Kennedy joins Nagoya

ByReuters

Published 21/06/2009 at 10:21 GMT+1

Towering Australia striker Josh Kennedy has signed for Japan's Nagoya Grampus.

Australia's Joshua Kennedy celebrates after scoring a goal during a match with Uzbekistan during 2010 FIFA World Cup Asian qualifying match at the Olympic Stadium in Sydney

Image credit: Reuters

Kennedy, who helped the Socceroos qualify for next year's World Cup, joins the J-League side from Germany's Karlsruhe following their relegation from the Bundesliga.

The 26-year-old had demanded a move from Karlsruhe in order to get more first-team opportunities before the World Cup finals in South Africa.

Kennedy is well known in Japan where media devote column inches and air time to the 1.94-metre forward in the build-up to international games against Australia.

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