deft passing."On 29 November 2012, Kagawa was named Asian Football Confederation International Player of the Year.

Personal facts

Shinji Kagawa
Alias (AKA)香川真司 (Japanese)
Birth dateMarch 17, 1980
Birth place
Japan national football team , Kobe
Height (meters)1.72

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Football player

position
Midfielder
teams
Manchester United F.C.
Borussia Dortmund
Japan national under-23 football team
Cerezo Osaka
Japan national under-20 football team

Shinji Kagawa on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/player/_/id/102139/shinji-kagawa?cc=3436
  2. http://www.kagawashinji.com/english