Yasuhito Endō

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Yasuhito Endō
Personal information
Full name Yasuhito Endō
Date of birth January 28, 1980 (1980-01-28) (age 28)
Place of birth    Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Playing position Defensive Midfielder
Club information
Current club Gamba Osaka
Youth clubs
1995-1997 Kagoshima Jitsugyo High school
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1998
1999-2000
2001-		 Yokohama Flugels
Kyoto Purple Sanga
Gamba Osaka		 016 00(1)
053 00(9)
220 0(50)   
National team2
2002- Japan 068 00(6)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 10 May 2008.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 10 June 2008.
* Appearances (Goals)

Yasuhito Endō (遠藤 保仁 Endō Yasuhito?, born January 28, 1980) is a Japanese footballer from Kagoshima City in Kagoshima Prefecture. Short and stocky, the versatile midfielder usually operates as a defensive midfielder, and currently plays for the J-league team Gamba Osaka.[1] Since 2003, Endō has been a member of the Japanese national football team, and has been selected for Japan's 2006 World Cup squad.[2]

He has emerged as a key player in defensive midfield for the national team in recent seasons, where his two-way skills, both in defending and attacking, is highly valued. His good attacking skills such as dribbling and his marvelous passing allow him to play as an attacking midfielder effectively.

Yasuhito Endō is well known for his trade mark passing skills and free kick skills.

Contents

[edit] Honors and awards

[edit] National team

[edit] International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. August 20, 2003 Tokyo, Japan Flag of Nigeria Nigeria 3-0 Won Friendly
2. February 7, 2004 Kashima, Japan Flag of Malaysia Malaysia 4-0 Won Friendly
3. July 7, 2004 Yokohama, Japan Flag of Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro 1-0 Won Friendly
4. July 16, 2007 Hanoi, Vietnam Flag of Vietnam Vietnam 4-1 Won 2007 AFC Asian Cup Group Stage
5. February 6, 2008 Saitama, Japan Flag of Thailand Thailand 4-1 Won 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification
6. June 7, 2008 Muscat, Oman Flag of Oman Oman 1-1 Drew 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification

[edit] Trivia

  • His older brother Akihiro is also a professional footballer.

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ (Japanese) Players | GAMBA OSAKA Official Site
  2. ^ FIFA.com
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Gamba Osaka – current squad

0 Gamba Boy • 1 Matsuyo • 2 Nakazawa • 3 Mineiro • 4 Mizumoto • 5 Yamaguchi • 6 Fukumoto • 7 Endō • 8 Terada • 9 Lucas • 10 Futagawa • 11 Bando • 13 M. Yasuda • 14 Hirai • 15 Aoki • 16 Sasaki • 17 Myojin • 18 Bare • 19 Shimohira • 20 Kurata • 21 Kaji • 22 Fujigaya • 23 Takei • 24 Hoshihara • 25 Okamoto • 26 Kinoshita • 27 Hashimoto • 28 Ueda • 29 Kimura • 30 Yamazaki • 31 K. Yasuda • Manager: Nishino
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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
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