Yasuhito Endo

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Yasuhito Endo
Endo playing for Japan in 2008
Personal information
Full name Yasuhito Endo
Date of birth (1980-01-28) January 28, 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Japan
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Júbilo Iwata
Youth career
1995–1997 Kagoshima Jitsugyo High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998 Yokohama Flügels 16 (1)
1999–2001 Kyoto Purple Sanga 53 (9)
2001–2020 Gamba Osaka 605 (98)
2020– Júbilo Iwata 15 (2)
National team
1999 Japan 7 (1)
2002–2015 Japan 152 (15)
Honours
Yokohama Flügels
Winner Emperor's Cup 1998
Gamba Osaka
Winner AFC Champions League 2008
Winner J1 League 2005
Winner J1 League 2014
Runner-up J1 League 2010
Runner-up J1 League 2015
Winner J.League Cup 2007
Winner J.League Cup 2014
Runner-up J.League Cup 2005
Runner-up J.League Cup 2015
Runner-up J.League Cup 2016
Winner Emperor's Cup 2008
Winner Emperor's Cup 2009
Winner Emperor's Cup 2014
Winner Emperor's Cup 2015
Runner-up Emperor's Cup 2006
Runner-up Emperor's Cup 2012
Representing  Japan
AFC Asian Cup
Gold medal – first place 2004 China
Gold medal – first place 2011 Qatar
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Silver medal – second place 1999 Nigeria
AFC U-20 Asian Cup
Silver medal – second place 1998 Thailand
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of end of the 2020 season

Yasuhito Endo (遠藤 保仁, Endo Yasuhito, born January 28, 1980) is a Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team. His brother Akihiro Endo is also a former footballer.

Biography[change | change source]

Endo was born in Kagoshima on January 28, 1980. After graduating from Kagoshima Jitsugyo High School, he joined J1 League club Yokohama Flügels in 1998. In March, he debuted against Yokohama Marinos in opening game in 1998 season. He played many matches as central midfielder in 1998 season. The club won the champions in 1998 Emperor's Cup. However the club was disbanded end of 1998 season due to financial strain. In 1999, he moved to Kyoto Purple Sanga with contemporaries Kazuki Teshima, Hideo Oshima and so on. He became a regular player and played many matches. However the club was relegated to J2 League end of 2000 season.

In 2001, Endo move to J1 club Gamba Osaka. He played as central player for the club for long time under manager Akira Nishino (2002–2011). He was also selected J.League Best Eleven for 10 years in a row (2003-2012). In 2005, Gamba won the champions in J1 League first time in the club history. In 2008, Gamba won the champions in AFC Champions League for 2 years in a row as Japanese club (Urawa Reds won in 2007). Gamba also won the 2008 Emperor's Cup. Endo was selected "Japanese Footballer of the Year". In 2009, Gamba won the Emperor's Cup for 2 years in a row. Endo was selected "Asian Footballer of the Year".

However manager Nishino left Gamba end of 2011 season and the club performance deteriorated soon. In 2012, Gamba finished at the 17th place of 18 clubs and was relegated to J2 League. Gamba won the champions in 2013 season and returned to J1 in a year. In 2014 season, Gamba won all three major title in Japan, J1 League, J.League Cup and Emperor's Cup. Endo was selected "J.League MVP" first time and "Japanese Footballer of the Year" second time. Although he played as regular player for a long time, his opportunity to play decreased in 2020. In October 2020, he moved to J2 League club Júbilo Iwata.

In April 1999, Endo was selected the Japan U-20 national team for 1999 World Youth Championship. At this tournament, he played all 7 matches as defensive midfielder and Japan won the 2nd place. On November 20, 2002, he debuted for the Japan national team against Argentina. After the debut, he became a regular player. In 2004, he played at 2004 Asian Cup and Japan won the champions. However he lost his position from 2005. In 2006, although he was selected Japan for 2006 World Cup, he could not play in the match.

After the 2006 World Cup, Endo became a regular player as offensive midfielder under new manager Ivica Osim and wore the "number 7" shirt for Japan as Hidetoshi Nakata successor. In 2008, Takeshi Okada became a new manager, he played as defensive midfielder with Makoto Hasebe. He was selected Japan for 2010 World Cup. He played all 4 matches and scored a goal from a free-kick against Denmark in a 3–1 win as Japan qualified for the knockout stage. In 2011, he played at 2011 Asian Cup and Japan won the champions. From autumn 2013, his opportunity to play decreased. He also played at 2014 World Cup and 2015 Asian Cup. He played 152 games and scored 15 goals for Japan until 2015.

Statistics[change | change source]

[1][2]

Club statistics League CupLeague CupContinentalTotal
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
JapanLeague Emperor's Cup J.League Cup AsiaTotal
1998 Yokohama Flügels J1 League 16 1 0 0 4 0 - 20 1
1999 Kyoto Purple Sanga J1 League 24 4 2 0 2 0 - 28 4
2000 29 5 1 0 6 1 - 36 6
2001 Gamba Osaka J1 League 29 4 3 1 4 0 - 36 5
2002 30 5 1 0 8 1 - 39 6
2003 30 4 2 0 6 0 - 38 4
2004 29 9 3 0 0 0 - 32 9
2005 33 10 2 0 4 0 - 39 10
2006 25 9 4 1 0 0 5 3 34 13
2007 34 8 4 0 8 1 - 46 9
2008 27 6 3 0 1 0 10 3 41 9
2009 32 10 4 3 2 0 6 1 44 14
2010 30 3 2 2 0 0 3 0 35 5
2011 33 4 0 0 0 0 7 1 40 5
2012 34 5 4 3 2 0 4 1 46 9
2013 33 5 0 0 - - 33 5
2014 34 6 5 0 6 0 - 45 6
2015 34 5 4 0 3 1 12 0 53 6
2016 34 2 2 0 3 1 5 1 44 4
2017 31 1 1 0 4 0 7 0 43 1
2018 34 1 1 0 6 0 - 41 1
2019 28 1 1 0 5 0 - 34 0
2020 11 0 0 0 2 0 - 13 0
2020 Júbilo Iwata J2 League 15 2 - - - 15 2
2021
Country Japan 689 110 49 10 76 5 59 10 872 135
Total 689 110 48 10 76 5 59 10 872 135

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Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
2002 1 0
2003 11 1
2004 16 2
2005 8 0
2006 8 0
2007 13 1
2008 16 3
2009 12 0
2010 15 2
2011 13 0
2012 11 1
2013 16 2
2014 8 2
2015 4 1
Total 152 15

References[change | change source]

  1. Yasuhito Endo at National-Football-Teams.com Edit this at Wikidata
  2. Yasuhito Endo at J.League (in Japanese) Edit this at Wikidata
  3. Japan National Football Team Database

Other websites[change | change source]