Takashi Shimoda

Takashi Shimoda
Personal information
Full name	Takashi Shimoda
Date of birth	November 28, 1975 (age 47)
Place of birth	Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1991–1993	Hiroshima Minami High School
Senior career*
Years	Team
1994–2010	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Total
National team
1995	Japan U-20
1999	Japan
Honours
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Representing Japan
AFC Asian Cup
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Takashi Shimoda (下田崇, Shimoda Takashi, born November 28, 1975) is a former Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.

Biography[change | change source]

Shimoda was born in Hiroshima on November 28, 1975. After graduating from Hiroshima Minami High School, he joined J1 League club Sanfrecce Hiroshima in 1994. He did not play many matches until the mid 1990s, as he was behind Kazuya Maekawa and Kazumasa Kawano. Kawano left the club in 1997 and Maekawa was injured in 1998; Shimoda then became a regular goalkeeper in 1998. Although he played as the regular goalkeeper until 2007, he sustained a knee injury that same year. He did not play from 2008 and retired at the end of the 2010 season.

In April 1995, Shimoda was selected to the Japan U-20 national team for the 1995 World Youth Championship. He played two matches including the quarterfinal. In July 1996, he was also selected to the Japan U-23 national team for the 1996 Summer Olympics. However he did not play in any matches behind Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi. Although Japan won two matches, Japan exited in the first round. At this time, Japan beat Brazil in the first game. It was known as the "Miracle of Miami" (マイアミの奇跡) in Japan.

On March 31, 1999, Shimoda debuted for the Japan national team against Brazil. He was also selected by Japan for the 2000 Asian Cup. Although he did not play in any matches, Japan won the tournament.

Statistics[change | change source]

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Club statistics			League		Cup		League Cup		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Total
1994	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	J1 League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1995			5	0	0	0	-		5	0
1996			1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1997			9	0	2	0	0	0	11	0
1998			34	0	3	0	4	0	41	0
1999			30	0	5	0	2	0	37	0
2000			30	0	2	0	4	0	36	0
2001			29	0	2	0	6	0	37	0
2002			29	0	0	0	6	0	35	0
2003		J2 League	43	0	4	0	-		47	0
2004		J1 League	30	0	1	0	5	0	36	0
2005			27	0	0	0	6	0	33	0
2006			33	0	2	0	5	0	40	0
2007			31	0	5	0	8	0	44	0
2008		J2 League	0	0	0	0	-		0	0
2009		J1 League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2010		J1 League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Country	Japan		331	0	26	0	46	0	403	0
Total			331	0	26	0	46	0	403	0