Cayman Togashi in Japan

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  1. Dave Marino-Nachison

    Jun 9, 1999
    #1 Dave Marino-Nachison, Oct 5, 2015
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  2. Dave Marino-Nachison

    Jun 9, 1999
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  3. naopon

    naopon Member+

    Jan 2, 2007
    California
    Club:
    Kawasaki Frontale
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    A few factoids:
    http://www.sponichi.co.jp/soccer/news/2015/09/20/kiji/K20150920011167390.html
    http://www.targma.jp/yokohama-ex/posts/4761/
    • Togashi scored a 88th minute winner in his J-League debut, with a header from a Shunsuke Nakamura corner.
    • Togashi was born to a Japanese father and American mother. He was named after the Cayman Islands, which his parents visited for their honeymoon. Despite his heritage, he failed his university English course.
    • Currently a senior at Kanto Gakuin University in Yokohama, and was recently registered by Marinos under a "special designated player" rule which allows J-League clubs to register amateur players while maintaining their eligibility for high school/college/youth academy competitions. Togashi graduated from Marinos' "junior youth" (U-15) academy, but failed to matriculate to the U-18 squad and went on to HS and college soccer.
    • Togashi was reportedly not a high profile pro prospect, nor did he have a standing offer to go pro after graduation. His college team practices at facilities operated by Marinos, who occasionally recruit several students to make up the numbers for their senior team's training sessions. Manager Erick Mombaerts was impressed by Togashi to the point of registering him for league matches. The Japanese Jordan Morris?
     
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  4. Dave Marino-Nachison

    Jun 9, 1999
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  5. Alex_K

    Alex_K Member+

    Mar 23, 2002
    Braunschweig, Germany
    Club:
    Eintracht Braunschweig
    Nat'l Team:
    Bhutan
    I choose to believe instead that he got his name because of his skills as a capybara hunter.
     
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  6. Dave Marino-Nachison

    Jun 9, 1999
    Can't it be both?
     
  7. Winoman

    Winoman Drinkin' Wine Spo-De-O-De!

    Jul 26, 2000
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I thought it was because he was conceived in his parent's car. ;)
     
  8. naopon

    naopon Member+

    Jan 2, 2007
    California
    Club:
    Kawasaki Frontale
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Yeah, he is now a full Marinos squad member. The Japan FA has a system for registering amateurs concurrently to J-League squads so that are eligible for both their youth/HS/college club and the pro outfit. No pesky NCAA rules to worry about.
     
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  9. naopon

    naopon Member+

    Jan 2, 2007
    California
    Club:
    Kawasaki Frontale
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Togashi has won a starting spot and scored in Marinos' last 2 league matches.

     
  10. naopon

    naopon Member+

    Jan 2, 2007
    California
    Club:
    Kawasaki Frontale
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Togashi has been called up to a 3-day Japan U23 camp. He's off to a hot start in his rookie season, so he may have an outside shot at sneaking into the Rio squad.
     
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  11. naopon

    naopon Member+

    Jan 2, 2007
    California
    Club:
    Kawasaki Frontale
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
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  12. Dave Marino-Nachison

    Jun 9, 1999
    Japan, by the way, made it to Brazil, where they are grouped with Sweden, Nigeria, and our play-off nemesis Colombia.
     
  13. naopon

    naopon Member+

    Jan 2, 2007
    California
    Club:
    Kawasaki Frontale
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Togashi was called up for the Toulon U23 tournament. They will play Paraguay, Portugal, Guinea and England in their group later this month.
     
  14. naopon

    naopon Member+

    Jan 2, 2007
    California
    Club:
    Kawasaki Frontale
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Goal:
     
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  15. Dave Marino-Nachison

    Jun 9, 1999
    Snip:

    Cayman was born to an American mother and a Japanese father in New York in 1993. The family moved to Japan when he was four, settling in Yokohama.

    His parents honeymooned in the Cayman Islands. Their son’s name is a permanent memento of that happy holiday.
    http://daswunderkind.net/japan-cinderella-boy-cayman-togashi/
     
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  16. Winoman

    Winoman Drinkin' Wine Spo-De-O-De!

    Jul 26, 2000
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    It's a good thing they didn't honeymoon in Bayonne. ;)
     
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    Jun 9, 1999
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  18. BostonRed

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    Oct 9, 2011
    Somerville, MA
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
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