Toshiya Fujita

Japanese association football player

Toshiya Fujita (藤田 俊哉, Fujita Toshiya, born October 4, 1971) is a former Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.

Toshiya Fujita
Personal information
Full name Toshiya Fujita
Date of birth (1971-10-04) October 4, 1971 (age 52)
Place of birth Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+12 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1987–1989 Shimizu Commercial High School
1990–1993 University of Tsukuba
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–2005 Júbilo Iwata 336 (94)
2003Utrecht (loan) 14 (1)
2005–2008 Nagoya Grampus 83 (6)
2009–2010 Roasso Kumamoto 75 (6)
2011 JEF United Chiba 4 (0)
Total 512 (107)
National team
1995–2005 Japan 24 (3)
Honours
Júbilo Iwata
Winner J1 League 1997
Winner J1 League 1999
Winner J1 League 2002
Runner-up J1 League 1998
Runner-up J1 League 2001
Runner-up J1 League 2003
Winner J.League Cup 1998
Runner-up J.League Cup 1994
Runner-up J.League Cup 1997
Runner-up J.League Cup 2001
Winner Emperor's Cup 2003
Runner-up Emperor's Cup 2004
Representing  Japan
FIFA Confederations Cup
Silver medal – second place 2001 Korea-Japan
AFC Asian Cup
Gold medal – first place 2004 China
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Biography change

Fujita was born in Shizuoka on October 4, 1971. After graduating from University of Tsukuba, he joined newly was promoted to J1 League club, Júbilo Iwata in 1994. The club won the J1 League champions in 1997, 1999 and 2002. He was selected MVP in 2001 and "Japanese Footballer of the Year" in 2002. This was golden era in the club history and he was one of the central player in golden era. In summer 2003, he moved to Dutch Eredivisie club Utrecht on loan. In January 2004, he returned to Júbilo Iwata. However his opportunity to play decreased from 2005. In summer 2005, he moved to Nagoya Grampus Eight (later Nagoya Grampus). Toward the end of his career, he played for J2 League club Roasso Kumamoto (2009–2010) and JEF United Chiba (2011).

On February 15, 1995, Fujita debuted for the Japan national team against Australia. In June 1999, he was selected Japan for the first time in 4 years by manager Philippe Troussier. He played at 1999 Copa América. In 2001, he was selected Japan for 2001 Confederations Cup. Although he did not played in the match, Japan won the 2nd place. In October 2003, he was selected Japan for the first time in 4 years by manager Zico. In 2004, he played at 2006 World Cup qualification. He was also selected Japan for 2004 Asian Cup. Although he did not played in the match, Japan won the champions for 2 times in a row. He played 24 games and scored 3 goals for Japan until 2005.

Statistics change

[1][2]

Club statistics League CupLeague CupContinentalTotal
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
JapanLeague Emperor's Cup J.League Cup AsiaTotal
1994 Júbilo Iwata J1 League 38 7 1 0 4 0 - 43 7
1995 49 11 1 1 - - 50 12
1996 25 4 1 0 14 1 - 40 5
1997 24 9 4 3 6 0 - 34 12
1998 33 17 3 0 6 4 - 42 21
1999 29 4 3 0 4 1 - 36 5
2000 30 8 3 1 4 1 - 37 10
2001 26 11 2 1 7 0 - 35 12
2002 30 10 3 0 7 2 - 40 12
2003 13 6 0 0 6 0 - 19 6
NetherlandsLeague KNVB Cup League Cup EuropeTotal
2003/04 Utrecht Eredivisie 14 1 - - 3 0 17 1
JapanLeague Emperor's Cup J.League Cup AsiaTotal
2004 Júbilo Iwata J1 League 29 7 5 1 0 0 4 0 38 8
2005 10 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 14 1
2005 Nagoya Grampus Eight J1 League 22 2 2 0 0 0 - 24 2
2006 24 2 2 0 4 0 - 30 2
2007 29 2 2 0 1 0 - 32 2
2008 Nagoya Grampus J1 League 8 0 1 0 4 1 - 13 1
2009 Roasso Kumamoto J2 League 50 4 1 0 - - 51 4
2010 25 2 0 0 - - 25 2
2011 JEF United Chiba J2 League 4 0 1 0 - - 5 0
Country Japan 498 106 35 7 67 10 8 1 608 124
Netherlands 14 1 - - 3 0 17 1
Total 512 107 35 7 67 10 11 1 625 125

[3]

Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
1995 6 2
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 4 0
2000 0 0
2001 0 0
2002 0 0
2003 3 0
2004 10 1
2005 1 0
Total 24 3

References change

  1. Toshiya Fujita at National-Football-Teams.com  
  2. Toshiya Fujita at J.League (in Japanese)  
  3. Japan National Football Team Database

Other websites change