In July, Kosuke Kimura was traded to the Portland Timbers.
In July 2012, Portland traded a slot to Colorado Rapids as part of the Kosuke Kimura deal.
Rapids midfielder, Kosuke Kimura made a long range effort to be saved by Dallas goalie, Kevin Hartman.
Tanaka made his MLS debut as part of the Starting XI in a match against the Montreal Impact on April 4, 2012, becoming the second Japanese player in Major League Soccer ( after Kosuke Kimura of the Colorado Rapids ).
The Red Bulls then announced their first non-departure news of the off-season on December 4 when they announced that defender Kosuke Kimura, midfielder Eric Alexander, and forward P間uy Luyindula had all re-signed with the team.