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National Team (Olympic, Youth etc. / Women)
Dec,2000 vs.Korea National-team
Staff Belonging
Head CoachFirip Trusie JFA National Coaching Staff
CoachYAMAMOTO Masakuni JFA National Coaching Staff
CoachSamia JFA National Coaching Staff
GK CoachMOCHIZUKI Kazuse JFA National Coaching Staff
Pos.NameDate of birthTeam
GK KAWAGUCHI Yoshikatsu 1975/8/15YOKOHAMA F Marinos
NARAZAKI Seigo 1976/4/15NAGOYA Grampus-eight
DFHATTORI Toshihiro 1973/9/23Jubilo IWATA
TANAKA Makoto 1975/8/8Jubilo IWATA
MORIOKA Ryuzo 1975/10/7SHIMIZU S-pulse
MATSUDA Naoki 1977/3/14YOKOHAMA F Marinos
NAKATA Koji 1979/7/9KASHIMA Antlers
MFFUJITA Toshiya 1971/10/4Jubilo IWATA
NANAMI Hiroshi 1972/11/28Jubilo IWATA
OKU Daisuke 1976/2/7Jubilo IWATA
FUKUNISHI Takashi 1976/9/1Jubilo IWATA
MYOJIN Tomokazu 1978/1/24C\
NAKAMURA Shunsuke 1978/6/24YOKOHAMA F Marinos
MOTOYAMA Masashi 1979/6/20KASHIMA Antlers
SAKAI Tomoyuki 1979/6/29JEF-United ICHIHARA
INAMOTO Junichi 1979/9/18Gamba OSAKA
ONO Shinji 1979/9/27URAWA Red-Diamonds
FWMIURA Kazuyoshi 1967/2/26KYOTO Purple-sanga
NAKAYAMA Masashi 1967/9/23Jubilo IWATA
KUBO Tatsuhiko 1976/6/18Sanfrecce HIROSHIMA
YANAGISAWA Atsushi 1977/5/27KASHIMA Antlers
KITAJIMA Hideaki 1978/5/23KASHIWA Reysol
This is really(!?) Japan National Team.
My best Japan team! 2-top of Nakayama and Takahara. They can both get a goal and became be a host-player. Nanami and Fujita are offensive MF (best MF pair of Jubilo in successive). Fukunishi and Oku play as Diffensive MF. Left side back is Hattori, right is Ando. Suzuki and Tanaka protect in front of goal. GK is Ozaki (Guardian deity of Asia!?).
It was composed of Jubilo's players and Nanami.
* Uhm... * Jan.29,2000
Member for Carlsberg Cup (Feb.5-8 at Hong-Kong) was announced. Nakayama, Oku and Hattore were selected.
And Nanami was selected too.

  • * Carlsberg Cup 2000 in Hong-Kong * Feb.5-8,2000
    Draw of match is as follows.
    Carlsberg Cup 2000 Tournament Official HP
    FinalMexio national team 1-2 Czech national team
    1st roundMexico national 1-0 Japan nationalHong-Kong league 2(PK3-4)2 Czech national
    3rd decisionJapan national team 0(PK6-5)0

    Japan national team : Carlsberg Cup and Asia Cup prelimiminaly Carlsberg Cup 1st round Feb.5,2000
    Japan national team 0-1 Mexio national team Hong-Kong stadium
    In 1st-half Japan team seems to be not bad. 2-top of Nakayama and Hirase is good.
    In the middle of 2nd halfm Mexicos decreased one player by Red-card. But Mexico control the game. It seemed that a Japanese team was impatient because a game didn't move so that one might think. It didn't function as a team because all of the members was trying to play by an individual. As for such a situation, it thinks head coach instruct precisely.

    Carlsberg Cup 3rd decision Feb.8,2000
    Japan national team 0(PK6Mexio national team-5)0 Hong-Kong stadium
    Japan won, but got no goal...

    * Asia Cup 2000 preliminary in Macao * Feb.13-20,2000
    Draw of match is as follows.
    Asia Cup 2000 preliminary
    RankTeamJapanSingaporeMacaoBrunei Pts.GetLostGap
    1Japan_*3-0*3-0*9-0 9150+15
    2Singaporex0-3_*1-0*1-0 623-1
    3 Macaox0-3x0-1_*1-0 314-3
    4 Bruneix0-9x0-1x0-1_ 0011-11

  • Asia Cup Part I Feb.13,2000
    Japan national team 3-0 Singapore national team (Goal:Nakazawa2,Nakayama=PK)
    Singapore put emphasis on the defense. Japan had difficulty in the attack very much. Japan had difficulty in the offense very much. It is good to get a goal from the set play. But, it was bad except for it.
    The 2-top of Nakayama and Takahara can be expected.

  • Asia Cup Part II Feb.16,2000
    Japan national team 9-0 Brunei national team (Goal:Nakayama3,Nakamura,Miura,Hirano,Sawanobori,Takahara2)
    Nakayama has done "The Hat-tric" in 3min15sec(It is World Record!) from kick-off! Oku played wonderfully and Takahara got 2-goals. It is very good news. Japan team got a conclusive chance many times. But... a goal could be taken only as much as the half.

  • Asia Cup Part III Feb.20,2000
    Japan national team 3-0 Macao national team (Goal:Nakayama2,Takahara)
    Japan got 15-goals and lost no-goal throuth 3 matches. It is good news!
    Nakayama and Takahara got goals. It is good news for Jubilo-supporters.

    * Asia Cup 2000 in Lebanon * Oct.21-29,2000

    Asia Cup 2000 Group Leaguc C
    RankTeamJapanSaudi-ArabiaQatarUzbekistan Pts.GetLostGap
    1Japan_*4-11-1*8-1 7133+12
    2Saudi-Arabiax1-4_0-0*5-0 464+2
    3 Qatar1-10-0_1-1 3220
    4 Uzbekistanx1-8x0-51-1_ 1214-12
    Japan and Saudi-Arabia proceed to final-tournament.

  • Asia Cup Part I Oct.14,2000
    Japan national team 4-1 Saudi-Arabia national team (Goal:Yanagisawa,Takahara,Namami,Ono)
    It was very good game! We did not think that Japan got four goals (is this thinking impolite?).
    Nanami and Takahara were plying very well.

  • Asia Cup Part II Oct.17,2000
    Japan national team 8-1 Uzbekistan national team (Goal:Morishima,Nishizawa3,Takahara3,Kitajima)
    It was good game too!! Takahara and Nishizawa attained the hat-trick.
    Japan got eight-goals. But, we hope that Japanese lost-goal becomes a zero.

  • Asia Cup Part III Oct.20,2000
    Japan national team 1-1 Qatar national team (Goal:Nishizawa)
    A member was very much replaced with the previous game because Japan decide to proceed to the final-tournament. But they have done their job very well. The motivation of Japan-team is high!

    Asia Cup 2000 Final Tournament
    Quarter FinalSemi FinalFinal
    Japan 4
    Iraq 1    		Japan 3
    China 2    		 Final
    Japan 1
    Saudi-Arabia 0

    3rd decision
    China 0
    Korea 1

    Qatal 1
    China 3
    Saudi-Arabia 3(V)
    Kuwait    		Saudi-Arabia 2
    Korea 1
    Korea 2(V)
    Iran 1

  • Asia Cup Quarter Final Oct.24,2000
    Japan national team 4-1 Iraq national team (Goal:Nanami2,Takahara,Myojin)
    This is first vitory against to Iraq. In 1st-half, Japan controled the game. Nanami and Takahara worked very well. We felt Japan team's consciousness to the attack is high.

  • Asia Cup Semi Final Oct.26,2000
    Japan national team 3-2 China national team (Goal:Own-goal,Nishizawa,Myojin)
    Japan got a goal first, but China controled the game. The 1st-half was finished in the score of 1-1. China was reversed in 2nd-half. But Japan reversed again.
    It seemed that players were tired. We hope that players do good work in the finals battle.

  • Asia Cup Final Oct.29,2000
    Japan national team 1-0 Saudi-Arabia national team (Goal:Mochizuki)
    Japan got "Asia-Cup"!! In 2nd-half, Saudi-Arabia controled the game. Japan team has faced a crisis many times. But Japan did not lose goal. Kawaguchi(GK) has done good job!
    Of course, Jubilo-player worked very well. Nanami has elected Most Valuable Playrer. Nanami and Takahara were elected the Best-11 of competition.
    * KIRIN Beverage Soccer 2000 * May.15,2000
    Japan national team 0-0 China national team Kobe Univer.-Memorial Stadium
    It played a game with the Chinese national team in Kobe. It didn't score it though a "Overseas Trio"(Nanami, Nakata, Jo)" were called. There were some precious plays but it was not good in generally. Defence-line felt uneasy a little.
    It is very bad that it didn't score it. "A goal want syndrome" is serious.

    * Friendly Match Japan and Korea * Apr.,2000
    Japan national team 0-1 Korea national team Korea
    It did not scored again. It was not bad game as a contents. But, it couldn't get a goal. It seemed that the player of Jubilo was a little tired. Nanami and Nakata seemed good.
    In 2nd-half, one Korean player left by the yellow cards. But, the atmosphere of the game didn't still change.

    * Hassan II Trophy * Jun.4-6.,2000
    FinalFrance national team - Morocco national team
    1st roundFrance national team 2(PK4-2)2 Japan national teamJamaica national team 0-1 Morocco national team
    3rd decisionJapan national team 4-0 Jamaica national team
  • Hassan II Trophy 1st-round Jun.4,2000
    Japan national team 2(PK-4)2 France national team (Goal:Morishima,Nishizawa)
    France is a Champion of previous The World Cup 1998. Japan made a good fight! Morishima and Nishizawa (both belong to Cerezo OSAKA) is favorable.

  • Hassan II Trophy 3rd decision Jun.6,2000
    Japan national team 4-0 Jamaica national team (Goal:Morishima,Nishizawa)
    Japan was defeated at The World Cup 1998. But Japan win! Japan could revenge!!
    This convention was the game whose meaning was very deep for Japan.

    * KIRIN Cup * Jun.11-18,2000
    KIRIN Cup 2000
    RankTeamJapanSlovakiaBolivia Pts.GetLossGap
    1Japan_1-1*2-0 431+2
    1Slovakia1-1_*2-0 431+2
    3Boliviax0-2x0-2_ 004-4

  • KIRIN-Cup No.1 Jun.11,2000
    Japan national team 1-1 Slovakia national team (Goal:Nakamura)
    It seemed that a Japanese team was a little tired. Slovakia has placed emphasis for the defense. Therefore, Japan could be taken only one goal.
    Oku did a good function. It is the player who represents Japan now.

  • KIRIN-Cup No.3 Jun.18,2000
    Japan national team 2-0 Bolivia national team (Goal:Yanagisawa2)
    Japan and Slovakia are victory. Japanese won for the first time in three years.
    Oku and Takahara work well!

    * KIRIN Challenge Soccer 2000 * Aug.16,2000
    Japan national team 3-1 China national team Hiroshima Big-Arch
    Morishima got a goal with jumping! Nakamura got a goal by FK!! Oku got a goal by the Takahara's atacking from the left side!!! It was a nice game I think.
    UAE seemes to be strong on physical. Japan must follow the example of UAE.

    * JOMO-Cup 2000 * Oct.4,2000
    Japan National-team 2-0 J-League World-Dreams (Goal:Matsuda,Takahara)
    Nanami worked very well! Japan team got a goal first by Matsuda. It was from FK of Nanami. Takahara score a goal by PK.
    Hattori and Oku functioned well too. Of course, GK Arno (World-Dreams) also.

    * Exhibition game * Oct.8,2000
    Japan National-team 1-1 Paris SG (Goal:Morishima)
    It is training match for Asia-Cup. Nanami played very well! Japan got a goal first from his cetering, Morishima got.
    It was tied, but it was a good training for Japan team we think.

    * KIRIN Challenge Soccer 2000 * Dec.20,2000
    Japan national team 1-1 Korea national team National Stadium
    Korea team had a strong spirits, I felt. It was very excitng match. But it is not good game for Japan. A Korean player was given 2-yellow card, Japan became predominance from the viewpoint of number of players. But it was tied.
    Yanagisawa did a shot actively. Hattori got a goal. These are wonderful news!
    • Olympic, Youth etc. (National / Women)
    Sydney Olympic Japan National Team
    Staff Belonging
    Head CoachFirip Trusie JFA National Coaching Staff
    CoachYAMAMOTO Masakuni JFA National Coaching Staff
    CoachSamia JFA National Coaching Staff
    GK CoachMOCHIZUKI Kazuyori JFA National Coaching Staff
    Pos. NameBirthTeam
    GK *NARAZAKI Seigo 1976/4/15NAGOYA Grampus-eight
    TUDUKI Ryuta 1978/4/18Gamba OSAKA
    DF *MORIOKA Ryuzo 1975/10/7SHIMIZU S-pulse
    MIYAMOTO Tsuneharu 1977/2/7Gamba OSAKA
    MATSUDA Naoki 1977/3/14YOKOHAMA F Marinos
    NAKAZAWA Yuji 1978/2/25KAWASAKI Verdy
    NAKATA Koji 1979/7/9KASHIMA Antlers
    MF *MIURA Atsuhiro 1974/7/24YOKOHAMA F Marinos
    Hidetoshi NAKATA 1977/1/22AS Roma(Italy)
    MYOJIN Tomokazu 1978/1/24KASHIWA Reysol
    NAKAMURA Syusuke 1978/6/24YOKOHAMA F Marinos
    MOTOYAMA Masashi 1979/6/20KASHIMA Antlers
    SAKAI Tomoyuki 1979/6/29JEF United ICHIHARA
    INAMOTO Junichi 1979/9/18Gamba OSAKA
    NISHI Norihiro 1980/5/9Jubilo IWATA
    FWHIRASE Tomoyuki 1977/5/23KASHIMA Antlers
    YANAGISAWA Atsushi 1977/5/27KASHIMA Antlers
    TAKAHARA Naohiro 1980/5/9Jubilo IWATA
    Sub SOGAHATA Hitoshi 1979/8/2KASHIMA Antlers
    YAMAGUCHI Satoshi 1977/5/6JEF United ICHIHARA
    ENDO Yasuhito 1980/1/28KYOTO Purple-sanga
    YOSHIHARA Kota 1978/2/2Gamba OSAKA

    * Japan Youth Cup 2000 * Jan.,2000
    Japan Youth Cup 2000 (Jan.22 - Jan.23,2000)
    FinalU-19 Korea 1-0 U-19 Italy
    1st roundU-19 Italy 4-1 U-19 JapanU-19 Paraguay 1-4 U-19 Korea
    3rd decisionU-19 Japan 2-1 U-19 Paraguay
  • Results: 1st. Korea, 2nd. Italy, 3rd. Japan, 4th. Paraguay

    * KIRIN Challenge Soccer 2000 * May.29,2000
    Japan national team 4-0 New Zealand (Goal:Nakamura,Takahara2,Kojima) National stadium
    It was quite sweeping victory. Though it was no goal lost, but a worry is left in conbination of DF.

    * KIRIN Challenge Soccer 2000 * Sep.2,2000
    Japan national team 6-0 Kuwait (Goal:Nakamura2,Yoshihara2,Inamoto,Hirase) Nagai Stadium(Osaka)
    In the 1st-half, it seemed to be in agglutination condition. However, after Japan got a goal in the 2nd-half, the game arrangements of the Japanese pace could have been done. Pass-connection of Japan-team was attractive.
    We wanted to see Takahara's and Nishi's activity more.

    * KIRIN Challenge Soccer 2000 * Sep.5,2000
    Japan national team 3-1 Morocco national team (Goal:Own-Goal2,Motoyama) National Stadium(Tokyo)
    Generally Japan controlled a ball. Because it was 3 goal, there was some incompleteness, too. But, as for the development-power of the game, Japan won.
    This 2-matcdes became the good adjustment turned to the Olympic Games.

    * Sydny Olympic * Sep.,2000
    RankTeamBrazilJapanSouth-AfricaSlovakia Pts.GetLossGap
    1Brazil_*1-0*3-1x1-3 654+1
    2Japanx0-1_*2-1*2-1 643+1
    3South-Africa*3-1x1-2_x1-2 3550
    4Slovakiax1-2x1-3*2-1_ 346-2
    Brazil and Japan proceeded to Final-Tournament.

    * Sydny Olimpic 2000 Preliminary Group-D No.1 * Sep.14,2000
    Japan national team 2-1 South-Africa national team (Goal:Takahara2) Canberra(Australia)
    Trusie was Head Coach of South-Afirica before. It feels a thing like fate. South-Afirica got a goal first, but Takahara got two-goals!! Japan had a reverse victory.

    * Sydny Olimpic 2000 Preliminary Group-D No.2 * Sep.17,2000
    Japan national team 2-1 Slovakia national team (Goal:Nakata,Inamoto) Canberra(Australia)
    Slovakia put emphasis on defence. Japan had difficulty in attacking. Japan had two-goals before.
    But 1-lost-goal was Excess. It is the subject for the future.

    * Sydny Olimpic 2000 Preliminary Group-D No.3 * Sep.20,2000
    Japan national team 0-1 Slovakia national team Brisbene(Australia)
    Brazil was still strong. Brazil was first to score quickly. There was a time-zone when Japan controlled a middle of the field. But, the defence of Brazil was thick. It was a very interesting good game.
    Japan lose... But, Japan proceed to the final-tournament together with Brazil!

    * Sydny Olimpic 2000 Quarter-final * Sep.23,2000
    Japan national team 2(PK4-5)2 USA national team (Goal:Yanagisawa,Takahara)Aderaid(Australia)
    Organization-plays are characteristics with both teams. It was a exciting game. It was the game that attack and defense were replaced momentarily.
    Reflection point is that a score couldn't be increased in the conclusive chance. Penalty-shots is decided by luck...
    Takahara got 3-goals in total of 4-matches. We are very sorry that Nishi has no chance to participation. I want them to be active in the top team.
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