Tatsuhiko Kubo

Tatsuhiko Kubo
Personal information
Full name	Tatsuhiko Kubo
Date of birth	June 18, 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth	Chikuzen, Fukuoka, Japan
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1992–1994	Chikuyo Gakuen High School
Senior career*
Years	Team
1995–2002	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
2003–2006	Yokohama F. Marinos
2007	Yokohama FC
2008–2009	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
2010–2011	Zweigen Kanazawa
Total
National team
1998–2006	Japan
Honours
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Yokohama F. Marinos
Representing Japan
FIFA Confederations Cup
AFC Asian Cup
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Tatsuhiko Kubo (久保竜彦, Kubo Tatsuhiko, born June 18, 1976) is a former Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.

Biography

Kubo was born in Chikuzen, Fukuoka on June 18, 1976. After graduating from Chikuyo Gakuen High School, he joined J1 League club Sanfrecce Hiroshima in 1995. He debuted in 1996 and became a regular striker as Takuya Takagi successor from 1998. However the club was relegated to J2 League in 2002. He moved to Yokohama F. Marinos in 2003. In 2003, the club won the champions J1 League. He was also selected Best Eleven and "Japanese Footballer of the Year award". However his opportunity to play decreased for low back pain from 2004. He moved to Yokohama FC in 2007. However the club was relegated to J2 and he also did not play many matches. After that, he returned to Sanfrecce Hiroshima in 2008 and moved to Japan Football League club Zweigen Kanazawa in 2010. He retired end of 2011 season.

After 1998 World Cup, in October 1998, Kubo was selected the Japan national team by new manager Philippe Troussier. On October 28, he debuted for Japan against Egypt. Although he played at 2000 Asian Cup and 2001 Confederations Cup, his opportunity to play in the matches was few and he was not selected Japan for 2002 World Cup. After 2002 World Cup, in December 2003, he was selected Japan for 2003 East Asian Football Championship and he scored 2 goals against China. This goals were his first goal for Japan. In the first half of 2004, he played as striker and scored 6 goals in 9 games. However, he did not play for low back pain from late 2004. From February 2006, he came back to Japan and he scored 3 goals in 6 matches, however he was not selected Japan for 2006 World Cup. He played 32 games and scored 11 goals for Japan until 2006.

Statistics

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Club statistics			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Asia		Total
1995	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	J1 League	0	0	0	0	-		-		0	0
1996			22	2	3	0	10	4	-		35	6
1997			22	7	2	0	5	1	-		29	8
1998			32	12	3	2	3	0	-		38	14
1999			25	13	0	0	4	1	-		29	14
2000			24	11	2	1	3	0	-		29	12
2001			30	15	2	0	6	4	-		38	19
2002			28	7	4	2	0	0	-		32	9
2003	Yokohama F. Marinos	J1 League	25	16	2	1	4	0	-		31	17
2004			19	4	0	0	0	0	4	2	23	6
2005			10	1	2	4	1	0	2	0	15	5
2006			29	5	2	1	4	3	-		35	9
2007	Yokohama FC	J1 League	8	1	0	0	1	0	-		9	1
2008	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	J2 League	25	3	2	1	-		-		27	4
2009	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	J1 League	2	0	0	0	0	0	-		2	0
2010	Zweigen Kanazawa	Football League	27	9	2	0	-		-		29	9
2011	Zweigen Kanazawa	Football League	23	6	2	0	-		-		25	6
Country	Japan		351	112	28	12	41	13	6	2	426	139
Total			351	112	28	12	41	13	6	2	426	139