Takashi Fukunishi

Takashi Fukunishi
福西崇史
	Fukunishi in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Takashi Fukunishi
Date of birth	September 1, 1976 (age 47)
Place of birth	Niihama, Ehime, Japan
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1992–1994	Niihama Technical High School
Senior career*
Years	Team
1995–2006	Júbilo Iwata
2007	FC Tokyo
2008	Tokyo Verdy
Total
International career
1999–2006	Japan
Medal record
Júbilo Iwata
Representing Japan
AFC Asian Cup
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He played for Japan national team.

Club career

Fukunishi was born in Niihama on September 1, 1976. After graduating from high school, he joined Júbilo Iwata in 1995. He played as defensive midfielder with Dunga in 1990s. After that, he became a central player in golden era in club history. The club won the champions at 1997, 1999 and 2002 J1 League. The club also 1998 J.League Cup and 2003 Emperor's Cup. In Asia, the club won the champions 1998–99 Asian Club Championship and the 2nd place 1999–00 and 2000–01 Asian Club Championship. After that, he played FC Tokyo (2007) and Tokyo Verdy (2008).

International career

In June 1999, Fukunishi was selected Japan national team for 1999 Copa América. At this competition, on June 29, he debuted against Peru. Although there were few opportunities for him to play, he was selected for the Japanese squad at the 2002 FIFA World Cup and played five minutes as a substitute against Russia. After the 2002 FIFA World Cup, he became a regular player from 2004 on. At 2000 AFC Asian Cup, he played all six matches and scored two goals, including Japan's first goal in the final. He also played at 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup and the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He played 64 games and scored 7 goals for Japan until 2006.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Asia		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Júbilo Iwata	1995	J1 League	10	1	0	0	–		–		10	1
	1996		27	2	1	1	10	0	–		38	3
	1997		21	4	3	1	6	1	–		30	4
	1998		22	2	3	0	5	1	–		30	3
	1999		27	10	0	0	3	1	–		30	11
	2000		27	5	3	0	4	0	–		34	5
	2001		29	4	2	0	7	0	–		38	4
	2002		28	5	3	0	1	0	–		32	5
	2003		26	5	0	0	8	0	–		34	5
	2004		26	6	5	0	0	0	4	1	31	6
	2005		23	2	2	1	1	0	2	0	26	3
	2006		26	7	3	1	1	0	–		30	8
FC Tokyo	2007	J1 League	28	6	0	0	6	1	–		34	7
Tokyo Verdy	2008	J1 League	29	3	1	0	5	0	–		35	3
Career total			349	62	26	4	57	4	6	1	432	70

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Japan	1999	3	0
	2000	0	0
	2001	2	0
	2002	10	0
	2003	6	0
	2004	18	5
	2005	14	1
	2006	11	1
Total		64	7

Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Fukunishi goal.

List of international goals scored by Takashi Fukunishi
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Competition
1	June 9, 2004	Saitama, Japan	India	7–0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
2	July 9, 2004	Hiroshima, Japan	Slovakia	3–1	Kirin Cup 2004
3	July 24, 2004	Chongqing, China	Thailand	4–1	2004 AFC Asian Cup
4	August 7, 2004	Beijing, China	China	3–1	2004 AFC Asian Cup
5	September 8, 2004	Kolkata, India	India	4–0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
6	March 25, 2005	Tehran, Iran	Iran	1–2	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
7	February 22, 2006	Yokohama, Japan	India	6–0	2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification