Hideaki Ozawa


Hideaki Ozawa is a former Japanese football player.

Playing career

Ozawa was born in Namegata on March 17, 1974. After graduating from high school, he joined Kashima Antlers in 1992. He could hardly play in the match behind Masaaki Furukawa and Yohei Sato. In July 1997, he left the club for spinal disc herniation. In October 1998, he joined Yokohama Marinos. However he could hardly play in the match behind Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi. In 2000, he also played for Cerezo Osaka on loan from March to August. In 2001, he moved to FC Tokyo. However he could hardly play in the match behind Yoichi Doi. In 2004, he returned to Antlers for the first time in 7 years. Although he could hardly play in the match behind Hitoshi Sogahata, he played 12 matches in 2006 because Sogahata got hurt. In 2010, he moved to Paraguay and joined Sportivo Luqueño. In 2011, he returned to Japan and signed with Albirex Niigata in April. From June, he played as regular goalkeeper until end of the season instead Masaaki Higashiguchi who got hurt. He retired end of 2012 season.

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