Masahiro Endo

Masahiro Endo (遠藤 昌浩, Endo Masahiro, born August 15, 1970) is a former Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.

Masahiro Endo

Personal information
Full name	Masahiro Endo
Date of birth	(1970-08-15) August 15, 1970
Place of birth	Tokyo, Japan
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1986–1988	Teikyo High School
1989–1992	Juntendo University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1993–1998	Júbilo Iwata	99	(5)
1999	Yokohama FC	7	(4)
1999	Verdy Kawasaki	3	(0)
2000	Shimizu S-Pulse	7	(0)
2000–2001	Mechelen	4	(0)
2001–2002	Louviéroise	1	(0)
Total		121	(9)
National team
1994	Japan	8	(0)
Honours Júbilo Iwata Winner J1 League 1997 Runner-up J1 League 1998 Winner J.League Cup 1998 Runner-up J.League Cup 1994 Runner-up J.League Cup 1997 Shimizu S-Pulse Runner-up Emperor's Cup 2000
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Biography

Endo was born in Tokyo Metropolis on August 15, 1970. After graduating from Juntendo University, he joined the Japan Football League club Júbilo Iwata in 1993. The club won the second place in 1994 and was promoted to the J1 League. Although he played as a regular player until 1995, he lost the opportunity to play from 1996. After 1999, he played for Yokohama FC (1999), Verdy Kawasaki (1999) and Shimizu S-Pulse (2000). In 2000, he moved to Belgium and played for Mechelen and Louviéroise. He retired in 2002.

On May 29, 1994, Endo debuted for the Japan national team against France. He was also selected for the 1994 Asian Games and he played full time in all matches. He played eight games for Japan in 1994.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Yamaha Motors	1993	Japan Football League	5	0	1	0	5	2	11	2
Júbilo Iwata	1994	J1 League	31	2	0	0	4	0	35	2
	1995		40	3	0	0	–		40	3
	1996		12	0	0	0	0	0	12	0
	1997		5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
	1998		6	0	0	0	1	0	7	0
	Total		94	5	0	0	5	0	99	51
Yokohama FC	1999	Japan Football League	7	4	0	0	–		7	4
Verdy Kawasaki	1999	J1 League	3	0	1	0	–		4	0
Shimizu S-Pulse	2000	J1 League	7	0	0	0	1	0	8	0
KV Mechelen	2000–01	Belgian First Division	4	0					4	0
La Louviére	2001–02	Belgian First Division	1	0					1	0
Career total			121	9	2	0	11	2	134	11

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Japan	1994	8	0
Total		8	0

Other websites

• Masahiro Endo at WorldFootball.net
• Masahiro Endo at National-Football-Teams.com
• Masahiro Endo at J.League (in Japanese)