Yuichi Komano

Japanese association football player
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Yuichi Komano (駒野 友一, Komano Yuichi, born July 25, 1981) is a former Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.

Yuichi Komano
駒野 友一
Personal information
Full name Yuichi Komano[1]
Date of birth (1981-07-25) 25 July 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Kainan, Wakayama, Japan
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1997–1999 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Youth
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2007 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 191 (9)
2008–2015 Júbilo Iwata 257 (13)
2016 FC Tokyo 1 (0)
2016FC Tokyo U-23 (loan) 4 (0)
2016Avispa Fukuoka (loan) 12 (1)
2017–2018 Avispa Fukuoka 63 (2)
2019–2022 FC Imabari 92 (2)
National team
2000–2001 Japan U-20 10 (0)
2002 Japan U-23 4 (0)
2005–2013 Japan 78 (1)
Honours
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2002 Busan Team
AFC U-19 Championship
Runner-up 2000 Iran
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 November 2022, 12:00 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 August 2013, 14:04 (UTC)

Biography

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Komano was born in Kainan on July 25, 1981. He joined J1 League club Sanfrecce Hiroshima from their youth team in 2000. He played many matches as right side midfielder and side back from 2001. In 2008, he moved to Júbilo Iwata. He played many matches as right side back. In 2016, he moved to FC Tokyo. However there were few opportunities to play and he moved to Avispa Fukuoka in July. In 2019, he moved to FC Imabari.

In 2001, Komano was selected the Japan U-20 national team for the 2001 World Youth Championship. He played all 3 matches as left side midfielder and side back. In 2004, he was also selected the Japan U-23 national team for 2004 Summer Olympics and played 2 matches. In 2005, he was selected the Japan national team for 2005 East Asian Football Championship. At this tournament, he debuted against China on August 3. He mainly played right side back for Japan. He was selected the Japan for 2006 World Cup. After the 2006 World Cup, he mainly played as left side back under new manager Ivica Osim. He also played at 2007 Asian Cup. However his opportunity to play decreased behind young player Atsuto Uchida (right side back) and Yuto Nagatomo (left side back) under manager Takeshi Okada. However he was selected Japan for 2010 World Cup and played all 4 matches as right side back. He played 78 games and scored 1 goals for Japan until 2013.

Career statistics

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As of the end 2022 season.[2][3][4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2000 J1 League 0 0 1 0 3 0 - 4 0
2001 24 1 2 0 3 0 - 29 1
2002 27 1 4 0 2 0 - 33 1
2003 J2 League 23 0 0 0 - - 23 0
2004 J1 League 18 1 1 0 3 0 - 22 1
2005 34 2 1 0 4 0 - 39 2
2006 31 2 2 0 1 0 - 34 2
2007 34 2 5 1 3 0 - 42 3
Total 191 9 16 1 19 0 - 226 10
Júbilo Iwata 2008 J1 League 34 1 0 0 1 1 - 35 2
2009 34 1 1 0 1 0 - 36 1
2010 23 0 0 0 4 0 - 27 0
2011 34 2 0 0 3 0 1[a] 0 38 2
2012 34 3 1 0 4 0 - 39 3
2013 34 2 2 0 4 1 - 40 3
2014 J2 League 35 3 2 0 - - 37 3
2015 29 1 0 0 - - 29 1
Total 257 13 6 0 17 2 1 0 281 15
FC Tokyo 2016 J1 League 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0
FC Tokyo U-23 2016 J3 League 4 0 - - - 4 0
Avispa Fukuoka 2016 J1 League 12 1 0 0 0 0 - 12 1
2017 J2 League 39 1 0 0 - - 39 1
2018 24 1 1 0 - - 25 1
Total 75 3 1 0 0 0 - 76 3
FC Imabari 2019 JFL 29 1 - - - 29 1
2020 J3 League 24 1 - - - 24 1
2021 23 0 1 1 - - 24 1
2022 17 0 - - - 17 0
Career total 621 27 24 2 36 2 3 0 684 31

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[5]
National team Year Apps Goals
Japan 2005 5 0
2006 10 0
2007 12 0
2008 13 0
2009 9 0
2010 11 0
2011 7 1
2012 5 0
2013 6 0
Total 78 1
Score and result list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after Komano goal.
International goal scored by Yūichi Komano
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 11 October 2011 Nagai Stadium, Osaka, Japan   Tajikistan 3–0 8–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

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Júbilo Iwata

Japan

Individual

  • J.League Best XI: 2012

References

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  1. "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Japan" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
  2. Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 167 out of 289)
  3. Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 163 out of 289)
  4. Avispa Fukuoka(in Japanese)
  5. Yuichi Komano at National-Football-Teams.com

Other websites

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