Yasuhito Endo
Endō playing for Japan in 2010
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Yasuhito Endō | ||
| Date of birth | 28 January 1980 | ||
| Place of birth |
Sakurajima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan |
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| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Central midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Gamba Osaka | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1997 | Kagoshima Jitsugyo High School | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–1999 | Yokohama Flügels | 16 | (1) |
| 1999–2001 | Kyoto Purple Sanga | 53 | (10) |
| 2001– | Gamba Osaka | 501 | (95) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1998–1999 | Japan U-20 | 11 | (1) |
| 1999 | Japan U-23 | 7 | (0) |
| 2002–2015 | Japan | 152 | (15) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 December 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 January 2015 |
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Yasuhito Endō (遠藤 保仁 Endō Yasuhito?, born 28 January 1980 in Sakurajima in Kagoshima Prefecture) is a Japanese footballer, who currently plays for the J. League team Gamba Osaka. His older brother Akihiro, who retired in 2008, is also a former professional footballer, and was selected as one of Japan under-23 national football team members played at 1996 Olympics. He is considered a cult hero at Gamba Osaka and the Japan National Football Team. It is because he has formidable passing ability, leadership, and goal scoring ability. He is also known for his excellent accuracy on free kicks and is revered as one of Japan's most creative midfielders as well as one of the most talented Japanese footballers of his generation, despite only playing domestically in his home country.
In 2011, he became the first J. League player to be named in the J. League Best Eleven 9 times. In 2009, he was named "Player of the Year" by the Asian Football Confederation.
In 2012, he extended his record and became the first Japanese player to be selected in the J. League Best Eleven ten consecutive times in a row in the midfield position.
Endō played 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship and Japan finished as runner-up, losing to Spain in the final. Since 2002, Endō has been a member of the senior national team, and was selected for Japan's 2006, 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cup squads. He also was a member of the 2004 and 2011 AFC Asian Cup winning teams.
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