Takanori Sugeno

Football player infobox| playername= Takanori Sugeno
fullname = Takanori Sugeno
nickname =


dateofbirth = birth date and age|1984|5|3
cityofbirth = Fujimi, Saitama
countryofbirth = Japan
height = 179cm
currentclub = Kashiwa Reysol
position = Goalkeeper
youthyears =
youthclubs = Tokyo Verdy 1969 Youth
years = 2003-2007
2008-present
clubs = Yokohama FC
Kashiwa Reysol
caps(goals) = 186 00(1)
014 00(0)
pcupdate = August 28 2008

Takanori Sugeno (born May 3, 1984 in Fujimi, Saitama, Japan) is a Japanese football player. Although considered short for a goalkeeper, standing at 179cm, he makes up for his lack of height with superb agility and reflexes. In 2006 he was part of the Yokohama FC defense that set a J. League record when they did not concede a goal for 770 consecutive minutes, breaking Shimizu S-Pulse's 731 minutes recorded in 1993. They also kept 7 consecutive clean sheets (which was also a tied J. League Division 2 record) en route to promotion to the J-league division 1. In 2007 Sugeno was named J-league rookie of the year. In 2008 he was signed by Kashiwa Reysol, a move which some consider unwise as Kashiwa already have a good and relatively young goalkeeper in Yuta Minami.

Honors and awards

Individual Honors

* J-League Young Player of the Year: 2007