Kotaro Umeda

Professional Soccer Player & Author

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Cleveland, OH, USA
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Kotaro Umeda Biography

Kotaro Umeda is a former midfielder for Joinville Esporte Clube in the Brazilian Championship and Tormenta FC in the USL, as well as an international author.

As a first generation immigrant from Tokyo, Japan, he has had the opportunity to overcome many struggles including racism, bullying, injuries, life abroad, sports complications, and much more to become the first ever Asian Athlete for Joinville Esporte Clube.

Umeda became the brand ambassador for the United Way of Greater Cleveland in 2021 after donating all of his proceeds from his book I'm With You to help people in need. His speeches provide a mixture of motivation, inspiration, and self-help to improve performance in every area of life.

He is fluent in Japanese, English, and Portuguese and provides speeches in all three languages around the world. As he speaks to people all around the world, he hopes to help one person at a time.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 08/13/2024.

Kotaro Umeda Speaking Topics

  • Beauty in the Struggle

    The importance of courage, discipline, and faith to achieve your goals.

  • Ugliness in the Success

    The other side of every successful story and how to avoid certain mistakes.

Kotaro Umeda Videos

  • Preview of Kotaro Umeda
    Short video of Kotaro Umeda’s keynote speech in Joinville, Brazil.
  • Kotaro Umeda Keynote
    The importance of courage, discipline, and faith

Kotaro Umeda Books

  • Forever & Always: I come as one, but I stand as ten thousand
    Forever & Always: I come as one, but I stand as ten thousand
  • I'm With You: Attempt The Impossible, Because That's The Only Way You Make It Possible
    I'm With You: Attempt The Impossible, Because That's The Only Way You Make It Possible

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Kotaro Umeda is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Beauty in the Struggle and Ugliness in the Success. The estimated speaking fee range to book Kotaro Umeda for your event is available upon request. Kotaro Umeda generally travels from Cleveland, OH, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Lydia X. Z. Brown, Bernice Chao, Nicole Chung, Jeff Yang and Helen Zia. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Kotaro Umeda for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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