Ryūji Bando

Football player infobox
playername= Ryūji Bando


fullname = Ryūji Bando
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1979|8|2
cityofbirth = Himeji, Hyōgo
countryofbirth = Japan
height = height|m=1.71
currentclub = Gamba Osaka (Japan)
position = Forward
youthyears = 1995-1997
youthclubs = Kotogaoka H.S.
years = 1998-1999
2000-2001
2002-2005
2006-
clubs = Gamba Osaka (Japan)
Consadole Sapporo (Japan)
Vissel Kobe (Japan)
Gamba Osaka (Japan)
caps(goals) = 034 00(3)
057 0(24)
099 0(30)
067 0(26)
nationalyears = 1998-1999
2006-
nationalteam = Japan U-20
Japan
nationalcaps(goals) = 011 00(2)
007 00(2)
pcupdate = May 10, 2008
ntupdate = July 22, 2008

Ryūji Bando (播戸竜二 "Bando Ryūji"; born August 2, 1979 in Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese football (soccer) player. He is a forward and currently plays for Gamba Osaka.

Career

After the graduation from Kotogaoka High School, he joined J. League side Gamba Osaka in 1998. He was transferred to Consadole Sapporo in 2000 and helped them to promote to J. League Division 1. He moved to Vissel Kobe in 2002 and became one of the key players in the team. He scored 17 goals in the 2004 season, which made him the third most prolific goalscorer in the league. He then returned to Gamba in 2006 and his good form earned him a call-up to the national team.

He represented Japan at the Under-19 and Under-20 levels. He was a member of the Japan team for 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship held in Nigeria. He made his senior national team debut on October 4, 2006, in a friendly match against Ghana when he replaced Satoru Yamagishi in the 67th minute. His first goal for his country came on October 11, 2006 in an Asian Cup qualifier against India. He was chosen for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup finals but had to withdraw due to injury.

Honors and awards

* FIFA World Youth Championship Runner-up: 1999

External links

* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/php/spieler.php?id=18091 Career History]

National Team Career Statistics

Appearances in major competitions

Goals for Senior National Team