Yasuhito Endō
Japanese footballer (born 1980) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Yasuhito Endō (遠藤 保仁, Endō Yasuhito, born 28 January 1980) is a Japanese former footballer who played as a midfielder.[3]
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Full name | Yasuhito Endo[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1980-01-28) 28 January 1980 (age 44) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Kagoshima, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1995–1998 | Kagoshima Jitsugyo High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1998–1999 | Yokohama Flügels | 16 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1999–2001 | Kyoto Purple Sanga | 53 | (9) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2001–2021 | Gamba Osaka | 607 | (98) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020–2021 | → Júbilo Iwata (loan) | 50 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | Júbilo Iwata | 52 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1998–1999 | Japan U-20 | 11 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1999 | Japan U-23 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2002–2015 | Japan | 152 | (15) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Endō's playing career unfolded entirely within Japan, where he was associated with Gamba Osaka for 20 years. He made his senior international debut in 2002, representing Japan in three World Cups and three Confederations Cups. In the process he earned over 150 caps, scoring 15 goals and becoming the most capped Japanese male player of all time. He is also one of the few players to have made over 1,100 official appearances and the highest number of J.League appearances in history with 672 appearances.
His brother Akihiro Endō is also a former footballer. However, both of them are not related to Wataru Endō.