Football (Soccer): 3,952 people
Kotaro Yamazaki (山崎 光太郎, Yamazaki Kotaro; born October 19, 1978) is a former Japanese football player.
Yusaku Tanioku (谷奥 優作, Tanioku Yusaku; born October 18, 1978) is a former Japanese footballer.
Takuya Kawaguchi (川口 卓哉, Kawaguchi Takuya; born October 11, 1978) is a former Japanese football player.
Kosuke Kitani (木谷 公亮, Kitani Kosuke; born 9 October 1978) is a Japanese football manager and a former player.
Koji Fujikawa (藤川 康司, Fujikawa Koji; born October 7, 1978) is a former Japanese football player.
Katsuya Ishihara (石原 克哉, Ishihara Katsuya; born 2 October 1978) is a former Japanese football player.
Yusuke Nakatani (中谷 勇介, Nakatani Yusuke; born September 22, 1978) is a former Japanese football player.
Tsutomu Kitade (北出 勉, Kitade Tsutomu; born September 18, 1976) is a former Japanese football player.
Masaya Nishitani (西谷 正也, Nishitani Masaya; born September 16, 1978) is a former Japanese football player.
Takuya Suzumura (鈴村 拓也, Suzumura Takuya; born September 13, 1978) is a former Japanese football player.
Masahiro Koga (古賀 正紘, Koga Masahiro; born September 8, 1978) is a former Japanese football player. His younger brother…
Masahiro Koga (古賀 正紘, Koga Masahiro; born September 8, 1978) is a former Japanese football player. His younger brother Seiji is also a footballer.
Takao Yamauchi (山内 貴雄, Yamauchi Takao; born September 4, 1978) is a former Japanese football player.
Michiharu Otagiri (小田切 道治, Otagiri Michiharu; born September 2, 1978) is a former Japanese football player. He is the…
Michiharu Otagiri (小田切 道治, Otagiri Michiharu; born September 2, 1978) is a former Japanese football player. He is the currently manager of J3 League club Renofa Yamaguchi FC.
Toshiaki Haji (羽地 登志晃, Haji Toshiaki; born August 28, 1978) is a former Japanese football player.
Yoshio Kitagawa (北川 佳男, Kitagawa Yoshio; born August 21, 1978) is a former Japanese football player.
Hiroki Ito (伊藤 宏樹, Itō Hiroki; born July 27, 1978) is a former Japanese football player.
Tetsuya Yamazaki (山崎 哲也, Yamazaki Tetsuya; born July 25, 1978) is a former Japanese football player. His elder brother…
Tetsuya Yamazaki (山崎 哲也, Yamazaki Tetsuya; born July 25, 1978) is a former Japanese football player. His elder brother Takahiro is a former Japanese baseball player.
Takashi Miki (三木 隆司, Miki Takashi; born July 23, 1978) is a former Japanese football player. He is the current…
Takashi Miki (三木 隆司, Miki Takashi; born July 23, 1978) is a former Japanese football player. He is the current assistant manager of Nagoya Grampus.
Shinya Kawashima (川島 眞也, Kawashima Shinya; born July 20, 1978) is a former Japanese football player.
Naohito Hirai (平井 直人, Hirai Naohito; born July 16, 1978) is a former Japanese football player.
Ryuji Kawai (河合 竜二, Kawai Ryuji; born July 14, 1978) is a Japanese former football player.
Riki Takagi (髙木 理己, Takagi Riki; born July 13, 1978) is a Japanese football manager.
Yushi Soda (曽田 雄志, Soda Yushi; born July 5, 1978) is a former Japanese football player.
Miyo Okamoto (岡本三代, Okamoto Miyo; born 1 July 1978) is a Japanese football manager and former player who played as a…
Miyo Okamoto (岡本三代, Okamoto Miyo; born 1 July 1978) is a Japanese football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. She was most recently the head coach of the Thailand senior and under-20 women's national teams.
Haruhiko Sato (佐藤 陽彦, Satō Haruhiko; born 27 June 1978) is a former Japanese football player.
Kohei Hayashi (林 晃平, Hayashi Kōhei; born June 27, 1978) is a former Japanese football player.
Ryo Fukudome (福留 亮, Fukudome Ryo; born June 26, 1978) is a former Japanese football player.
Shunsuke Nakamura (Japanese: 中村 俊輔, Hepburn: Nakamura Shunsuke; born 24 June 1978) is a Japanese former professional…
Shunsuke Nakamura (Japanese: 中村 俊輔, Hepburn: Nakamura Shunsuke; born 24 June 1978) is a Japanese former professional footballer. He is currently working as an assistant coach of the Japan national football team. He is the only person to have been named J.League Most Valuable Player more than once, receiving the award in 2000 and 2013. Renowned as one of Japan's greatest ever footballers, Nakamura was known for his free-kicks; Steve Perryman once remarked that Nakamura "could open a tin of beans with his left foot". Nakamura began his professional career with J1 League club Yokohama Marinos in 1997, eventually making 338 league appearances during two spells at the club totalling just over twelve seasons. In between his spells at Marinos, Nakamura played in Europe with Espanyol, Celtic, and Reggina. During his time at Celtic, he became one of the best Asian players to have ever played in Europe; he was nominated for the 2007 Ballon d'Or, was named Scottish Player of the Year and SFWA Footballer of the Year in 2007, and became the first Japanese player to score in the UEFA Champions League. His team accomplishments at Celtic include winning the Scottish Premier League in 2006, 2007, and 2008, the Scottish League Cup in 2006 and 2009, and the Scottish Cup in 2007. Nakamura has 98 caps and 24 goals for the Japan national football team, including appearances in the FIFA World Cup finals in 2006 and 2010 and winning the AFC Asian Cup in 2000 and 2004; he was named Most Valuable Player of the 2004 competition. He also appeared in the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship as a member of the Japan under-20 team and the 2000 Summer Olympics as a member of the Japan under-23 team.
Yuki Hamano (濵野 勇気, Hamano Yūki; born June 23, 1978) is a former Japanese football player.
Jiro Yabe (矢部 次郎, Yabe Jiro; born May 26, 1978) is a former Japanese football player and manager.
Hideaki Kitajima (北嶋 秀朗, Kitajima Hideaki; born May 23, 1978) is a former Japanese football player and last play for…
Hideaki Kitajima (北嶋 秀朗, Kitajima Hideaki; born May 23, 1978) is a former Japanese football player and last play for Japan national team. He's to set manager of JFL club, Criacao Shinjuku from 2024.
Koichi Sekimoto (関本 恒一, Sekimoto Koichi; May 23, 1978 – January 23, 2016) was a Japanese football player.
Yoshifumi Ono (大野 貴史, Ono Yoshifumi; born May 22, 1978) is a former Japanese football player.
Kenji Arai (新井 健二, Arai Kenji; born May 19, 1978) is a former Japanese professional football player.
Hiroshi Morita (森田 浩史, Morita Hiroshi; born May 18, 1978) is a former Japanese football player.
Norihiro Yamagishi (山岸 範宏, Yamagishi Norihiro; born 17 May 1978) is a Japanese football player.
Hideki Sahara (佐原 秀樹, Sahara Hideki; born May 15, 1978) is a former Japanese football player. He is currently the…
Hideki Sahara (佐原 秀樹, Sahara Hideki; born May 15, 1978) is a former Japanese football player. He is currently the assistant manager of J1 League club, Kawasaki Frontale.
Yusuke Kawakita (川北 裕介, Kawakita Yusuke; born May 13, 1978) is a Japanese football coach and former football player…
Yusuke Kawakita (川北 裕介, Kawakita Yusuke; born May 13, 1978) is a Japanese football coach and former football player, who is the goalkeeper coach of Thailand U23.
Takafumi Yoshimoto (吉本 岳史, Yoshimoto Takafumi; born May 13, 1978) is a Japanese football manager and former player who…
Takafumi Yoshimoto (吉本 岳史, Yoshimoto Takafumi; born May 13, 1978) is a Japanese football manager and former player who play as a Defender. He currently manager of Tokushima Vortis.
Harutaka Ono (大野 敏隆, Ono Harutaka; born May 12, 1978) is a former Japanese football player.
Shingo Hoshino (星野 真悟, Hoshino Shingo; born May 2, 1978) is a former Japanese football player. Hoshino previously…
Shingo Hoshino (星野 真悟, Hoshino Shingo; born May 2, 1978) is a former Japanese football player. Hoshino previously played for Ehime FC in the J2 League.
Takayoshi Ono (小野 隆儀, Ono Takayoshi; born April 30, 1978) is a former Japanese football player.
Naoya Umeda (梅田 直哉, Umeda Naoya; born April 27, 1978) is a former Japanese football player.
Yasushi Kita (喜多 靖, Kita Yasushi; born April 25, 1978) is a former Japanese football player.
Masashi Miyazawa (宮沢 正史, Miyazawa Masashi; born April 24, 1978) is a former Japanese football player.
Hiroki Mihara (三原 廣樹, Mihara Hiroki; born April 20, 1978) is a former Japanese football player.
Kunihiko Takizawa (滝澤 邦彦, Takizawa Kunihiko; born April 20, 1978) is a former Japanese football player.
Shinya Yoshihara (吉原 慎也, Yoshihara Shinya; born April 19, 1978) is a former Japanese football player. He is married to…
Shinya Yoshihara (吉原 慎也, Yoshihara Shinya; born April 19, 1978) is a former Japanese football player. He is married to well-known professional Go player Yukari Yoshihara (née Yukari Umezawa), who is known for her work in spreading and teaching Go, especially in the worldwide-distributed manga and anime series Hikaru no Go.
Masamitsu Kobayashi (小林 成光, Kobayashi Masamitsu; born April 13, 1978) is a former Japanese football player.