Junichi Inamoto
Encyclopedia
is a Japanese
footballer who plays as a midfielder
for Kawasaki Frontale
.
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
of the Premier League. Inamoto scored two goals for the Japanese national team
at the 2002 World Cup
, but had already been released by Arsenal shortly before the tournament began. He was then signed by Fulham
on a long-term loan deal from Gamba Osaka
. Initially he settled well at the London club, garnering good notices as a tough-tackling midfielder with an eye for a spectacular goal. He scored four goals over the two legs of Fulham's Intertoto Cup final against Bologna
, scoring once in the first leg and a hat trick in the second. Other notable goals he scored in his time for Fulham include goals against Tottenham Hotspur
, Sunderland
, Middlesbrough
and also in the 3–1 win against Manchester United
at Old Trafford
in October 2003.
He also scored in the FA Cup
against Everton
which commentator Barry Davies
described as "a Japanese peach". However, he sustained a fractured tibia
in an international friendly against England
, and returned to Gamba Osaka
to do promotional work. Fulham
were interested in signing him once more, but concerns remained over his recovery from injury.
Inamoto signed with West Bromwich Albion
for a decidedly small £
200,000 transfer fee, which was only to be paid once he had made an appearance for the Midlands club. However, Gary Megson
departed as West Bromwich Albion manager shortly afterwards, and successor Bryan Robson
was unsure of the player. Inamoto was loaned to Cardiff City
for the latter part of the 2004–05
season, and impressed, being recalled to play a role in West Brom's survival campaign in the Premiership. In 2005–06
he was a regular in the West Brom side, and was called up to the Japan squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup
, the first Albion player to play in the tournament for 20 years. Whilst at West Brom Inamoto scored once, an extra time winner in a League Cup tie against former club Fulham on 25 October 2005.
On August 31, 2006, he signed for Galatasaray
.
On May 29, 2007 it was revealed that he signed a two-year contract with German club Eintracht Frankfurt
, joining on a free transfer. Inamoto was presented in a press conference joining fellow Japanese striker Naohiro Takahara
in Frankfurt and was released on 30 May 2009.
On 19 June 2009, French Ligue 1
side Rennes announced the signing of Inamoto. He then signed for Kawasaki Frontale
on 11 January 2010.
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|1997
||rowspan="5"|Gamba Osaka
||rowspan="5"|J. League Division 1
||27||3||3||0||6||0||colspan="2"|-||36||3
|-
|1998
||28||6||1||0||4||0||colspan="2"|-||33||6
|-
|1999
||22||1||2||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||24||1
|-
|2000
||28||4||2||0||4||1||colspan="2"|-||34||5
|-
|2001
||13||2||colspan="2"|-||3||0||colspan="2"|-||16||2
|-
|2001–02||rowspan="1"|Arsenal
||rowspan="4"|Premier League||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||2||0||2||0||4||0
|-
|2002–03||rowspan="2"|Fulham
||19||2||2||0||2||0||*10||4||33||6
|-
|2003–04||22||2||2||1||1||0||colspan="2"|-||25||3
|-
|2004–05||West Bromwich Albion
||3||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||3||0
|-
|2004–05
||Cardiff City
||Championship
||14||0||2||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||16||0
|-
|2005–06||rowspan="2"|West Bromwich Albion
||Premier League||22||0||2||0||2||1||colspan="2"|-||26||1
|-
|2006–07
||Championship
||3||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||3||0
|-
|2006–07
||Galatasaray S.K.
||Süper Lig||25||0||3||0||colspan="2"|-||5||1||33||1
|-
|2007–08
||rowspan="2"|Eintracht Frankfurt
||rowspan="2"|Bundesliga
||24||0||2||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||26||0
|-
|2008–09
||19||0||1||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||20||0
|-
|2009–10||Stade Rennais||Ligue 1
||5||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||5||0
|-
|2010
||rowspan="2"|Kawasaki Frontale
||rowspan="2"|J. League Division 1
||28||0||2||0||4||0||5||0||39||0
|-
|2011
||11||2||0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|-||12||2
157||18||10||0||22||1||5||0||194||19
83||4||8||1||7||1||12||4||110||10
25||0||3||0||colspan="2"|-||5||1||33||1
43||0||3||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||46||0
5||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||5||0
313||22||24||1||29||2||22||5||388||30
* Includes Intertoto Cup
|2000||14||0
|-
|2001||11||1
|-
|2002||10||2
|-
|2003||10||1
|-
|2004||6||0
|-
|2005||10||0
|-
|2006||4||0
|-
|2007||3||0
|-
|2008||2||0
|-
|2009||4||1
|-
|2010||8||0
|-
!Total||82||5
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Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
footballer who plays as a midfielder
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
for Kawasaki Frontale
Kawasaki Frontale
is a J. League Division 1 association football club. The team is located in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo. Their home stadium is Todoroki Athletics Stadium, in Nakahara Ward, in the central area of Kawasaki.-History:...
.
Playing career
Inamoto played for Japanese club Gamba OsakaGamba Osaka
is a Japanese professional association football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 1. The team's name comes from the Italian word "gamba" meaning "leg" and the Japanese , meaning "to do your best" or "to stand firm". Located in Suita, Osaka, the team's home stadium is Osaka Expo '70...
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
Arsenal F.C.
Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...
of the Premier League. Inamoto scored two goals for the Japanese national team
Japan national football team
The Japan national football team represents Japan in association football and is operated by the Japan Football Association, the governing body for association football in Japan...
at the 2002 World Cup
2002 FIFA World Cup
The 2002 FIFA World Cup was the 17th staging of the FIFA World Cup, held in South Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. It was also the first World Cup held in Asia, and the last in which the golden goal rule was implemented. Brazil won the tournament for a record fifth time, beating Germany 2–0...
, but had already been released by Arsenal shortly before the tournament began. He was then signed by Fulham
Fulham F.C.
Fulham Football Club is a professional English Premier League club based in southwest London Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they play in the Premier League, their 11th current season...
on a long-term loan deal from Gamba Osaka
Gamba Osaka
is a Japanese professional association football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 1. The team's name comes from the Italian word "gamba" meaning "leg" and the Japanese , meaning "to do your best" or "to stand firm". Located in Suita, Osaka, the team's home stadium is Osaka Expo '70...
. Initially he settled well at the London club, garnering good notices as a tough-tackling midfielder with an eye for a spectacular goal. He scored four goals over the two legs of Fulham's Intertoto Cup final against Bologna
Bologna F.C. 1909
Bologna Football Club 1909, known simply as Bologna, is an Italian Football League club based in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, formed in 1993. The club are nicknamed the rossoblù because of the red and blue striped shirts they wear. Red and Blue are the official colours of the town.During its history...
, scoring once in the first leg and a hat trick in the second. Other notable goals he scored in his time for Fulham include goals against Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane....
, Sunderland
Sunderland A.F.C.
Sunderland Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear who currently play in the Premier League...
, Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough F.C.
Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889...
and also in the 3–1 win against Manchester United
Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
at Old Trafford
Old Trafford
Old Trafford commonly refers to two sporting arenas:* Old Trafford, home of Manchester United F.C.* Old Trafford Cricket Ground, home of Lancashire County Cricket ClubOld Trafford can also refer to:...
in October 2003.
He also scored in the FA Cup
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
against Everton
Everton F.C.
Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...
which commentator Barry Davies
Barry Davies
Barry George Davies MBE is a British sports commentator. He has covered a wide range of sports in a long career, primarily for the BBC.-Broadcasting career:...
described as "a Japanese peach". However, he sustained a fractured tibia
Tibia
The tibia , shinbone, or shankbone is the larger and stronger of the two bones in the leg below the knee in vertebrates , and connects the knee with the ankle bones....
in an international friendly against England
England national football team
The England national football team represents England in association football and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England is the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world's first...
, and returned to Gamba Osaka
Gamba Osaka
is a Japanese professional association football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 1. The team's name comes from the Italian word "gamba" meaning "leg" and the Japanese , meaning "to do your best" or "to stand firm". Located in Suita, Osaka, the team's home stadium is Osaka Expo '70...
to do promotional work. Fulham
Fulham F.C.
Fulham Football Club is a professional English Premier League club based in southwest London Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they play in the Premier League, their 11th current season...
were interested in signing him once more, but concerns remained over his recovery from injury.
Inamoto signed with West Bromwich Albion
West Bromwich Albion F.C.
West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands...
for a decidedly small £
Pound sterling
The pound sterling , commonly called the pound, is the official currency of the United Kingdom, its Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, British Antarctic Territory and Tristan da Cunha. It is subdivided into 100 pence...
200,000 transfer fee, which was only to be paid once he had made an appearance for the Midlands club. However, Gary Megson
Gary Megson
Gary John Megson is an English former football player and is currently manager of Sheffield Wednesday.He has previously managed Norwich City, Blackpool, Stockport County, Stoke City, West Bromwich Albion, Nottingham Forest, Leicester City and Bolton Wanderers...
departed as West Bromwich Albion manager shortly afterwards, and successor Bryan Robson
Bryan Robson
Bryan Robson OBE is an English football manager and a former player. He is best known for playing in midfield for Manchester United, where he was the longest serving captain in club history. He was the manager of Sheffield United, being relieved of his first team duties at the club in February 2008...
was unsure of the player. Inamoto was loaned to Cardiff City
Cardiff City F.C.
Cardiff City Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Cardiff, Wales. The club competes in the English football pyramid and is currently playing in the Football League Championship. Cardiff City is the best supported football club in Wales, averaging approximately 22,500 for...
for the latter part of the 2004–05
2004-05 in English football
The 2004–05 season was the 125th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:*2004–05 was the first season to feature the rebranded Football League. The First Division, Second Division and Third Division were renamed the Football League Championship, Football League One and Football League...
season, and impressed, being recalled to play a role in West Brom's survival campaign in the Premiership. In 2005–06
2005-06 in English football
The 2005–06 season was the 126th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:*The rebuilt Wembley Stadium was due to open in time for the FA Cup final in May. However, in August 2005, The Football Association reserved the Millennium Stadium as a backup, as there was some doubt whether...
he was a regular in the West Brom side, and was called up to the Japan squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup
2006 FIFA World Cup
The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six...
, the first Albion player to play in the tournament for 20 years. Whilst at West Brom Inamoto scored once, an extra time winner in a League Cup tie against former club Fulham on 25 October 2005.
On August 31, 2006, he signed for Galatasaray
Galatasaray S.K. (football team)
Galatasaray Anonim Şirketi is a Turkish football club, part of the Galatasaray S.K. multi-sport club of Istanbul. Galatasaray is a major sports club in Turkey, holding 17 Turkish Super League titles and the highest number of Turkish Cups....
.
On May 29, 2007 it was revealed that he signed a two-year contract with German club Eintracht Frankfurt
Eintracht Frankfurt
Eintracht Frankfurt is a German sports club, based in Frankfurt, Hesse that is best known for its association football club.- Club origins :...
, joining on a free transfer. Inamoto was presented in a press conference joining fellow Japanese striker 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...
in Frankfurt and was released on 30 May 2009.
On 19 June 2009, French Ligue 1
Ligue 1
Ligue 1 , is the French professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division of the French football league system. Ligue 1 is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel, the other being Ligue 2....
side Rennes announced the signing of Inamoto. He then signed for Kawasaki Frontale
Kawasaki Frontale
is a J. League Division 1 association football club. The team is located in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo. Their home stadium is Todoroki Athletics Stadium, in Nakahara Ward, in the central area of Kawasaki.-History:...
on 11 January 2010.
Career statistics
(correct as of May 23, 2009)|-
|1997
J. League 1997
-First stage:-Second stage:- Suntory Championship :----- Golden Boots Ranking :-Individual Awards:-Best Eleven:...
||rowspan="5"|Gamba Osaka
Gamba Osaka
is a Japanese professional association football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 1. The team's name comes from the Italian word "gamba" meaning "leg" and the Japanese , meaning "to do your best" or "to stand firm". Located in Suita, Osaka, the team's home stadium is Osaka Expo '70...
||rowspan="5"|J. League Division 1
J. League
The or is the top division of and is the top professional association football league in Japan. It is one of the most successful leagues in Asian club football and the only league given top class 'A' ranking by the AFC. Currently, J. League Division 1 is the first level of the Japanese...
||27||3||3||0||6||0||colspan="2"|-||36||3
|-
|1998
J. League 1998
Statistics of J. League in the 1998 season.-First stage:-Second stage:- Suntory Championship :-----Relegation playoffs:On the aggregate table, JEF United Ichihara, Avispa Fukuoka, and Vissel Kobe had earned within the 15th-18th places in the tables for both 1997 and 1998, while Consadole Sapporo...
||28||6||1||0||4||0||colspan="2"|-||33||6
|-
|1999
J. League 1999
The 1999 season was the 7th season of the J-League Division 1. The league began in March and ended in November.For this year, the division was contested by 16 teams following the folding of Yokohama Flügels and the relegation of Consadole Sapporo to the newly formed Division 2...
||22||1||2||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||24||1
|-
|2000
J. League 2000
The 2000 season was the 8th season of the J-League Division 1. The league began on March 11 and ended on November 26.At the end of the season the second stage winner Kashima Antlers won the Suntory Championship against Yokohama F-Marinos who won the first stage....
||28||4||2||0||4||1||colspan="2"|-||34||5
|-
|2001
J. League 2001
The 2001 season was the 9th season since the establishment of the J-League. The league began on March 10 and ended on November 24.At the end of the season the second stage winner Kashima Antlers won the Suntory Championship against Jubilo Iwata who won the first stage.-Clubs:Following sixteen clubs...
||13||2||colspan="2"|-||3||0||colspan="2"|-||16||2
|-
|2001–02||rowspan="1"|Arsenal
Arsenal F.C.
Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...
||rowspan="4"|Premier League||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||2||0||2||0||4||0
|-
|2002–03||rowspan="2"|Fulham
Fulham F.C.
Fulham Football Club is a professional English Premier League club based in southwest London Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they play in the Premier League, their 11th current season...
||19||2||2||0||2||0||*10||4||33||6
|-
|2003–04||22||2||2||1||1||0||colspan="2"|-||25||3
|-
|2004–05||West Bromwich Albion
West Bromwich Albion F.C.
West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands...
||3||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||3||0
|-
|2004–05
2004-05 in English football
The 2004–05 season was the 125th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:*2004–05 was the first season to feature the rebranded Football League. The First Division, Second Division and Third Division were renamed the Football League Championship, Football League One and Football League...
||Cardiff City
Cardiff City F.C.
Cardiff City Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Cardiff, Wales. The club competes in the English football pyramid and is currently playing in the Football League Championship. Cardiff City is the best supported football club in Wales, averaging approximately 22,500 for...
||Championship
Football League Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
||14||0||2||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||16||0
|-
|2005–06||rowspan="2"|West Bromwich Albion
West Bromwich Albion F.C.
West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands...
||Premier League||22||0||2||0||2||1||colspan="2"|-||26||1
|-
|2006–07
2006-07 in English football
The 2006–07 season was the 127th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:* The number of divisions at Level 8 of the English football league system increased from four to five...
||Championship
Football League Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
||3||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||3||0
|-
|2006–07
Turkcell Super League
The Süper Lig is a Turkish professional league for association football clubs. It is the top-flight of the Turkish football league system. It is one of the top leagues in the UEFA confederation and the winner of the competition automatically qualifies for the UEFA Champions League...
||Galatasaray S.K.
Galatasaray S.K. (football team)
Galatasaray Anonim Şirketi is a Turkish football club, part of the Galatasaray S.K. multi-sport club of Istanbul. Galatasaray is a major sports club in Turkey, holding 17 Turkish Super League titles and the highest number of Turkish Cups....
||Süper Lig||25||0||3||0||colspan="2"|-||5||1||33||1
|-
|2007–08
Fußball-Bundesliga 2007-08
- Managerial changes :-League table:-Results:...
||rowspan="2"|Eintracht Frankfurt
Eintracht Frankfurt
Eintracht Frankfurt is a German sports club, based in Frankfurt, Hesse that is best known for its association football club.- Club origins :...
||rowspan="2"|Bundesliga
Fußball-Bundesliga
The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...
||24||0||2||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||26||0
|-
|2008–09
Fußball-Bundesliga 2008-09
Notes# TSG 1899 Hoffenheim played their 2008 home games at Carl-Benz-Stadion in Mannheim because their Rhein-Neckar-Arena had not yet been completed....
||19||0||1||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||20||0
|-
|2009–10||Stade Rennais||Ligue 1
Ligue 1
Ligue 1 , is the French professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division of the French football league system. Ligue 1 is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel, the other being Ligue 2....
||5||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||5||0
|-
|2010
2010 J. League Division 1
The 2010 J. League Division 1 season was the 46th season of the top-flight club football in Japan and the 18th season since the establishment of J1 League. The season began on March 6 and ended on December 4....
||rowspan="2"|Kawasaki Frontale
Kawasaki Frontale
is a J. League Division 1 association football club. The team is located in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo. Their home stadium is Todoroki Athletics Stadium, in Nakahara Ward, in the central area of Kawasaki.-History:...
||rowspan="2"|J. League Division 1
J. League
The or is the top division of and is the top professional association football league in Japan. It is one of the most successful leagues in Asian club football and the only league given top class 'A' ranking by the AFC. Currently, J. League Division 1 is the first level of the Japanese...
||28||0||2||0||4||0||5||0||39||0
|-
|2011
2011 J. League Division 1
The 2011 J. League Division 1 season is the 46th season of Japanese top flight football and 19th since the establishment of the J. League. The season began on March 5 and is scheduled to end on December 3, with a planned five-week summer break between June 27–July 29 in order to allow preparation...
||11||2||0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|-||12||2
157||18||10||0||22||1||5||0||194||19
83||4||8||1||7||1||12||4||110||10
25||0||3||0||colspan="2"|-||5||1||33||1
43||0||3||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||46||0
5||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||5||0
313||22||24||1||29||2||22||5||388||30
UEFA Intertoto Cup
The UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup and originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition for European clubs that had not qualified for one of the two major UEFA competitions, the Champions League and the UEFA Cup. The competition was discontinued...
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | July 4, 2001 | Ōita Oita, Oita is the capital city of Ōita Prefecture located on the island of Kyushu, Japan.- Demographics and geography :Ōita is the most populous city in Ōita Prefecture... , Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... |
1–0 | Won | Friendly Match | |
| 2. | June 4, 2002 | Saitama Saitama, Saitama ' is the capital and the most populous city of Saitama Prefecture in Japan, situated in the south-east of the prefecture. Its area incorporates the former cities of Urawa, Ōmiya, Yono and Iwatsuki. It is a city designated by government ordinance... , Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... |
2–2 | Drew | 2002 FIFA World Cup Group Stage 2002 FIFA World Cup The 2002 FIFA World Cup was the 17th staging of the FIFA World Cup, held in South Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. It was also the first World Cup held in Asia, and the last in which the golden goal rule was implemented. Brazil won the tournament for a record fifth time, beating Germany 2–0... |
|
| 3. | June 9, 2002 | Yokohama Yokohama is the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture and the second largest city in Japan by population after Tokyo and most populous municipality of Japan. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshu... , Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... |
1–0 | Won | 2002 FIFA World Cup Group Stage 2002 FIFA World Cup The 2002 FIFA World Cup was the 17th staging of the FIFA World Cup, held in South Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. It was also the first World Cup held in Asia, and the last in which the golden goal rule was implemented. Brazil won the tournament for a record fifth time, beating Germany 2–0... |
|
| 4. | March 28, 2003 | Tokyo Tokyo , ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family... , Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... |
2–2 | Drew | Friendly Match | |
| 5. | September 9, 2009 | Utrecht Utrecht (city) Utrecht city and municipality is the capital and most populous city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, and is the fourth largest city of the Netherlands with a population of 312,634 on 1 Jan 2011.Utrecht's ancient city centre features... , Netherlands Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders... |
4–3 | Won | Friendly Match |
National team statistics
|-|2000||14||0
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|2001||11||1
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|2002||10||2
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|2003||10||1
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|2004||6||0
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|2005||10||0
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|2006||4||0
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|2007||3||0
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|2008||2||0
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|2009||4||1
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|2010||8||0
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!Total||82||5
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Japan
- AFC U-16 Championship Champions: 1994
- Asian Cup Champions: 2000
- FIFA World Youth Championship Runners-Up: 19991999 FIFA World Youth ChampionshipThe 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in Nigeria between April 3 and April 24, 1999. The 1999 championship was the 12th contested.- Qualification :The following 24 teams qualified for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.-Squads:...
- FIFA Confederations CupFIFA Confederations CupThe FIFA Confederations Cup is an association football tournament for national teams, currently held every four years by FIFA. It is contested by the winners of each of the six FIFA confederation championships , along with the FIFA World Cup winner and the host nation, to bring the number of teams...
Runners-Up: 20012001 FIFA Confederations Cup-Group B:---------------------Knockout stage:-Semi-finals:-----Third place play-off:-Final:-Awards:-Top scorers:2 goals Shaun Murphy Éric Carrière Robert Pirès Patrick Vieira Sylvain Wiltord Takayuki Suzuki Hwang Sun-Hong... - 2002 FIFA World Cup2002 FIFA World CupThe 2002 FIFA World Cup was the 17th staging of the FIFA World Cup, held in South Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. It was also the first World Cup held in Asia, and the last in which the golden goal rule was implemented. Brazil won the tournament for a record fifth time, beating Germany 2–0...
: Round of 16. 2010 FIFA World Cup2010 FIFA World CupThe 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...
: Round Of 16.
Individual honours
- J-League Best Eleven: 2000
- Top Goal Scorer for Japan at the 2002 World Cup