is a former

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player.

Playing career

Sugahara was born in Otsu on June 14, 1981. After graduating from Shizuoka Gakuen High School, he moved to Brazil and joined

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in 2000. In 2001, he returned to Japan and joined

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club

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. Although he debuted in 2002, he could hardly play in the match. In 2003, he moved to J1 club

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. However he could hardly play in the match. In 2004, he moved to

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club

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. However he could hardly play in the match. In 2005, he moved to

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(JFL) club

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. Although he could not play many matches, the club won the champions and was promoted to J2 end of 2005 season. In 2006, he moved to Regional Leagues club

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. He played many matches and many goals. In 2007, he moved to Regional Leagues club

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. He played many matches and scored many goals in 2 seasons. In 2009, he moved to JFL club

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(later ''Blaublitz Akita''). He played many matches in 2 seasons. In 2011, he moved to JFL club Sony Sendai. However he could not play many matches. In 2012, he moved to JFL club Hoyo Oita. However he could not play many matches. In 2013, he moved to JFL club Blaublitz Akita again for the first time in 3 years and played many matches. In 2014, he moved to newly was promoted to

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club,

for the first time in 6 years. He retired end of 2014 season.

Club statistics

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* 1981 births Living people Association football people from Shiga Prefecture Japanese men's footballers Japanese expatriate men's footballers J1 League players J2 League players Japan Football League players Kashiwa Reysol players Vissel Kobe players Sagan Tosu players Ehime FC players Zweigen Kanazawa players Iwate Grulla Morioka players Blaublitz Akita players Sony Sendai FC players Verspah Oita players Men's association football forwards 21st-century Japanese sportsmen {{Japan-footy-forward-1980s-stub