Atsushi Yanagisawa

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Atsushi Yanagisawa
Personal information
Full name	Atsushi Yanagisawa
Date of birth	May 27, 1977 (1977-05-27) (age 31)
Place of birth	Kosugi, Toyama, Japan
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Kyoto Sanga F.C.
Number	13
Youth clubs
1993-1996	Toyama Daiichi H.S.
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1996-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2006-2007 2008-present	Kashima Antlers →Sampdoria (loan) Messina Kashima Antlers Kyoto Sanga F.C.	178 (71) 15 (0) 28 (0) 42 (9) 9 (2)
National team2
1998-2006	Japan	58 (17)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 6, 2008. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of January 13, 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Atsushi Yanagisawa (柳沢 敦, Yanagisawa Atsushi^?, born May 27, 1977) is a Japanese football player. Currently he is a striker for Kyoto Sanga F.C. in the top division of the J-League. Yanagisawa was born in Kosugi-machi, Toyama-ken, Japan. He formerly played for Sampdoria and Messina in Italian Serie A.

He played in 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship, 2000 Olympic football tournament, 2000 AFC Asian Cup, 2002 FIFA World Cup, 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup and 2006 FIFA World Cup.

[edit] National team

• 2000 Asian Cup (Champions)
• 2002 FIFA World Cup
• 2005 Confederations Cup
• 2006 FIFA World Cup

[edit] Playing Style

Atsushi Yanagisawa's playing style is different compared to other strikers/forwards. He often likes to pass to other players instead of going for goal himself. Many Japanese fans consider him as a second striker playing just behind the main centre forward. Although critisised for his lack of finishing ability, Yanagisawa reached the 50-goal plateau in fewer matches than any other J-league player in history. Yanagisawa has superior passing skills for a striker, leading many to suggest that he would be more suited to an attacking-midfield role or that of a winger, to take advantage of his passing talent and offset his inconsistent finishing.

for more information http://www.wldcup.com/Asia/jleague/antlers/yanagisawa.html

[edit] Honors and awards

[edit] Individual Honors

• J-League Young Player of the Year: 1997
• J-League Best Eleven: 1998, 2001

[edit] Team Honors

• Asian Cup Champions: 2000
• J-League Champions: 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001

[edit] International goals

The following table is up to date as of 23 June 2006.

Atsushi Yanagisawa: International Goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	June 6, 2000	Rabat, Morocco	Jamaica	4-0	Won	Hassan II International Cup
2.	June 18, 2000	Yokohama, Japan	Bolivia	2-0	Won	Kirin Cup 2000
3.	June 18, 2000	Yokohama, Japan	Bolivia	2-0	Won	Kirin Cup 2000
4.	October 14, 2000	Sidon, Lebanon	Saudi Arabia	4-1	Won	Asian Cup 2000
5.	August 15, 2001	Fukuroi, Shizuoka, Japan	Australia	3-0	Won	Friendly
6.	July 1, 2001	Sapporo, Japan	Paraguay	2-0	Won	Kirin Cup 2001
7.	July 1, 2001	Sapporo, Japan	Paraguay	2-0	Won	Kirin Cup 2001
8.	October 7, 2001	Southampton, England	Nigeria	2-2	Draw	Friendly
9.	November 7, 2001	Saitama, Japan	Italy	1-1	Draw	Friendly
10.	October 8, 2003	Tunis, Tunisia	Tunisia	1-0	Won	Friendly
11.	October 11, 2003	Bucharest, Romania	Romania	1-1	Draw	Friendly
12.	February 12, 2004	Fukuroi, Shizuoka, Japan	Iraq	2-0	Won	Friendly
13.	July 9, 2004	Ōita, Japan	Slovakia	3-1	Won	Kirin Cup 2004
14.	June 8, 2005	Bangkok, Thailand	Korea DPR	2-0	Won	WC 2006 Qual
15.	June 16, 2005	Hanover, Germany	Mexico	1-2	Lost	Confederations Cup 2005
16.	September 7, 2005	Rifu, Miyagi, Japan	Honduras	5-4	Won	Friendly
17.	September 7, 2005	Rifu, Miyagi, Japan	Honduras	5-4	Won	Friendly

[edit] Trivia

• Atsushi Yanagisawa is sponsored by Mizuno and wears Mizuno Morelia II
• Atsushi Yanagisawa is well known for wearing the Number 13
• He is married to model and singer Yukari Obata

[edit] External links

• National Football Teams

Preceded by Toshihide Saito

J-League Young Player of the Year 1997

Succeeded by Shinji Ono

v • d • e Japan squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup 1 Kawaguchi • 2 Akita • 3 Matsuda • 4 Morioka • 5 Inamoto • 6 Hattori • 7 H. Nakata • 8 Morishima • 9 Nishizawa • 10 Nakayama • 11 Suzuki • 12 Narazaki • 13 Yanagisawa • 14 Alex • 15 Fukunishi • 16 K. Nakata • 17 Miyamoto • 18 Ono • 19 Ogasawara • 20 Myojin • 21 Toda • 22 Ichikawa • 23 Sogahata • Coach: Troussier

v • d • e Japan squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup 1 Narazaki • 2 Moniwa • 3 Komano • 4 Endō • 5 Miyamoto • 6 K. Nakata • 7 H. Nakata • 8 Ogasawara • 9 Takahara • 10 Nakamura • 11 Maki • 12 Doi • 13 Yanagisawa • 14 Alex • 15 Fukunishi • 16 Oguro • 17 Inamoto • 18 Ono • 19 Tsuboi • 20 Tamada • 21 Kaji • 22 Nakazawa • 23 Kawaguchi • Coach: Zico