Brazil Internationals in Japan since 2000

Players with 5+ appearances for the Brazilian National Team that have played in the J-League at some point since 2000.

Brazil Caps	Player	J-League Team(s)	Seasons
75	Bebeto	Kashima Antlers	2000
47	César Sampaio	Kashiwa Reysol, Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2002-2004
39	Edmundo	Tokyo Verdy, Urawa Red Diamonds	2001-2003
21	Edílson	Kashiwa Reysol	2002-2003
18	Hulk	Kawasaki Frontale, Consadole Sapporo, Tokyo Verdy	2005-2008
17	João Paulo	Mito Hollyhock	2000
13	Beto	Consadole Sapporo, Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2003-2006
13	Bismarck	Kashima Antlers, Vissel Kobe	2000-2003
12	Luizão	Nagoya Grampus	2005
11	Christian	Omiya Ardija	2005
11	Dudu	Kashiwa Reysol	2004
11	Marques	Nagoya Grampus, Yokohama F Marinos	2003-2007
10	João Carlos	Cerezo Osaka	2002-2003
9	Washington	Tokyo Verdy, Urawa Red Diamonds	2005-2007
8	França	Kashiwa Reysol, Yokohama	2005-2011
7	Thiago Neves	Vegalta Sendai	2006
6	Donizete	Urawa Red Diamonds	2001
6	Euller	Kashima Antlers	2002-2003
5	Dodô	Oita Trinita	2005
5	Jamelli	Shimizu S-Pulse	2004
5	Ramon	Tokyo Verdy	2003
5	Roni	Yokohama F Marinos, Gamba Osaka	2008

Map: Japanese National Team Players Abroad

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Players that have been capped by the Japanese National Team playing in leagues outside of Japan.



Australia
Shinji Ono - Western Sydney Wanderers

Belgium
Eiji Kawashima - Standard Liege

Bulgaria
Daisuke Matsui - Slavia Sofia

England
Shinji Kagawa - Manchester United
Maya Yoshida - Southampton
Tadanari Lee - Southampton
Ryo Miyaichi - Wigan Athletic

Germany
Shinji Ikazaki - VfB Stuttgart
Gotoku Sakai - VfB Stuttgart
Atsuto Uchida - Schalke 04
Makoto Hasebe - VfL Wolfsburg
Hajime Hosogai - Bayer Leverkusen
Takashi Inui - Eintracht Frankfurt
Hiroshi Kiyotake - 1.FC Nuremberg
Hiroki Sakai - Hannover 96

Italy
Yuto Nagatomo - Inter Milan
Takayuki Morimoto - Catania

Netherlands
Mike Havenaar - Vitesse Arnhem
Michihiro Yasuda - Vitesse Arnhem

Russia
Keisuke Honda - CSKA Moscow

USA
Takuya Yamada - Tampa Bay Rowdies

Videos: J-League Best Goals - May to August 2011

Videos of the best goals from Japan's J-League from May to August 2011.

Videos: J-League Commercial Collection

Watching Rules & Manners of J-League


J-League Curry


J-League Furikake


"Let's go to the J League"


SEGA J-League


Bellmare Hurricane


Circle K


Dragan Stojković - Nagoya City Transportation Bureau


"Miracles happen in the stadium!"

Inaugural Game Videos: MLS and J-League

Video from the inaugural games of Major League Soccer (1996) and Japan's J-League (1993)

MLS


J-League

Map: Asian Cup Final - Club Teams Represented

A map of the club teams represented in the 2011 Asian Cup Final between Japan and Australia.


View Asian Cup Finalists - Players Club Teams in a larger map

Supporter Videos: Vegalta Sendai and Urawa Reds (Japan)

Videos of the excellent supporters from J-League (Japan) clubs Vegalta Sendai and Urawa Red Diamonds.

VEGALTA SENDAI








URAWA REDS

Videos: Nagoya Grampus - J-League Champions 2010

A collection of videos profiling the 2010 J-League champions, Nagoya Grampus (名古屋グランパス, Nagoya Guranpasu) (formerly Nagoya Grampus Eight)

2010 J-League Champions - Celebrations and Highlights 1


2010 J-League Champions - Celebrations and Highlights 2


1993-2010 Nagoya Grampus - Highlights from Club History


THK Coverage of J-League Champs


Feature on Australian Forward Josh Kennedy


Chant for Josh Kennedy
'He is the Jesus Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh
Go Joshua Kennedy Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh'


Former Manager Arsene Wenger's Farewell Speech


Former Player Gary Lineker in a Japanese Drink Commercial

Videos: J-League 2010

A variety of entertaining videos from Japan's J-League.  

J-League 2010 Commercial

Intense Player Introductions

Behind the Scenes at a Kashima Antlers Match

Food and Drink Booths outside a Match

I'm not sure....Grampus-kun, the Nagoya Grampus mascot 

Highly Entertaining Long Highlights of a Nagoya Grampus v Shimizu S-Pulse Match from September 25 (6 total goals)

Videos: Asian Cup Final Highlights

Highlights from the last three Asian Cup Finals, in 2000, 2004, and 2007.

Videos: Wenger and Lineker Speaking Japanese

Arsene Wenger and Gary Lineker both spent time with Japan's Nagoya Grampus Eight in the early to mid 90's. Here's proof that they picked up at least some of the local language during their time in Asia.

Former Asian Based Players in the Brazilian League

Washington - Tokyo Verdy


Here's a follow-up to the post from a couple of days ago about players who returned from Europe to play in the Brazilian League.

This surprisingly long post lists the current players in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
(Brasileirão) that have played for various clubs throughout Asia previously in their careers.


CHINA

Shanghai Shenhua
Dejan Petkovic (Flamengo)


JAPAN

Albirex Niigata
Davi (Avai)

Cerezo Osaka
Thiago (Vasco da Gama)

Consadole Sapporo
Jadilson (Goiás)
Claiton (Atlético Paranaense)
Edson (Vitória; loan)

FC Tokyo
Marcelo Mattos (Corinthians)

Jubilo Iwata
Fabrício (Cruzeiro)
Marquinhos Paraná (Cruzeiro)
Henrique (Cruzeiro)

Kashima Antlers
Fabio Santos (Grêmio; loan)
Alex Mineiro (Atlético Paranaense; loan)
Danilo (Corinthians)

Kashiwa Reysol
Cléber Santana (São Paulo)
Márcio Araújo (Palmeiras; loan)

Kawasaki Frontale
Robert (Palmeiras)

Nagoya Grampus
Marques (Atlético Mineiro)
Clayton (Atlético Paranaense)

Oita Trinita
Túlio (Grêmio)
Marcelo Mattos (Corinthians)
Dodô (Vasco da Gama)

Omiya Ardija
Leandro Euzebio (Fluminense; loan)

Tokyo Verdy
Zé Luís (Atlético Mineiro; loan)
Hugo (Grêmio)
Washington (São Paulo)
Ramon (Vitória)

Urawa Red Diamonds
Washington (São Paulo)

Vegalta Sendai
Jonílson (Atlético Mineiro; loan)
Borges (Grêmio)
Ricardo Berna (Fluminense)
Schwenck (Vitória)

Verdy Kawasaki
Amoroso (Guarani)
Fumagalli (Vasco da Gama; loan)

Vissel Kobe
Alan Bahia (Atlético Paranaense; loan)

Yokohama F Marinos
Marques (Atlético Mineiro)
Eltinho (Internacional; loan)


KUWAIT

Al-Kuwait
Denis Marques (Flamengo; loan)


QATAR

Al-Gharafa
Fernandão (Goiás)

Al-Rayyan
Ricardinho (Atlético Mineiro)
Thiago Ribeiro (Cruzeiro)
Fumagalli (Vasco da Gama)

Al-Sailiya
Roger (Cruzeiro; loan)

Al-Wakra
Fabiano Eller (Internacional; loan)

Qatar SC
Roger (Cruzeiro)


SAUDI ARABIA

Al-Ahli
Javier Toledo (Atlético Paranaense)
Caio (Avai)
Lúcio Flávio (Botafogo)

Al-Ittihad
Marcão (Goiás)
Obina (Atlético Mineiro)
Tcheco (Corinthians)
Dejan Petkovic (Flamengo)
Renato Cajá (Botafogo)
Robert (Palmeiras)

Al-Hilal
Túlio (Grêmio)
Giovanni (Santos)

Al-Riyadh
Schwenck (Vitória)


SOUTH KOREA

Chunnam Dragons
Caio (Avai)

FC Seoul
Fumagalli (Vasco da Gama; loan)

Pohang Steelers
Andrezinho (Internacional)
Schwenck (Vitoria; loan)

Ulsan Hyundai
William (Grêmio)
Dodô (Vasco da Gama)


UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Al-Ahli
Marcos Assunção (Barueri)

Al-Ain
Dodô (Vasco da Gama)

Al-Nasr
Roger (São Paulo; loan)

Al-Shabab
Marcos Assunção (Barueri)

Al-Wahda
Leonardo Silva (Cruzeiro)
Alecsandro (Internacional)

Al-Wasl
Douglas (Grêmio)



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(riyanroco flickr)

Video: Asian Champions League Overhead Goal

Unfortunately, the Asian club team I support (Japan's Nagoya Grampus) crashed out in the semi-finals of the Asian Champions League against Al-Ittihad of Saudi Arabia this morning (they didn't stand a chance anyways after losing the first leg 6-2 a few days ago). Nagoya striker, Keita Sugimoto, did pull off this excellent overhead goal for the home fans though. Congrats to Al-Ittihad, good luck in the final. As for Nagoya, maybe next year...

Video: J-League Goals of the Month - June and July 2009

I actually had a different post planned for today but for some reason blogger picture uploads haven't been working today. So......Here is a replacement post with videos of the best goals in Japan's J-League for June and July 2009. These entertaining J-league videos can be found at siohoko's channel on youtube.

Videos: Best J-League Goals of 2008 and 2009

I've mentioned before that I'm a big fan of the J-League in Japan. The crowd support is great and the attacking "Brazilian/Japanese" style of play is fun to watch. Having attended a couple of Japanese league games in person, I can say that the atmosphere is outstanding as well. These videos show some truly world class goals and attacking play (and some poor defending and goalkeeping errors, but these are goal highlights after all).

Here are the goals of the season from 2008 and the best goals so far in the 2009 season from Youtube channel/user Siohoko.

CONCACAF players in the J-League

This is a list of full international players from CONCACAF that have spent time in Japan's J-League. Ｊリーグ公式サイト


Canada
Issey Nakajima - Albirex Niigata (2003)

Costa Rica
Paulo Wanchope - FC Tokyo (2007)

El Salvador
Jaime Rodriguez - Yokohama Flugels (1992-1993)

Honduras
Saul Martinez - Omiya Ardija (2006)

Panama
Jorge Dely Valdes - Cerezo Osaka (1995), Consadole Sapporo (1997-1998), Omiya Ardija (2001-2002), Kawasaki Frontale (2003)

Trinidad and Tobago
Silvio Spann - Yokohama FC (2005)

USA
Dan Calichman - Sanfrecce Hiroshima (1992-1993)



MLS connections
Paulo Wanchope - Chicago Fire (2007)
Saul Martinez - Miami Fusion (1999)
Jorge Dely Valdes - Colorado Rapids (1999-2000)
Dan Calichman - Los Angeles Galaxy (1996-1998), New England Revolution (1999-2000), San Jose Earthquakes (2000)

Where are they now?
Issey Nakajima - FC Nordsjælland (Denmark)
Paulo Wanchope - Manager of CS Herediano in Costa Rica
Jaime Rodriguez - Coordinator and Assistant coach of El Salvador national team
Saul Martinez - CD Marathón (Honduras)
Jorge Dely Valdes - Manager of the Panama U-20's
Silvio Spann - Wrexham in England's Conference National
Dan Calichman - LAFC director of player development

J-League 2008

I had the pleasure of visiting Japan a few years back and when I was there I managed to talk my wife into riding a subway for an hour to attend a J-League match between Nagoya Grampus Eight and FC Tokyo in Nagoya.

Once we finally figured out where the stadium was and deciphered the Japanese only tickets to find our seats, we settled in to enjoy the game. The match had a fantastic atmosphere and entertaining style of play and I've done my best to follow the league ever since then. (Nagoya won 1-0 in case you were wondering)

The 2008 J-League season just started a couple of weeks ago and I thought I'd list a few of the sites I use to keep track of the league here:



Gambare! J-League Highlights Fridays at 5:30 p.m. EST on Fox Soccer Channel

The Rising Sun News

Official English Language J-League Site

Official Weekly Schedule and Scores

Official League Table

Official J-League Club Profiles

The Japan Times

Bigsoccer Japan Forums

I occasionally catch a live streaming game from myp2p, but they usually start between midnight and 4 AM Eastern Time.

2008 J-League Previews

Soccerphile.com Preview
Goal.com Preview

2008 J-League Kits

A post from football-chat.com that shows the 2008 uniforms.