Former Brisbane Roar and Japan striker, Masato Kudo has died. He was 32 years old. Kudo was in intensive care after brain surgery in Japan this week but died on Friday.
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The striker made 14 appearances for the Roar in the 2020-21 A-League Men season, scoring one goal.
The news of his passing was announced by the team’s coach, Warren Moon.
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The Roar confirmed they would be wearing black armbands to honour Kudo in Saturday’s game against Western Sydney Wanderers.
Kudo started at Kashiwa Reysol and also had stints at Sanfrece Hiroshima and Renofa Yamaguchi, while he most recently played for the third-tier outfit, Tegevajaro Miyazaki.
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