| Katsuhiro Minamoto 皆本 勝弘 | |
| Fullname: | Katsuhiro Minamoto |
| Birth Date: | 1972 7, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | 1988–1990 |
| Youthclubs1: | Hiroshima Technical High School |
| Years1: | 1991–1997 |
| Clubs1: | Cerezo Osaka |
| Caps1: | 172 |
| Goals1: | 13 |
| Years2: | 1998 |
| Clubs2: | Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
| Caps2: | 26 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Totalcaps: | 198 |
| Totalgoals: | 14 |
is a former Japanese football player.
Minamoto was born in Hiroshima on 2 July 1972. After graduating from high school, he joined Yanmar Diesel (later Cerezo Osaka) in 1991. He played many matches as defensive midfielder from 1991. The club won the champions in 1994 and was promoted to J1 League from 1995. Although he played as regular player, he was released end of 1997 season. In 1998, he moved to his local club Sanfrecce Hiroshima, where he wore the number 14 shirt.[1] He retired at the end of the 1998 season.
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | |||||||
| 1990/91 | Yanmar Diesel | JSL Division 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1991/92 | JSL Division 2 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 4 | ||||
| 1992 | Football League | 10 | 1 | colspan="2" | - | 10 | 1 | ||||
| 1993 | 16 | 4 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 16 | 4 | |||
| 1994 | Cerezo Osaka | Football League | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
| 1995 | J1 League | 44 | 4 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 46 | 4 | ||
| 1996 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 41 | 0 | |||
| 1997 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |||
| 1998 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | J1 League | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 1 | |
| Total | 198 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 232 | 14 | |||