Tatsuhiko Kubo

Tatsuhiko Kubo
久保竜彦
Personal information
Full name	Tatsuhiko Kubo
Date of birth	June 18, 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth	Chikuzen, Fukuoka, Japan
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1992–1994	Chikuyo Gakuen High School
Senior career*
Years	Team
1995–2002	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
2003–2006	Yokohama F. Marinos
2007	Yokohama FC
2008–2009	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
2010–2011	Zweigen Kanazawa
Total
International career
1998–2006	Japan
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Japan
AFC Asian Cup
FIFA Confederations Cup
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tatsuhiko Kubo (久保竜彦, Kubo Tatsuhiko, born June 18, 1976) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.

Club career

Kubo was born in Chikuzen, Fukuoka on June 18, 1976. After graduating from high school, he joined Sanfrecce Hiroshima in 1995. He debuted in 1996 and became a regular striker as Takuya Takagi successor from 1998. However the club was relegated to J2 League in 2002. He moved to Yokohama F. Marinos in 2003. In 2003, the club won the champions J1 League. He was also selected Best Eleven and Japanese Footballer of the Year awards. However his opportunity to play decreased for low back pain from 2004. He moved to Yokohama FC in 2007. However the club was relegated to J2 League and he also did not play many matches. After that, he returned to Sanfrecce Hiroshima in 2008 and moved to Zweigen Kanazawa in 2010. He retired end of 2011 season.

National team career

After 1998 World Cup, in October 1998, Kubo was selected Japan national team by new manager Philippe Troussier. On October 28, he debuted for Japan against Egypt. Although he played at 2000 Asian Cup and 2001 Confederations Cup, his opportunity to play in the matches was few and he was not selected Japan for 2002 World Cup. After 2002 World Cup, in December 2003, he was selected Japan for 2003 East Asian Football Championship and he scored 2 goals against China. This goals were his first goal for Japan. In the first half of 2004, he played as striker and scored 6 goals in 9 games. However, he did not play for low back pain from late 2004. From February 2006, he came back to Japan and he scored 3 goals in 6 matches, however he was not selected Japan for 2006 World Cup. He played 32 games and scored 11 goals for Japan until 2006.^[1]

Club statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Asia		Total
1995	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	J1 League	0	0	0	0	-		-		0	0
1996			22	2	3	0	10	4	-		35	6
1997			22	7	2	0	5	1	-		29	8
1998			32	12	3	2	3	0	-		38	14
1999			25	13	0	0	4	1	-		29	14
2000			24	11	2	1	3	0	-		29	12
2001			30	15	2	0	6	4	-		38	19
2002			28	7	4	2	0	0	-		32	9
Total			183	67	16	5	31	10	-		230	82
2003	Yokohama F. Marinos	J1 League	25	16	2	1	4	0	-		31	17
2004			19	4	0	0	0	0	4	2	23	6
2005			10	1	2	4	1	0	2	0	15	5
2006			29	5	2	1	4	3	-		35	9
Total			83	26	6	6	9	3	6	2	104	37
2007	Yokohama FC	J1 League	8	1	0	0	1	0	-		9	1
Total			8	1	0	0	1	0	-		9	1
2008	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	J2 League	25	3	2	1	-		-		27	4
2009	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	J1 League	2	0	0	0	0	0	-		2	0
Total			27	3	2	1	0	0	-		29	3
2010	Zweigen Kanazawa	Football League	27	9	2	0	-		-		29	9
2011	Zweigen Kanazawa	Football League	23	6	2	0	-		-		25	6
Total			50	15	4	0	-		-		54	15
Career total			351	112	28	12	41	13	6	2	426	139

National team statistics

^[1]

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1998	1	0
1999	1	0
2000	5	0
2001	2	0
2002	5	0
2003	3	2
2004	9	6
2005	0	0
2006	6	3
Total	32	11

National team career statistics

Appearances in major competitions

Team	Competition	Category	Appearances		Goals	Team Record
Team	Competition	Category	Start	Sub	Goals	Team Record
Japan	2000 AFC Asian Cup	Senior	1	0	0	Champions
Japan	East Asian Cup 2003	Senior	3	0	2	2nd Place
Japan	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification	Senior	1	2	2	Qualified
Japan	2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification	Senior	1	0	2	Qualified

National team goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	December 4, 2003	Tokyo, Japan	China	2-0	Won	East Asian Football Championship 2003
2.	December 4, 2003	Tokyo, Japan	China	2-0	Won	East Asian Football Championship 2003
3.	February 18, 2004	Saitama, Japan	Oman	1-0	Won	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.	April 25, 2004	Zalaegerszeg, Hungary	Hungary	2-3	Lost	Friendly
5.	April 28, 2004	Prague, Czech Republic	Czech Republic	1-0	Won	Friendly
6.	May 30, 2004	Manchester, England	Iceland	3-2	Won	Friendly
7.	May 30, 2004	Manchester, England	Iceland	3-2	Won	Friendly
8.	June 9, 2004	Saitama, Japan	India	7-0	Won	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
9.	February 18, 2006	Shizuoka, Japan	Finland	2-0	Won	Friendly
10.	February 22, 2006	Yokohama, Japan	India	6-0	Won	2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
11.	February 22, 2006	Yokohama, Japan	India	6-0	Won	2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification