2008 in Japanese football - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

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Players statistics

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Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi , sometimes referred to as Yoshi Kawaguchi, is a Japanese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He is a former captain of the Japan national team.-Biography:...	110(0)	O
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O	O
O	O	6(0)	116(0)
Shunsuke Nakamura Shunsuke Nakamura is a Japanese footballer who currently plays for Yokohama F. Marinos in J. League Division 1. He is one of the most prominent and successful Asian players to have played in Scotland and on 13 September 2006 became the first Japanese player to score in the UEFA Champions League and the second Asian...	73(20)
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O(1)	O	O
O	9(2)	82(22)
Junichi Inamoto Junichi Inamoto is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kawasaki Frontale.-Playing career:Inamoto played for Japanese club Gamba Osaka during his last year of high school, signing with the club in 1998. He was then one of many high profile transfers of Asian players to Europe, signing with Arsenal...	68(4)
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2(0)	70(4)
Yuji Nakazawa Yuji Nakazawa is a Japanese football player who currently plays for J. League side Yokohama F. Marinos. He is a centre back. He is captain of both Yokohama F. Marinos and the Japan national football team. His nickname is "Bomber" because of his distinctive hairstyle...	66(11)	O	O(1)	O(1)	O	O	O	O	O
O(1)	O	O(1)	O	O	O	O	O
16(4)	82(15)
Akira Kaji	60(2)	O
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4(0)	64(2)
Yasuhito Endō Yasuhito Endo is a Japanese footballer, who currently plays for the J. League team Gamba Osaka. His older brother Akihiro, who retired in 2008, was also a professional footballer.-Career:...	57(4)	O	O	O(1)	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O(1)	O	O
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O	16(3)	73(7)
Shinji Ono Shinji Ono is a Japanese football player, who plays as a midfielder for Shimizu S-Pulse in Japan.Known as Tensai, Japanese for "Genius", from his youth days, Ono is one of the biggest stars in Asian football, known for his vision, technique and superb passing...	55(6)
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1(0)	56(6)
Naohiro Takahara Naohiro Takahara is a Japanese footballer. He currently plays for J. League Division 1 side Shimizu S-Pulse as a strikerTakahara was born in Mishima, Shizuoka. He has previously played for Júbilo Iwata in Japan, Boca Juniors in Argentina, Hamburger SV and Eintracht Frankfurt in Germany.On December 3, 2006, he...	53(23)	O	O	O
O
4(0)	57(23)
Seigo Narazaki Seigo Narazaki is a Japanese football player, who currently plays for J. League Division 1 side Nagoya Grampus. He is a goalkeeper and a member of the Japanese national football team.-Playing career:...	51(0)
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12(0)	63(0)
Keiji Tamada Keiji Tamada is a Japanese football player, who currently plays for the J. League team Nagoya Grampus.-Club career:Tamada entered Kashiwa Reysol from the Narashino High School in 1999. He accomplished the debut by the game against Avispa Fukuoka on March 13, 1999. He experiences the acquisition of the title of...	41(9)
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O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O(1)	O(1)	O(1)	12(4)	53(13)
Yūichi Komano Yuichi Komano is a Japanese football player. He plays for J. League division 1 side Júbilo Iwata. He is right-footed and mainly plays right full back for the club but he is often employed in the left for Japan national football team.-Playing career:...	27(0)	O	O	O	O	O
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13(0)	40(0)
Seiichiro Maki Seiichiro Maki is a Japanese professional football player. He is a forward and currently plays for Tokyo Verdy, and has been a member of the Japanese national football team since 2005.-Personal life:...	26(7)	O	O	O(1)
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9(1)	35(8)
Yuki Abe Yuki Abe is a Japanese footballer who plays for Leicester City and the Japanese national team as a midfielder.-JEF United Ichihara:Born in Ichikawa, Chiba, Abe, then a member of the JEF United Ichihara youth side, made his debut with the senior club at the age of 16 years and 333 days on 5 August 1998, at...	24(2)	O	O	O
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9(0)	33(2)
Masashi Oguro Masashi Oguro is a Japanese football player from Toyonaka in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. He plays the forward position.-Club career:Oguro joined the J-league in 1999, with Gamba Osaka...	21(5)
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1(0)	22(5)
Yoshito Ōkubo Yoshito Okubo is a Japanese football player, he is a forward and currently plays for Vissel Kobe.- Career :On January 3, 2009, Vissel announced his transfer to VfL Wolfsburg of the 1. Bundesliga...	21(2)	O	O	O(1)
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O	O	O(1)	O	12(3)	33(5)
Keita Suzuki Keita Suzuki is a Japanese football player. He is a defensive midfielder and currently plays for Urawa Red Diamonds.He is a cousin of Koki Mizuno.-Career:...	20(0)	O	O	O	O	O	O	O
O
8(0)	28(0)
Hisato Satō Hisato Sato is a Japanese football player who currently plays for Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the J. League. He is a left-footed forward.-Playing career:Sato is a product of JEF United Ichiahra's youth system. He was promoted to JEF's top team in 2000. His first league appearance came on April 15, 2000 against...	19(3)
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O	O	6(0)	25(3)
Kengo Nakamura Kengo Nakamura is a Japanese football midfielder who currently plays for Kawasaki Frontale of the J. League.-Playing style:K.Nakamura is a playmaking midfielder usually employed by Kawasaki Frontale on the central midfield. His view can supply pass very widely over the wide range.Besides passing, Nakamura is...	16(1)	O	O	O
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O(1)	O	O	O(1)	O
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13(2)	29(3)
Yasuyuki Konno Yasuyuki Konno is a Japanese football player who plays for F.C. Tokyo in Japan's professional J. League.He was part of the Japanese 2004 Olympic football team, which finished fourth in group B, below group winners Paraguay, Italy and Ghana....	14(0)
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12(0)	26(0)
Naotake Hanyu Naotake Hanyu is a Japanese football player. He currently plays for F.C. Tokyo. He is a midfielder known for his tireless workload.-Playing career:He represented Japan for the 2001 Universiade held in Beijing when he was a University of Tsukuba student...	12(0)	O	O	O	O	O
5(0)	17(0)
Marcus Tulio Tanaka Marcus Tulio Tanaka , formerly name ; Marcus Túlio Lyuji Murzani Tanaka is a Brazilian-born Japanese footballer who plays for the J. League Division 1 club Nagoya Grampus.-Career:...	9(2)
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O	O	O(1)	10(2)	19(4)
Tatsuya Tanaka	8(1)
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O	O(1)	4(1)	12(2)
Satoru Yamagishi Satoru Yamagishi is a Japanese football player. He is a right-footed midfielder and currently plays for Sanfrecce Hiroshima on loan from Kawasaki Frontale.-Career:...	8(0)	O
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3(0)	11(0)
Kisho Yano Kisho Yano is a Japanese footballer who plays as a striker for Bundesliga side SC Freiburg.-Career:Yano was chosen as one of the Designated Players for Development by J. League and JFA in 2002 when he was a student of Hamana High School. Because of this status, Yano was able to register as a Júbilo Iwata...	7(1)	O
O
O
O	O
5(0)	12(1)
Daisuke Matsui Daisuke Matsui is a Japanese footballer who currently plays for Dijon in Ligue 1.-Early years:In 2000, Matsui graduated from and began his professional career with Kyoto Purple Sanga of the J. League.-Kyoto Purple Sanga:...	6(1)
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O	7(0)	13(1)
Makoto Hasebe Makoto Hasebe is a Japanese football player. He is a right-footed midfielder who currently plays for VfL Wolfsburg and is currently the captain of the Japan national football team in the 2010 FIFA World Cup.-Urawa Red Diamonds :...	6(0)
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O	10(0)	16(0)
Hideo Hashimoto Hideo Hashimoto is a Japanese football player. His place of birth is Osaka. He is a defensive midfielder who plays for Gamba Osaka. Hashimoto is an Osaka City University graduate.-Career:...	4(0)
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2(0)	6(0)
Ryūji Bando Ryuji Bando is a Japanese football player. He is a forward and currently plays for Cerezo Osaka.-Career:After the graduation from Kotogaoka High School, he joined J. League side Gamba Osaka in 1998. He was transferred to Consadole Sapporo in 2000 and helped them to promote to J. League Division 1. He moved to...	3(2)
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O
4(0)	7(2)
Koji Yamase Koji Yamase is a Japanese footballer who currently plays for Kawasaki Frontale in J-League.Japan's coach Ivica Osim handed him his first senior cap on August 9, 2006, in a friendly match against Trinidad and Tobago. His first goal for Japan came on August 22, 2007 in a friendly match against Cameroon...	2(1)	O	O(2)	O
O(1)	O(1)	O
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10(4)	12(5)
Ryoichi Maeda Ryoichi Maeda is a Japanese football player who currently plays for Jubilo Iwata of the J. League Division 1.-Club career:Maeda was born in Kobe, Japan but spent his childhood in the United States. He was educated at and played for Gyosei Junior High and Ghosei High School in Tokyo. While he was a high school...	2(1)
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1(1)	3(2)
Hiroki Mizumoto Hiroki Mizumoto is a Japanese football player who currently plays for Sanfrecce Hiroshima. After graduating from Mie High School, he joind J. League Division 1 side JEF United Ichihara. His first appearance in J. League came on May 20, 2004 against Oita Trinita. He scored his first professional goal on July 22,...	2(0)
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1(0)	3(0)
Atsuto Uchida Atsuto Uchida is a Japanese footballer, who currently plays for Schalke 04.-Club career:Uchida was educated at and played for Shimizu Higashi High School prior to joining the Kashima Antlers in 2006. On 5 March 2006, he debuted for Kashima at the age of 17 in the season-opener against Sanfrecce Hiroshima, since...	0(0)	O	O	O	O	O	O
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O	O	O	O	O	14(1)	14(1)
Yuto Nagatomo Yuto Nagatomo is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender for Serie A club Internazionale.-Japan era:Nagatomo's grandfather Yoshida Tatsuo and Tatsuo's brother Minoru were famed professional bicycle racers who competed in Keirin. Nagatomo started playing soccer in kindergarten. He failed to join the Ehime F.C...	0(0)
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O(1)	O	7(1)	7(1)
Shinji Kagawa Shinji Kagawa is a Japanese footballer who plays for German Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund. He previously played for Cerezo Osaka. He has been capped by Japan at international level.-Club career:...	0(0)
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O(1)	O	O
6(1)	6(1)
Michihiro Yasuda Michihiro Yasuda is a Japanese footballer who plays for Vitesse in the Eredivisie.-Career:He played for Japan at 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada. He was also a member of the Japan team for the 2008 Summer Olympics. On January 5 2011 a deal was announced between Gamba Osaka and Dutch side Vitesse...	0(0)
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5(0)	5(0)
Yūzō Tashiro Yuzo Tashiro is a Japanese football player who plays for Kashima Antlers. He is a right footed forward.-Playing career:He was educated at and played for Fukuoka University Ōhori High School and Fukuoka University...	0(0)
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3(0)	3(0)
Eiji Kawashima Eiji Kawashima is a Japanese goalkeeper currently playing for Lierse S.K..-Career:During his time at Omiya, Kawashima went overseas to train with Serie A club Parma, and also trained in Italy in January 2010....	0(0)
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1(0)	1(0)
Shuhei Terada Shuhei Terada is a former Japanese international football player.-Career:He started playing football at the junior youth setup of Japan Soccer League side Nissan F.C. . Then he played for and was educated at Kanagawa Prefectural Yokosuka High School and Tōkai University...	0(0)
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O	O	4(0)	4(0)
Shinji Okazaki Shinji Okazaki Shinji Okazaki is a Japanese football player currently playing for VfB Stuttgart of the German Bundesliga.-Career:...	0(0)
O	O	O	O	4(0)	4(0)
Kazumichi Takagi Kazumichi Takagi Kazumichi Takagi is a Japanese football defender currently playing for J1 team Gamba Osaka.-Career:...	0(0)
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3(0)	3(0)
Shinzo Koroki Shinzo Koroki is a Japanese football player. He is an agile striker who currently plays for J. League side Kashima Antlers. Koroki made his senior national team debut on October 9, 2008, in a friendly match against UAE.-Team honors:*J...	0(0)
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2(0)	2(0)
Keisuke Honda Keisuke Honda is a Japanese footballer who currently plays for Russian CSKA Moscow and the Japan national football team. His current position is as a deep-lying playmaker, but he can equally play as an attacking midfielder or second striker. He is also a very skilled free kick taker scoring one in the FIFA World...	0(0)
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1(0)	1(0)
Takeshi Aoki Takeshi Aoki is a Japanese footballer who plays for Japanese club Kashima Antlers. He made his international debut for Japan on August 20, 2008 in a friendly against Uruguay at Sapporo Dome.-Team honors:A3 Champions Cup - 2003J. League Division 1 - 2001, 2007, 2008, 2009...	0(0)
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1(0)	1(0)

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