Not-so-famous Japanese Players Abroad [R]

Lesser known japanese Abroad

Thought i'd post all the info i've collected over the past few days about the lesser known Japanese playing abroad, in Eastern Europe, South America, North America, Australia, Germany and Camaroon "cough" . I know it's alot but if any of you are keen researchers, i'm sure you'll apreciate this.
Also i'm not a racist, and this is Gamba

Takuma Sugano - 25 years old - Striker - River Plate(Paraguy)-

Naoki Imaya - 25 years old - Attacking Midfield/Striker - New Zealand knights(Australia)

Sanshiro Matsumoto - 21 - Left winger - Dusseldorf II(Germany), HE MAY HAVE LEFT

Yoshikato Uchino - 24 - Centre Midfield -kecskemst TE -(Hungary)

Nobutaka Suzuki - 21 - left midfield - SV Eintrachd trier 05 - Germany

Masafumi Takatsuka - 23 - Midfield Centre - OFK Grablg Rodanovici(Serbia)

Kimitoshi Nogawa - 21- midfield left - Canon(Camaroon)- left after trial, don't know were he is now

Hiroyuki Ishida - 25 - right winger - Perth Glory(Australia)

Masahiro Fukazawa - 27 - Right winger/Left winger - Montreal Impact(USA)

Kazuo Homa - 25 - Left Winger - Papa(Hungary)

Kenji Fukada - 27 - Striker, can also play about anywere in midfield - Irapuato - Mexico

Ryo Tozuka - 22 - behind the 2 strikers or Left Winger - Canon(Camaroon

Suganuma Minoru - 20 - Striker- behind the 2 strikers - Vitoria under 20's(brazil). Very highly rated youngster

I also have pics of most of the players but for Some stupid reason I'm only able to post one pic at a time, possibly because of my yellow

I have also heard of
Rodrigo Tabata - 24 - Attacking midfield Goias - Brazil
He is half Japanese and half Brazilian. He is very highly rated in Brazil just now and could be moving to crezeiro. He can play for Japan!

Sanshiro Matsumoto has about the cutest little face i've ever seen in my life

If any of the info is wrong, don't bother complaining please

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Rodrigo Tabata


Nobutaka Suzuki -

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Naoki Imaya -


Hiroyuki Ishida -


Masahiro Fukazawa -

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Sorry this thread is so long
Ryo Tozuka -


Kimitoshi Nogawa -


Takuma Sugano -

Earlier pic of him at Ventforet Kofu

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Matsumoto...I know him cause i live near Dusseldorf, but i never saw him play.

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Do you know if he still plays there?

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No, he left the club, but i dont know where he play now.

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Nice info.

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Isn't there a Japanese playing in Hong Kong? I saw him played last season for the HK Select team. Not sure what his club team is or if he's still playing this season.

Excape Goat, I think you probably know.

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I've looked through all the team lists and can't see any Japanese players, maybe he left?

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may be.

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http://kc.wizards.mlsnet.com/MLS/pl...webster_j&playerId=min057526&statType=current

Here's an obscure one. John Minagawa-Webster. The only player currently playing in the United States MLS eligible to play for Japan.

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What league do Montreal impact play

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A-League. Essentially, the US "Second Division".

Let's not forget US Youth player Kyle Nakazawa. Nakazawa is already part of the US system, but has only been capped at the youth level, so he is still eligible to play for Japan. He may be in the mix for the US Team for the 2010 World Cup.

http://www.ussoccer.com/bio/bio.sps?iBiographyID=12350

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i know him.
according to the japanese football magazine,
he knows our legends nakata and nakamura

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this guy has Japanese citizenship? Don't think Japan needs any more midfielders anyway.

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I think he'd probably want to play for the US,considering he's born and bread in Usa and has come through there youth

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Well, niether of these players have Japanese citizenship, but both (Due to parents) are *eligible* to play for Japan.

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according to the japanese law, half-breeds can have dual citizenships until 22 y.o

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hahaha half-breeds, that word sounds so discriminating

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Fukada joining Sendai? Having trouble with the Japanese

http://sports.yahoo.co.jp/hl?c=jleague&a=20060106-00000108-jij-spo

I dunno if this is correct or not........it looks like it's someone from Spains second division who played in mexico last year

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Kenji Fukada 28 year old striker who also plays midfield played for Irapuato in Mexico, also played for Pachuca or something along those lines.

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Sorry Fukuda not Fukada

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http://www.todayonline.com/pdf_mid.asp?id=1601SPL050&pubdate=20060116&publication=TODAY&sp=0

I hardly know about him.
Is he a Japanese?