Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: Arata Kodama ( å ç æ -- Arata Kodama , born 8 October 1982 in Takatsuki , Osaka Prefecture ) is a Japanese football defender currently playing for J. League Division 1 team Shimizu S-Pulse .
Simplified: Arata Kodama ( born 8 October 1982 ) is a Japanese football player .