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Kozue Ando

Kozue Ando
Kozue Ando in 2011.JPG
Kozue Ando playing for Japan in the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup
Personal information
Date of birth (1982-07-09) 9 July 1982 (age 34)
Place of birth , Japan
Height 165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
SGS Essen
Number 14
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2009 Urawa Red Diamonds 146 (98)
2009–2013 FCR 2001 Duisburg 58 (19)
2013– 1. FFC Frankfurt 10 (4)
National team
1999– Japan 123 (19)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 May 2013.
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 09:26, 4 June 2015 (UTC)

Kozue Ando (安藤 梢 Andō Kozue?, born 9 July 1982) is a Japanese footballer. As a midfielder, she plays for SGS Essen. She is a member of the Japanese national team, which defeated the United States in a penalty shootout in the finals to win the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup. She was also part of the Japanese team which won the silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Ando graduated from Utsunomiya Girls' High School. In 2012 she was a PhD candidate at University of Tsukuba.

1Includes UEFA Champions League.


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