Full name Yasuhito Endo Number 7 Role Footballer Weight 75 kg Siblings Akihiro Endo | Playing position Name Yasuhito Endo Height 1.78 m Children Fuuto Endo | |
Date of birth (1980-01-28) 28 January 1980 (age 35) Similar People Yasuyuki Konno, Makoto Hasebe, Takashi Usami, Keisuke Honda, Akihiro Endo | ||
Japan LEGEND Endo scores, takes Gamba to Cup final
Free Kick Goals by Yasuhito Endo
Yasuhito Endō (遠藤 保仁, Endō Yasuhito, born 28 January 1980 in Sakurajima in Kagoshima Prefecture) is a Japanese footballer, who currently plays for the J. League team Gamba Osaka. His older brother Akihiro, who retired in 2008, is also a former professional footballer, and was selected as one of Japan under-23 national football team members played at 1996 Olympics. He is considered a cult hero at Gamba Osaka and the Japan National Football Team. It is because he has formidable passing ability, leadership, and goal scoring ability. He is also known for his excellent accuracy on free kicks and is revered as one of Japan's most creative midfielders as well as one of the most talented Japanese footballers of his generation, despite only playing domestically in his home country.
Contents
- Japan LEGEND Endo scores takes Gamba to Cup final
- Free Kick Goals by Yasuhito Endo
- Career
- International career
- Career statistics
- Club
- International
- Individual
- References
Career
In 2011, he became the first J. League player to be named in the J. League Best Eleven 9 times. In 2009, he was named "Player of the Year" by the Asian Football Confederation.
In 2012, he extended his record and became the first Japanese player to be selected in the J. League Best Eleven ten consecutive times in a row in the midfield position.
International career
Endō played 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship and Japan finished as runner-up, losing to Spain in the final. Since 2002, Endō has been a member of the senior national team, and was selected for Japan's 2006, 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cup squads. He also was a member of the 2004 and 2011 AFC Asian Cup winning teams.
On 24 June 2010, Endō scored from a free-kick against Denmark in a 3–1 win as Japan qualified for the second round of the World Cup.
On 12 October 2010, he became the fourth player to earn 100th full international cap for Japan in a friendly match against South Korea. On 16 October 2012, Endo became Japan's most capped player in a friendly against Brazil. His start in this match was his 123rd appearance for the national team, surpassing Masami Ihara's previous record of 122 caps.
Endō was included in Japan's squad for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup and scored the team's opening goal of the tournament in a 4–0 defeat of Palestine. In the team's next match, he won his 150th cap as Japan defeated Iraq 1–0.
Career statistics
As of 9 April 2017*Includes other competitive competitions, including the Japanese Super Cup, A3 Champions Cup and FIFA Club World Cup and J. League Championship.