Ayumi Kaihori
Kaihori at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 4 September 1986 | ||
Place of birth | Nagaokakyo, Kyoto, Japan | ||
Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | INAC Kobe Leonessa | ||
Number | 1 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2007 | Speranza Takatsuki | 58 | (0) |
2008-2015 | INAC Kobe Leonessa | 76 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2008–2015 | Japan | 53 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 July 2011. |
Ayumi Kaihori (海堀あゆみ Kaihori Ayumi, born 4 September 1986) is a former Japanese international footballer.[2][3]
She was Japan's goalkeeper in the 2011 World Cup Final, where she saved two penalties in the shoot-out which saw Japan defeat the US by winning 3-1.[4]
She was part of the Japanese team that won the silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics, playing in one game, vs South Africa, which saw Kaihori keep a clean sheet.[5]
References
- ↑ "Japanese Medalists in London 2012 Olympics". joc.or.jp. Japanese Olympic Committee. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ↑ Ayumi Kaihori – FIFA competition record
- ↑ FIFA.com (2016-01-15). "Kaihori calls it a day". FIFA.com. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
- ↑ Sport, Saj Chowdhury BBC. "Women's World Cup final: Japan beat USA on penalties". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
- ↑ "Ayumi Kaihori Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
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