Born: 15- 4-1976 Country: Japan Caps: 77 (W35-D23-L19 – GF105-GA76 – %60.38) Goals conceded: 76 (% 0.99 per match) Age First Cap: 21 yr 306 d 15- 2-1998 vs. Australia 3-0 Age Last Cap: 34 yr 145 d 7- 9-2010 vs. Guatemala 2-1 National Team Career: 12 yr 204 d
Cap Date Venue Opponent Score Competition
1 15- 2-98 Adelaide Australia 3-0
2 1- 3-98 Yokohama South Korea 2-1 Dynsaty Cup
3 6- 6-99 Yokohama Peru 0-0 Kirin Cup
4 29- 6-99 Asunción Peru 2-3 Copa América
5 5- 7-99 PJ Caballero Bolivia 1-1 Copa América
6 5- 2-00 Hongkong Mexico 0-1 Carlsberg Cup
7 20- 2-00 Macao Macao 3-0 Asian Cup Qualifier
8 15- 3-00 Kobe China 0-0
9 26- 4-00 Seoul South Korea 0-1
10 4- 6-00 Casablanca France 2-2 [1] Hassan II Cup
11 11- 6-00 Miyagi Slovakia 1-1 Kirin Cup
12 18- 6-00 Yokohama Bolivia 2-0 Kirin Cup
13 16- 8-00 Hiroshima UA Emirates 3-1 Kirin Cup
14 20-12-00 Tokyo South Korea 1-1
15 24- 3-01 Saint-Denis France 0-5
16 21- 3-02 Osaka Ukraine 1-0 Kirin Cup
17 17- 4-02 Yokohama Costa Rica 1-1 Kirin Cup
18 2- 5-02 Kobe Honduras 3-3 Kirin Cup
19 25- 5-02 Tokyo Sweden 1-1 Kirin Cup
20 4- 6-02 Saitama Belgium 2-2 World Cup
21 9- 6-02 Yokohama Russia 1-0 World Cup
22 14- 6-02 Osaka Tunisia 2-0 World Cup
23 18- 6-02 Miyagi Turkey 0-1 World Cup
24 16-10-02 Tokyo Jamaica 1-1 Kirin Cup
25 20-11-02 Saitama Argentina 0-2 Kirin Cup
26 16- 4-03 Seoul South Korea 1-0
27 31- 5-03 Tokyo South Korea 0-1
28 8- 6-03 Osaka Argentina 1-4 Kirin Cup
29 11- 6-03 Saitama Paraguay 0-0 Kirin Cup
30 18- 6-03 Saint-Denis New Zealand 3-0 Confederations Cup
31 20- 6-03 Saint-Etienne France 1-2 Confederations Cup
32 22- 6-03 Saint-Etienne Colombia 0-1 Confederations Cup
33 8-10-03 Tunis Tunisia 1-0
34 19-11-03 Oita Cameroon 0-0 Kirin Cup
35 4-12-03 Tokyo China 2-0 East Asian Champ.
36 7-12-03 Saitama Hongkong 1-0 East Asian Champ.
37 10-12-03 Yokohama South Korea 0-0 East Asian Champ.
38 12- 2-04 Tokyo Iraq 2-0 Kirin Cup
39 18- 2-04 Saitama Oman 1-0 World Cup Qualifier
40 31- 3-04 Singapore Singapore 2-1 World Cup Qualifier
41 25- 4-04 Zalaegerszeg Hungary 2-3
42 28- 4-04 Praha Czech Republic 1-0
43 30- 5-04 Manchester Iceland 3-2 International Tourn.
44 1- 6-04 Manchester England 1-1 International Tourn.
45 18- 8-04 Shizuoka Argentina 1-2 Kirin Cup
46 16-12-04 Yokohama Germany 0-3 Kirin Cup
47 25- 3-05 Tehran Iran 1-2 World Cup Qualifier
48 30- 3-05 Saitama Bahrain 1-0 World Cup Qualifier
49 3- 8-05 Daejeon China 2-2 East Asian Champ.
50 7- 9-05 Miyagi Honduras 5-4
51 1- 6-07 Shizuoka Montenegro 2-0 Kirin Cup
52 30- 1-08 Tokyo Bosnia-Herzeg. 3-0 Kirin Cup
53 20- 2-08 Chongqing China 1-0 East Asian Champ.
54 24- 5-08 Toyota Ivory Coast 1-0 Kirin Cup
55 27- 5-08 Saitama Paraguay 0-0 Kirin Cup
56 2- 6-08 Yokohama Oman 3-0 World Cup Qualifier
57 7- 6-08 Muscat Oman 1-1 World Cup Qualifier
58 14- 6-08 Bangkok Thailand 3-0 World Cup Qualifier
59 22- 6-08 Saitama Bahrain 1-0 World Cup Qualifier
60 20- 8-08 Sapporo Uruguay 1-3 Kirin Cup
61 6- 9-08 Manama Bahrain 3-2 World Cup Qualifier
62 9-10-08 Niigata UA Emirates 1-1 Kirin Cup
63 15-10-08 Saitama Uzbekistan 1-1 World Cup Qualifier
64 28- 3-09 Saitama Bahrain 1-0 World Cup Qualifier
65 27- 5-09 Osaka Chile 4-0 Kirin Cup
66 31- 5-09 Tokyo Belgium 4-0 Kirin Cup
67 6- 6-09 Tashkent Uzbekistan 1-0 World Cup Qualifier
68 10- 6-09 Yokohama Qatar 1-1 World Cup Qualifier
69 17- 6-09 Melbourne Australia 1-2 World Cup Qualifier
70 2- 2-10 Oita Venezuela 0-0 Kirin Cup
71 6- 2-10 Tokyo China 0-0 East Asian Champ.
72 11- 2-10 Tokyo Hongkong 3-0 East Asian Champ.
73 14- 2-10 Tokyo South Korea 1-3 East Asian Champ.
74 3- 3-10 Nagoya Bahrain 2-0 Asian Cup Qualifier
75 7- 4-10 Osaka Serbia 0-3 Kirin Cup
76 24- 5-10 Saitama South Korea 0-3 Kirin Cup
77 7- 9-10 Osaka Guatemala 2-1 Kirin Cup
[1] Japan lost 2-4 on penalty kicks.
Remark: The match against Hongkong League XI (08- 2-00. Carlsberg
Cup, 0-0) was not a full “A” international match and is
therefore not included here.
Total Record
Matches Won Draw Lost For Against Points Percentage
77 35 23 19 105- 76 93 60.38
Types of Matches
Friendlies 11
Kirin Cup 28
World Cup 4
World Cup Qualifiers 14
East Asian Championship 8
Confederations Cup 3
Asian Cup Qualifier 2
Copa América 2
Other Tournaments 5
Total 77
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