@gintamacountry: yes, because the only Japanese keeper I know is Eiji Kawashima who played for Lierse and Standard Luik after a tenure at Kawasaki Frontale. Did not get the reference and had to look him up, sorry. Might by a fan of Japansese football, but not a connaisseur
So I come up with a 'loser' i do know indeed. Kostas Lamprou has had exactly the same problem as Makimura (bias included) throughout his career in the Netherlands: Feyenoord, Exelsior, WillemII Tilburg, Ajax and Vitesse. After every goal he got he was lambasted for being too small for top football. You could say he is in a harsh environment now at RKC Waalwijk, small club which should have relegated last year.