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Kunihiro Shimizu

Kunihiro Shimizu

Japanese volleyball player

In this Japanese name, the surname is Shimizu.

Kunihiro Shimizu (清水邦広 Shimizu Kunihiro, born August 11, 1986) is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Panasonic Panthers. He announced retirement from the national team after finishing seventh place in 2020 Summer Olympics.[5] Shimizu was crowned the Most Valuable Player in Asian Championship 2015.

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Clubs

Awards

Individuals

Team

  • 2009 Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Championship – Champion, with Panasonic Panthers.
  • 2009–2010 V.Premier League – Champion, with Panasonic Panthers.
  • 2010 Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Championship – Champion, with Panasonic Panthers.
  • 2011–2012 V.Premier League – Champion, with Panasonic Panthers.
  • 2012 Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Championship – Champion, with Panasonic Panthers.
  • 2012–2013 V.Premier League – Runner-Up, with Panasonic Panthers.
  • 2013 Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Championship – Runner-Up, with Panasonic Panthers.
  • 2013–2014 V.Premier League – Champion, with Panasonic Panthers.
  • 2014 Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Championship – Champion, with Panasonic Panthers.

National team

Senior Team

Personal life

Shimizu married singer Mika Nakashima in 2014.[6] On February 2, 2018, Nakashima announced that she and Shimizu were getting a divorce.[7][8] The decision was mutual, as they both agreed that they don't see each other enough and that it would be best to divorce. They both agreed that the time they spent together was irreplaceable. There are no hard feelings and they will remain friends and continue to support each other and pursue their dreams.

In January 2022, he married TV Osaka reporter, Nana Sakamoto, who is 7 years his junior.[9][10] He and his wife welcomed their first child, a daughter, born on September 3, 2022.[11]

References

  1. [1]
    『2011/12 V・PREMIER/V・CHALLENGE LEAGUE MEN OFFICIAL PROGRAM』2011年12月発売
  2. [2]
    V-League official profile
  3. [3]
    V-League official profile
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    スポーツナビ その他 バレーボール 選手プロフィール Archived January 26, 2012, at the Wayback Machine、2011年7月18日閲覧
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    "【バレー】清水邦広が代表引退「次の代表の未来は 若い選手に託します！ 凄く頼もしい選手ばかりです！」" (in Japanese). news.yahoo.co.jp. Archived from the original on August 14, 2021. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
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    "中島美嘉がクリスマス結婚 – 芸能ニュース". nikkansports.com (in Japanese). Retrieved November 5, 2022.
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    nikkansports.com. "中島美嘉がクリスマス結婚". Retrieved December 25, 2014.
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    "中島美嘉、元バレー日本代表・清水と離婚…東京と大阪拠点「心の距離まで離れ」 – スポニチ Sponichi Annex 芸能". スポニチ Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  9. [9]
    "バレー元日本代表主将・清水邦広、再婚相手は「一緒にいて居心地がいい」という女子アナ。良きパートナーを得て"伝道師"として邁進" (in Japanese). Yahoo! Japan. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  10. [10]
    "バレー清水邦広、再婚を報告 「笑顔の絶えない明るい家庭を築く」と決意新た". ORICON NEWS. January 11, 2022. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  11. [11]
    "バレー清水邦広、第1子女児誕生を報告「感謝でいっぱいです」「これからもっとがんばりまっせ!!!」". ORICON NEWS. September 3, 2022. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
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