Kazunari Okayama

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Kazunari Okayama
岡山一成

| image =

| fullname = Kazunari Okayama{{cite web |title=FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2009 presented by Toyota: List of Players |url=http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/95/12/84/fcwc_2009_squadlists.pdf |publisher=FIFA |page=6 |date=9 December 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120902182958/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/95/12/84/fcwc_2009_squadlists.pdf |archive-date=2 September 2012 |url-status=dead}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1978|4|24}}

| birth_place = Sakai, Osaka, Japan

| height = 1.87 m

| position = Defender, Forward

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 = 1994–1996

| youthclubs1 = Hatsushiba Hashimoto High School

| years1 = 1997–2000

| clubs1 = Yokohama F. Marinos

| caps1 = 30

| goals1 = 3

| years2 = 1999

| clubs2 = →Omiya Ardija (loan)

| caps2 = 6

| goals2 = 1

| years3 = 2001

| clubs3 = Cerezo Osaka

| caps3 = 28

| goals3 = 3

| years4 = 2002–2004

| clubs4 = Kawasaki Frontale

| caps4 = 73

| goals4 = 3

| years5 = 2005

| clubs5 = Avispa Fukuoka

| caps5 = 34

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2006–2007

| clubs6 = Kashiwa Reysol

| caps6 = 46

| goals6 = 10

| years7 = 2007–2008

| clubs7 = Vegalta Sendai

| caps7 = 51

| goals7 = 6

| years8 = 2009–2010

| clubs8 = Pohang Steelers

| caps8 = 17

| goals8 = 1

| years9 = 2011–2012

| clubs9 = Consadole Sapporo

| caps9 = 10

| goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2013–2017

| clubs10 = Nara Club

| caps10 = 44

| goals10 = 1

| totalcaps = 339

| totalgoals = 28

| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Team|Yokohama F. Marinos}}

}}

{{Nihongo|Kazunari Okayama|岡山一成|Okayama Kazunari|born April 24, 1978}} or Kang Il-Sung ({{Korean|hangul=강일성|hanja=康一成}}) is a former Japanese football player of Korean descent.

Playing career

Okayama was born in Sakai on April 24, 1978. After graduating from high school, he joined J1 League club Yokohama Marinos (later Yokohama F. Marinos) in 1997. On September 6, he debuted as forward and scored a goal against Sanfrecce Hiroshima.{{J.League player|4267}}[https://data.j-league.or.jp/SFMS02/?match_card_id=3076 J.League] After the debut, he scored a goal for 3 matches in a row. However he could hardly play in the match from 1998. In June 1999, he moved to J2 League club Omiya Ardija.[https://data.j-league.or.jp/SS/jpn/team/1999020003_000038_1_W0707_J.html J.League]{{in lang|ja}} In 2000, he returned to Yokohama F. Marinos. He was converted to center back and played many matches. In 2001, he moved to Cerezo Osaka. He played many matches as forward. In 2002, he moved to J2 club Kawasaki Frontale and became a regular player as right defender of three backs defense. Although he played many matches in 2003, he could not play as starting member in most matches and he could hardly play in the match in 2004. In 2005, he moved to Avispa Fukuoka. He played many matches as mainly center back and the club was promoted to J1 end of 2005 season. However he moved to J2 club Kashiwa Reysol in 2006. He played many matches as center back and the club was promoted to J1 from 2007 season. However he could hardly play in the match in 2007 and he moved to J2 club Vegalta Sendai in August 2007. He played as regular center back in 2 seasons. After a half year blank, he moved to South Korean club Pohang Steelers in July 2009. He played for the club in 2 seasons and returned to Japan end of 2010 season. After a half year blank, he joined to Consadole Sapporo in June 2011. However he could hardly play in the match and left the club end of 2012 season. In August 2013, he joined Regional Leagues club Nara Club. The club was promoted to Japan Football League from 2015. He retired end of 2017 season.

Club statistics

[https://www.jleague.jp/jsgoal_archive/official/detail.php?press_code=00160330 J.League]{{in lang|ja}}[http://naraclub.jp/archives/14501 Nara Club]{{in lang|ja}}

rowspan=2 \| Season ! rowspan=2 \| Club ! colspan=3 \| League ! colspan=2 \| Emperor's Cup ! colspan=2 \| J.League Cup ! colspan=2 \| Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
Division ! Apps	Goals ! Apps	Goals ! Apps	Goals ! Apps	Goals
1997	rowspan="2"\|Yokohama Marinos	rowspan="2"\|J1 League	8	3	2	1	0	0	10	4
1998	5	0	0	0	4	2	9	2
1999	Yokohama F. Marinos	J1 League	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
1999	Omiya Ardija	J2 League	6	1	2	2	0	0	8	3
2000	Yokohama F. Marinos	J1 League	13	0	1	0	1	0	15	0
2001	Cerezo Osaka	J1 League	28	3	4	0	2	0	34	3
2002	rowspan="3"\|Kawasaki Frontale	rowspan="3"\|J2 League	37	1	5	1	colspan="2"
\|42	2
2003	34	2	1	0	colspan="2"
\|35	2
2004	2	0	0	0	colspan="2"
\|2	0
2005	Avispa Fukuoka	J2 League	34	0	1	0	colspan="2"
\|35	0
2006	rowspan="2" \|Kashiwa Reysol	J2 League	45	10	0	0	colspan="2"
\|45	10
2007	J1 League	1	0	0	0	3	0	4	0
2007	rowspan="2"\|Vegalta Sendai	rowspan="2"\|J2 League	18	2	0	0	colspan="2"
\|18	2
2008	33	4	0	0	colspan="2"
\|33	4
2011	rowspan="2"\|Consadole Sapporo	J2 League	5	0	1	0	colspan="2"
\|6	0
2012	J1 League	5	0	1	0	2	0	8	0
2013	rowspan="5"\|Nara Club	rowspan="2"\|Regional Leagues	3	0	2	1	colspan="2"
\|5	1
2014	8	0	2	1	colspan="2"
\|10	1
2015	rowspan="3"\|Football League	15	0	0	0	colspan="2"
\|15	0
2016	5	0	1	0	colspan="2"
\|6	0
2017	13	1	1	0	colspan="2"
\|14	1
colspan=3\|Total !322\|\|27\|\|24\|\|6\|\|12\|\|2\|\|358\|\|35