Masashi Oguro

Masashi Oguro
Personal information
Full name Masashi Oguro
Date of birth (1980-05-04) 4 May 1980
Place of birth Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Tochigi SC
Number 9
Youth career
1987–1989 Toyonaka S.S.
1992–1998 Gamba Osaka
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2005 Gamba Osaka 111 (48)
2001 → Consadole Sapporo (loan) 4 (0)
2006 Grenoble 19 (6)
2006–2008 Torino 10 (0)
2008–2009 Tokyo Verdy 53 (23)
2010 Yokohama FC 16 (12)
2010 FC Tokyo 22 (7)
2011–2013 Yokohama F. Marinos 53 (12)
2013–2014 Hangzhou Greentown 24 (3)
2014– Kyoto Sanga 82 (42)
2016 → Montedio Yamagata (loan) 26 (9)
National team‡
2005–2008[1] Japan 22 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 January 2017
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 December 2008 (UTC)

Masashi Oguro (大黒 将志, Ōguro Masashi, born 4 May 1980) is a Japanese footballer who, in the 2018 season will play for J2 League side Tochigi SC as a striker.[2]

Club career

Oguro joined the J-league in 1999, with Gamba Osaka. He was loaned to Consadole Sapporo for the 2001 season, and returned to Gamba having impressed many in Osaka.

In 2004, Oguro scored the second-highest number of goals in the J-league, and the highest number of all Japanese-born players. In Chinese characters, Oguro's name resembles that of the god Daikokuten, giving him that nickname. Gamba Osaka's official merchandise store has come to be called the Shrine of Daikokuten.

In 2005, Oguro was the 6th top J-league scorer, and helped lead Gamba Osaka to the J-league championship.

In December 2005, Oguro was signed by French club Grenoble Foot 38, where he appeared in 17 Ligue 2 matches.[3]

In August 2006, Oguro was transferred to Italian club Torino.[4]

In June 2008, Oguro moved to J. League side Tokyo Verdy.[5]

He moved to Yokohama F.C. in January 2010 on a loan deal.

Oguro transferred to Yokohama F. Marinos in 2011.

On 4 February 2013, Oguro was loaned to Chinese Super League side Hangzhou Greentown for the 2013 season, and rejoined manager Takeshi Okada, whom he played under at Consadole Sapporo and Japan national team.[6]

International career

Oguro was chosen for the Japanese national team in 2005 for the 2006 World Cup qualifying games. During his second game for the team on 9 February, Oguro scored the second goal in injury time to help Japan to a 2–0 win over North Korea in the final game of Asian qualification.[1]

In 2005, Oguro was the 5th top scorer for the Japanese national team.

In May 2006, Oguro was called up to play for Japan in the 2006 World Cup in Germany.

Club statistics

Updated to 23 February 2017.[7]

Club Season League Cup League Cup Total
AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Gamba Osaka1999110–20130
2000711020101
Consadole Sapporo200140–2060
Gamba Osaka200261–2182
2003261020533313
2004302026743930
2005311622403917
Grenoble2005–06175––175
2006–0721–1031
Torino2006–0770––70
2007–083010–40
Tokyo Verdy2008142––142
20093921––3921
Yokohama FC20101612––1612
FC Tokyo20102272020267
Yokohama F. Marinos2011281034533617
20122523100283
Hangzhou Greentown201324323–266
Kyoto Sanga2014422621–4427
2015401630–4316
Montedio Yamagata201626911–2710
Career total 42016221173512477191

National team statistics

Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
2005155
200660
200700
200810
Total225

International goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.9 February 2005Saitama Stadium, Saitama, Japan North Korea
2–1
2–1
2006 FIFA World Cup Qualification
2.8 June 2005Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand North Korea
0–2
0–2
2006 FIFA World Cup Qualification
3.19 June 2005Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany Greece
0–1
0–1
2005 FIFA Confederations Cup
4.22 June 2005RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany Brazil
2–2
2–2
2005 FIFA Confederations Cup
5.17 August 2005International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan Iran
2–0
2–1
2006 FIFA World Cup Qualification

Honors and awards

Team

Gamba Osaka
F.C. Tokyo

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 "OGURO Masashi". Japan National Football Team Database. Archived from the original on 22 September 2013.
  2. ↑ "大黒 将志：モンテディオ山形：Ｊリーグ.jp". jleague.jp. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  3. ↑ Masashi Oguro – French league stats at LFP
  4. ↑ "Oguro seals move to Torino, Inamoto close to Galatasaray switch". Asian Football Confederation. 1 September 2006. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  5. ↑ "Stats Centre: Masashi Oguro Facts". Guardian.co.uk. Archived from the original on 28 September 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2009.
  6. ↑ "大黒将志選手に関するお知らせ". Yokohama F. Marinos. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  7. ↑ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 191 out of 289)
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