Masahiro Ando (footballer)

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Masahiro Ando
安藤正裕

Personal information

Full name

Masahiro Ando

Date of birth

April 2, 1972 (age 52)

Place of birth

Sakado, Saitama, Japan

Height

1.76 m (5 ft 91⁄2 in)

Position(s)

Midfielder

Youth career

1988–1990

Ogose High School

1991–1994

Kokushikan University

Senior career*

Years

Team

Apps

(Gls)

1995–1999

Shimizu S-Pulse

115

(16)

1999–2000

Júbilo Iwata

(0)

2000

Yokohama F. Marinos

(0)

2001

Omiya Ardija

(5)

2002

Gamba Osaka

(0)

2002

Vegalta Sendai

(0)

2003–2005

Omiya Ardija

(4)

2003

→Kyoto Purple Sanga (loan)

(0)

Total

271

(25)

International career

1999

Japan

(0)

Medal record

Shimizu S-Pulse

Runner-up	J1 League	1999
Winner	J.League Cup	1996
Runner-up	Emperor's Cup	1998
Júbilo Iwata
Winner	J1 League	1999
Yokohama F. Marinos
Runner-up	J1 League	2000

*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Masahiro Ando (安藤正裕, Andō Masahiro, born April 2, 1972) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.

Club career

Ando was born in Sakado on April 2, 1972. After graduating from Kokushikan University, he joined J1 League club Shimizu S-Pulse in 1995. He became a regular player as right midfielder from 1996. The club won the champions at 1996 J.League Cup. However his opportunity to play decreased behind Daisuke Ichikawa in 1999. In October 1999, he moved to across town to the Shimizu S-Pulse rivals, Júbilo Iwata. At Júbilo Iwata in 1999 season, Júbilo Iwata won the champions beat Shimizu S-Pulse championship playoff. In June 2000, he moved to Yokohama F. Marinos. In 2001, he moved to J2 League club Omiya Ardija and he played as regular player. In 2002, he moved to Gamba Osaka. However he could hardly play in the match. In September 2002, he moved to newly was promoted to J1 League club, Vegalta Sendai and he played many matches as right side back. In 2003, he moved to Omiya Ardija again. Although he played as regular player, he moved to Kyoto Purple Sanga competing for stay J1 in October. However he could hardly play in the match and the club was relegated to J2. In 2004, he returned to Omiya Ardija. He played as regular player and the club was promoted to J1 from 2005. However his opportunity to play decreased in 2005 and retired end of 2005 season.

National team career

In June 1999, Ando was selected for the Japan national team for the 1999 Copa América. At this competition, on July 2, he played against Paraguay.^[1]

Club statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Total
1995	Shimizu S-Pulse	J1 League	7	0	0	0	-		7	0
1996			30	0	3	0	16	0	49	0
1997			32	2	3	0	6	0	41	2
1998			30	2	5	0	5	1	40	3
1999			16	2	0	0	3	1	19	3
1999	Júbilo Iwata	J1 League	4	0	3	0	0	0	7	0
2000	Júbilo Iwata	J1 League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2000	Yokohama F. Marinos	J1 League	7	0	0	0	1	0	8	0
2001	Omiya Ardija	J2 League	44	5	1	0	2	0	47	5
2002	Gamba Osaka	J1 League	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
2002	Vegalta Sendai	J1 League	12	0	2	0	0	0	14	0
2003	Omiya Ardija	J2 League	36	3	0	0	-		36	3
2003	Kyoto Purple Sanga	J1 League	3	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
2004	Omiya Ardija	J2 League	44	1	2	0	-		46	1
2005	Omiya Ardija	J1 League	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Total			271	15	20	0	34	2	326	17

National team statistics

^[1]

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1999	1	0
Total	1	0

References

^ ^a ^b "ANDO Masahiro - Japan National Football Team Database". www.jfootball-db.com.

External links

Masahiro Ando at National-Football-Teams.com
Japan National Football Team Database
Masahiro Ando at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)

v t e Japan squad – 1999 Copa América
1 Kawaguchi 2 Saito 3 Soma 4 Ihara 5 Akita 6 Hattori 7 Itō 8 Mochizuki 9 Yoshihara 10 Nanami 11 Lopes 12 Jo 13 Fujita 14 Suzuki 15 Tasaka 16 Oku 17 Morioka 18 Ando 19 Miura 20 Narazaki 21 Okano 22 Fukunishi Coach: Troussier

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