Takashi Shimoda Explained

Takashi Shimoda
下田 崇
Fullname:Takashi Shimoda
Birth Date:1975 11, df=yes
Birth Place:Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan
Position:Goalkeeper
Youthyears1:1991–1993
Youthclubs1:Hiroshima Minami High School
Years1:1994–2010
Clubs1:Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Caps1:331
Goals1:0
Totalcaps:331
Totalgoals:0
Nationalyears1:1995
Nationalteam1:Japan U-20
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:1999
Nationalteam2:Japan
Nationalcaps2:1
Nationalgoals2:0

is a former Japanese football player. He currently works as the goalkeeper coach for the Japan national team.

Club career

Shimoda was born in Hiroshima on 28 November 1975. After graduating from high school, he joined 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.

National team career

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 31 March 1999, Shimoda debuted for the Japan national team against Brazil.[1] He was also selected by Japan for the 2000 Asian Cup. Although he did not play in any matches, Japan won the tournament.

Club statistics

Club performanceLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalTotal
Season Club LeagueApps GoalsApps GoalsApps GoalsApps GoalsApps Goals
JapanLeagueEmperor's CupLeague CupAsiaTotal
1994Sanfrecce HiroshimaJ1 League000000colspan="2"-00
19955000colspan="2"-colspan="2"-50
1996100000colspan="2"-10
1997902000colspan="2"-110
19983403040colspan="2"-410
19993005020colspan="2"-370
20003002040colspan="2"-360
20012902060colspan="2"-370
20022900060colspan="2"-350
2003J2 League43040colspan="2"-colspan="2"-470
2004J1 League3001050colspan="2"-360
20052700060colspan="2"-330
20063302050colspan="2"-400
20073105080colspan="2"-440
2008J2 League0000colspan="2"-colspan="2"-00
2009J1 League000000colspan="2"-00
20100000000000
Career total3310260460004030

National team statistics

[1]

Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
199910
Total10

National team

National team Career Stats

Appearances in Major Competitions

YearCompetitionCategoryAppearancesGoalsTeam Record
StartSub
19951995 FIFA World Youth ChampionshipU-20?00Round of 16
19961996 OlympicsU-23000Round 1
20002000 AFC Asian CupSenior000Champion

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.jfootball-db.com/en/players/shimoda_takashi.html Japan National Football Team Database