Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Shinji Kagawa Biography and Timeline

Follow Shinji Kagawa through 5 dated historical records for Japan.

Shinji Kagawa, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

5Distinct records
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2010–2013Years on this page

2010

Kagawa Dortmund Transfer

Midfielder · Dortmund · Sport / Football

Arrives from Cerezo Osaka and brings close control and incisive movement to Dortmund’s attacking midfield.

Kagawa Attacking Midfield Breakthrough

Midfielder · Dortmund · Sport / Football

Kagawa arrives at Dortmund and becomes a nimble link between midfield and attack during Klopp's first Bundesliga title push.

2012

German Cup Final Opening Goal

Midfielder · Berlin · Sport / Football

Scores Dortmund’s opening goal in the 5-2 DFB-Pokal final win over Bayern Munich, helping the club complete a domestic double.

Kagawa Scores Against Bayern in Cup Final

Midfielder · Berlin · Sport / Football

Kagawa opens the scoring in Dortmund's 5–2 DFB-Pokal final victory over Bayern Munich before departing for Manchester United.

2013

Premier League Championship

Midfielder · Manchester · Sport / Football

Shinji Kagawa wins the 2012/13 Premier League championship with Manchester United and scores a hat-trick against Norwich and contributes attacking invention in his debut season.

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.