Takanori Sugeno

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Takanori Sugeno
Personal information
Full name Takanori Sugeno
Date of birth May 3, 1984 (1984-05-03) (age 24)
Place of birth    Fujimi, Saitama, Japan
Height 179cm
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Kashiwa Reysol
Youth clubs
Tokyo Verdy 1969 Youth
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2003-2007
2008-present
Yokohama FC
Kashiwa Reysol
186 00(1)
004 00(0)   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of June 2, 2008.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of June 2, 2008.
* Appearances (Goals)

Takanori Sugeno (born May 3, 1984 in Fujimi, Saitama, Japan) is a Japanese football player. Although considered short for a goalkeeper, standing at 179cm, he makes up for his lack of height with superb agility and reflexes. In 2006 he was part of the Yokohama FC defense that set a J. League record when they did not concede a goal for 770 consecutive minutes, breaking Shimizu S-Pulse's 731 minutes recorded in 1993. They also kept 7 consecutive clean sheets (which was also a tied J. League Division 2 record) en route to promotion to the J-league division 1. In 2007 Sugeno was named J-league rookie of the year. In 2008 he was signed by Kashiwa Reysol, a move which some consider unwise as Kashiwa already have a good and relatively young goalkeeper in Yuta Minami.


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Preceded by
Flag of Japan Jungo Fujimoto
J-League Young Player of the Year
2007
Succeeded by
Incumbent
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