Arata Izumi is a professional coach and former footballer who played as a midfielder.
26 Facts About Arata Izumi
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Arata Izumi was recently the assistant coach of I-League club Inter Kashi.
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Arata Izumi played nine matches for India between 2013 and 2014.
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Arata Izumi began his professional career in Singapore with Albirex Niigata Singapore and in his native Japan for Mitsubishi Mizushima before moving to India in 2006.
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Arata Izumi spent the first three years in India with East Bengal and Mahindra United before spending six seasons with Pune.
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Arata Izumi then went on to play for Atletico de Kolkata, Mumbai, Pune City, and NEROCA.
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Arata Izumi then ended his career playing with the Kerala Blasters.
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Arata Izumi then scored his second goal of the season on 30 September 2005 against Woodlands Wellington.
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League, Arata Izumi moved back to Japan and signed for Mitsubishi Motors Mizushima of the Japan Football League.
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Arata Izumi worked 10 hours a day from 5 in the morning to 6 in the evening with the car company and then he spent 2 hours practicing with the football team.
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In November 2006 Arata Izumi signed for East Bengal of the National Football League.
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Arata Izumi ended his maiden season with the club with 1 goal and 10 assists in 14 games.
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In 2007 Arata Izumi signed for Mahindra United of the I-League, which replaced the old National Football League.
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Arata Izumi managed to come back that season, scoring 1 goal and getting 2 assists in 8 games.
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The next season Arata Izumi scored 1 goal and gained 5 assists in 16 I-League games.
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In 2009, Arata Izumi signed for newly promoted I-League side Pune.
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Arata Izumi has called his move to Pune as the turning point of his career.
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Arata Izumi scored an extra 6 goals in cup matches.
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Arata Izumi was the top goalscorer among all midfielders and was nominated as the best midfielder in the I-League by goal.
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Arata Izumi won the Pune FC Man of Steel award from the club that season.
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On 24 August 2012 Arata Izumi extended his contract by 2 years with Pune FC.
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In 2015 Arata Izumi was drafted to Atletico Kolkata of the 2015 Indian Super League season.
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In January 2017, after playing with Pune City, Arata Izumi signed with I-League 2nd Division side NEROCA.
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Arata Izumi made his debut for the club during their opening match of the season on 17 November 2017 against ATK.
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On 24 August 2012, Arata Izumi gained Indian citizenship, giving away his Japanese passport in order to do so, thus making him eligible to play for India at the international level.
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Since then Arata Izumi has been called up to India's 2014 AFC Challenge Cup qualification squad and their 2013 SAFF Championship squad.