|
The
Samurai
Blue Squad for the matches against Iceland and England
May/June 2004 |
|
Player |
Birthdate |
Age |
Pos |
Club |
App |
G |
|
Chano,
Takayuki |
23 November 1976 |
27 |
D |
JEF
United Ichihara |
2 |
0 |
|
Doi,
Yoichi |
25 July 1973 |
30 |
G |
FC
Tokyo |
1 |
0 |
|
Endo, Yasuhito |
28 January 1980 |
24 |
M |
Gamba
Osaka |
18 |
2 |
|
Fujita, Toshiya |
4 October 1971 |
32 |
M |
Jubilo
Urawa |
19 |
3 |
|
Fukunishi,
Takashi |
1 September 1976 |
27 |
M |
Jubilo
Urawa |
25 |
0 |
|
Inamoto, Junichi |
18 September 1979 |
24 |
M |
Fulham FC, England |
49 |
4 |
|
Kaji,
Akira |
13 January 1980 |
24 |
D |
FC
Tokyo |
6 |
0 |
|
Kawaguchi,
Yoshikatsu |
15 August 1975 |
28 |
G |
FC
Nordsjælland, Denmark |
55 |
0 |
|
Kubo, Tatsuhiko |
18 June 1976 |
27 |
F |
Yokohama
Marinos |
23 |
7 |
|
Miura,
Atsuhiro |
24 July 1974 |
29 |
D |
Tokyo
Verdy 1969 |
20 |
1 |
|
Miyamoto,
Tsuneyasu |
7 February 1977 |
27 |
D |
Gamba
Osaka |
30 |
1 |
|
Motoyama, Masashi |
20 June 1979 |
24 |
F |
Kashima
Antlers |
11 |
0 |
|
Nakamura, Shunsuke |
24 June 1978 |
25 |
M |
Reggina
Calcio, Italy |
35 |
9 |
|
Nakazawa,
Yuji |
25 February 1978 |
26 |
D |
Yokohama Marinos |
16 |
2 |
|
Narazaki,
Seigo |
15 April 1976 |
28 |
G |
Nagoya
Grampus Eight |
43 |
0 |
|
Nishi, Norihiro |
9 May 1980 |
24 |
M |
Jubilo
Urawa |
2 |
0 |
|
Norihiro
Nishi withdraws from the squad because of a knee injury on 28 May. |
|
Ogasawara, Mitsuo |
5 April 1979 |
25 |
M |
Kashima
Antlers |
20 |
1 |
|
Ono, Shinji |
27 September 1979 |
24 |
M |
Feyenoord
Rotterdam,
Netherlands |
40 |
3 |
|
Santos,
Alessandro |
20 July 1977 |
26 |
D |
Urawa
Reds |
31 |
4 |
|
Suzuki, Takayuki |
5 June 1976 |
27 |
F |
Koninklijke Heusden-Zolder
SK,
Belgium |
30 |
4 |
|
Takahara, Naohiro |
4 June 1979 |
23 |
F |
Hamburger SV, Germany |
29 |
12 |
|
Naohiro
Takahara withdraws from the squad because of a lung infection on 28 May. |
|
Tamada, Keiji |
11 April 1980 |
24 |
F |
Kashiwa Reysol |
4 |
1 |
|
Tanaka,
Makoto |
8 August 1975 |
28 |
D |
Jubilo
Iwata |
2 |
0 |
|
Tsuboi,
Keisuke |
16 September 1979 |
24 |
D |
Urawa
Reds |
18 |
0 |
|
Yanagisawa, Atsushi |
27 May 1977 |
26 |
F |
UC
Sampdoria, Italy |
41 |
12 |
Squad details correct up to
and including Japan's match against Iceland on 30 May 2004.
Diary
Thursday, 20 May 2004 -
Japan
coach Zico named a 25-player squad for the friendly tournament against Iceland
and England. His one surprise was the exclusion of Hidetoshi Nakata, who
was nursing a sore groin.
Friday, 21 May 2004 - Naohiro Takahara is a major doubt
after complaining of chest pains and is rushed to a Manchester hospital to
undergo tests. Norihiro Nishi has withdrawn because of a knee
injury. Shunsuke Nakamura, Toshiya Fujita and Tatsuhiko Fujita are all
struggling with minor injuries.
Sunday, 30 May 2004 -
Japan take on Iceland in the opening game of the FA Summer Tournament.
Japan win the game 3-2 with two goals from Tatsuhiko Kubo and an Alessandro
Santos winning penalty.
Monday, 31 May
2004 - It has been confirmed by Doctors and Officials that Naohiro Takahara
has a lung infection. A relapse of a disorder that kept him out of the
2002 World Cup finals.
|
Japan
Form: last six
games |
|
W W W
L W W
f 11:a 6
success: 83% |
|
487 |
12 February 2004 - Japan 2
Iraq 0
[0-0]
National
Stadium, Tokyo |
Yanagisawa, Alex |
Fr |
HW |
|
488 |
18 February 2004 - Japan
1 Oman 0
[0-0]
Saitama Sutajiamu Niimarumarunii, Saitama-shi |
Kubo |
WCP |
HW |
|
489 |
31 March 2004 -
Singapore 1 Japan 2
[0-1]
Jalan
Besar Stadium, Singapore |
Bin Daud
Takahara, Fujita |
AW |
|
490 |
25 April 2004 -
Hungary 3 Japan 2
[1-0]
Stadion ZTE,
Zalaegerszeg |
Kuttor, Juhasz, Huszti (pen)
Tamada,
Kubo |
Fr |
AL |
|
491 |
28 April 2004 -
Czech Republic 0 Japan 1
[0-1]
Toyota Arena,
Praha |
Kubo |
AW |
|
492 |
30
May 2004 - Japan 3
Iceland 2
[2-1]
City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester |
Kubo (2), Alex
(pen)
Helguson (2) |
TC |
NW |
 Gunnarsson |
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|
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