- Shoji Jo
Football player infobox| playername= Shoji Jo
fullname = Shoji Jo
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1975|6|17
cityofbirth =Muroran, Hokkaidō
countryofbirth =Japan
height = height|m=1.79
currentclub =
position = Forward
youthyears = 1991–1994
youthclubs = Kagoshima Jitsugyo High School
years = 1994–19961997–19992000
2000-2007
2002
2003-2006
clubs = JEF United Ichihara (Japan)Yokohama F. Marinos (Japan)Real Valladolid (Spain)Yokohama F. Marinos (Japan)Vissel Kobe (Japan)Yokohama F.C. (Japan)
caps(goals) =99 (35)77 (55)15 (2)29 (4)25 (1)151 (44)
nationalyears = 1995-2001
nationalteam = Japan
nationalcaps(goals) = 35 (7)
pcupdate = 7 March 2007
ntupdate = 7 March 2007nihongo|Shoji Jo|城 彰二|Jō Shōji|extra=born17 June 1975 is a retiredJapan esefootball (soccer) player.He was born on the island of
Hokkaidō and began his footballing career withJEF United in 1994. He quickly established himself, scoring twelve goals in his first season; he scored his first goal on his debut againstGamba Osaka on12 March . He made his international debut the following September in a friendly match against Paraguay.After three seasons with JEF United, Jo moved to the
Yokohama Marinos in 1997. His performances in the 1998-99 season led to a loan move to the SpanishPrimera División teamReal Valladolid . He failed to make an impact with the club, making just 15 appearances and scoring two goals before sustaining a knee injury. After his return to Japan, Jo struggled to reestablish himself as a regular goal scorer with the Marinos andVissel Kobe , with whom he joined in 2002. He joinedYokohama FC in 2003, where he scored 12 goals in his first season with them. He brought up his club to be Champion of J2 2006 season and promote to J1, but he made himself to retire from playing after that season.Jo made 35 caps and scored 7 goals for Japan from 1995 to 2001. He made his first appearance in an international competition with the under-23 team in the 1996 Olympic Games. He later played in the
1998 World Cup and the Copa America in 1999.He is currently working on television as a football commentator. (as of Octobe 2007)
National team
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*References
* [http://www.wldcup.com/Asia/j2/fulie/jo.html Soccer in Japan] , retrieved
11 October , 2005
* [http://footballdatabase.com/site/players/index.php?dumpPlayer=884 FootballDatabase] , retrieved11 October , 2005
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