Not-so-famous Japanese Players Abroad \ Japanese players in minor leagues

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He has mixed parentage but he can no longer play for Japan as at the age of 21 he had to choose between England, Japan & Canada under FIFA guideline & he choose Canada

 

Tabata

I was wondering about this, too.

Has anyone heard if Japan has tried to get him to play for them? It seems like there would be a good chance with a Brazilian like Zico in charge of the national team.

 

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I hear he is ferocious for a Japanese and often gets cards.

 

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He joined Santos now
He's supposed to be an excellent player, If Zico ever contomplated him in Japan i'm sure he would have done it by now

 

Re: Tabata

I believe he was born and raised in brazil, so he was unlikely to play like Japanese players

 

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Do you know if he even speaks Japanese?

 

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　ブラジルのパウリスタＦＣでプレーするＤＦ笠井健太（２０）が、南米ＮＯ・１を決める
リベルタドーレス杯に出場する可能性が出てきた。一昨年、プロを目指してブラジルに
渡り、同年１２月にプロ契約。昨年はＵ－２０（２軍に相当）に所属し、今年晴れて１軍に
昇格した。出場すれば、日本人では３人目の快挙。同チームの元日本代表ＦＷ呂比須
ワグナー・アシスタントコーチ（３７）も高く評価している。
　ブラジルに渡った笠井が、夢を実現する瞬間が迫っている。０４年４月からサントスの
練習に参加、同年１２月にパウリスタと２年のプロ契約をした。昨年は２軍でレギュラーに
定着し、今年１月に１軍に上がった。２月にはリベルタドーレス杯の登録メンバー２８人に
入った。出場すれば、０１年のセロ・ポルテーニョＭＦ広山望（現東京Ｖ）０４年のグアラニ
ＦＷ福田健二（現スペイン２部カステリョン）に次いで日本人３人目、Ｊリーグを経ていない
日本人では初の快挙となる。
　笠井はもともとＦＷだったが、運動量を買われてサイドバックに転向した。ポルトガル語も
完ぺきに覚えて「ブラジル人以上にポルトガル語を流ちょうに話す日本人」と地元紙で
報じられた。最初はプレーや判断力の速さに戸惑った。「練習中に考えすぎて気持ち悪く
なった。先の先まで考えないとボールを取られてしまうから」。そんな中で鍛えられ、力を
付けた。
　良き理解者がいたことも大きかった。ホンダＦＣでのプレー経験を持つマンシーニ監督や、
昨年からアシスタントコーチを務める元日本代表ＦＷ呂比須氏は、日本人に対する理解が
あった。呂比須コーチは「彼はフィジカルも強くてキックも正確。スピードもある。潜在能力は
十分。あとは信用、出場機会を得るが必要」と期待する。
　笠井は「高いレベルでやれて、楽しくて仕方がない。リベルタドーレスに出ることが今の目標。
優勝して日本に行ければ最高」。現在、パウリスタはグループ３位につけている。１２月に
日本で開催される世界クラブ選手権で凱旋（がいせん）帰国することも、遠い夢ではない。

http://shizuoka.nikkansports.com/news/p-sn-tp1-20060327-12058.html

 

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I think the Japanese that you mention here is Dan ITO. He used to be the playmaker of Kitchee, a Hong Kong First Division team, yet he left the team after one and a half season in 2005, and now playing in Brunei.

 

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Brunei
He must be world class then

 

Re: Tabata

No he doesn't, i doubt he's even been to Japan

 

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Guys, I noticed Crystal Palace youth team has one Japanese called Taku Watanabe.

 

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Cool, thanks for that.
Can't find much if any info on him. Except that he was on the bench for Palace's reserves against Arsenal

 

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Homma, who plays for Hungarian division 1 team Lombard Papa has scored 2 goals this season.

http://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?region=-6&team=3441

 

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Anyone knows about Kenji Nakano?
He was playing for Feyenoord Reserve team.
His mother is Dutch, but he wanted to play for Japan NT some day.
How is he doing?

 

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Of heritage, somewhat

Hawaiian born Duke HASHIMOTO, Columbus Crew


And this pic is classic. Who said Japanese and Africans can't interact well?

 

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wow, this is a good thread, this couldn't be ignored...

 

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Why can't i see the latest post here?

 

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Masafumi Takatsuka in FM/CM series is known by "Mabo"

 

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Ryo Tozuka.....wow it's must be pretty scary to be playing in a African League. I don't want to be racist, but seriously anyone who look at this picture would say the same thing. :S

 

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If you find yourself saying that, your best response would be to stop posting.

Glad to see this thread is still alive. And I still see that Kyle Nakazawa is still in MLS, plodding for Philadelphia Union. It's funny, because I posted about him in 2006 earlier in this thread, but he's only 23 now.

 

Does anyone have video links of Ryo Tozuka in action? I am really interested in seeing him play.

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/4569141.stm


old news about Tozuka's sign for Canon.

 

unknown japanese players in India

ONGC FC
Katsumi Yusa (ex-Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Zweigen Kanazawa & FC Gifu 2nd)

Salgaocar SC
Ryuji Sueoka (ex-Albirex Niigata & Albirex Singapore)

Pune FC
Arata Izumi (ex-Albirex Singapore & Mitsubishi Motors Mizushima)

United Sikkim
Mitsuki Ichihara (ex JEF)

SC Goa
Yu Hoshide

 

Takafumi Akahoshi is now playing for Pogoń Szczecin in the Polish First Division