Ryūji Bando

Ryuji Bando (播戸 竜二, Bando Ryūji, born August 2, 1979) is a former Japanese football player.[1]

Ryuji Bando
播戸 竜二
Personal information
Full name Ryuji Bando
Date of birth (1979-08-02) August 2, 1979
Place of birth Himeji, Hyogo, Japan
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Youth career
1995–1997 Kotogaoka High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–1999 Gamba Osaka 34 (3)
2000–2001 Consadole Sapporo 57 (24)
2002–2005 Vissel Kobe 99 (30)
2006–2009 Gamba Osaka 97 (28)
2010–2013 Cerezo Osaka 56 (17)
2013–2014 Sagan Tosu 11 (0)
2015–2017 Omiya Ardija 23 (5)
2018 FC Ryukyu 19 (2)
Total 396 (109)
National team
1998–1999 Japan U-20 11 (2)
2006–2008 Japan 7 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Bando was born in Himeji on August 2, 1979. After graduating from high school, he joined J1 League club Gamba Osaka in 1998. He played many matches as substitute forward.[2][3] He was transferred to J2 League club Consadole Sapporo in 2000. He scored 15 goals and helped them to promote to J1. He moved to Vissel Kobe in 2002 based in his local Hyogo Prefecture 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. He scored 16 goals and his good form earned him a call-up to the national team. In 2007, Gamba won the champions in J.League Cup. Although he could not play many matches for injury in 2008, Gamba won the champions in AFC Champions League first Asian title in the club history. Gamba also won the 2008 Emperor's Cup. At Emperor's Cup Final, he played as substitute forward and scored a winning goal in extra time. However his opportunity to play decreased behind new player Cho Jae-jin and Leandro in 2009.[4] In 2010, Bando moved to Osaka's cross town rivals, Cerezo Osaka. Although he played many matches as substitute forward, he scored 10 goals in 2011. However he could hardly play in the match in 2013. In July, he moved to Sagan Tosu. However he could not play many matches. In 2015, he moved to J2 club Omiya Ardija.[5] He played many matches in 2015 and Ardija was promoted to J1. However he could hardly play in the match from 2016. In 2018, he move to J3 League club FC Ryukyu.[6] He played many matches and the club won the champions in 2018. Although the club was promoted to J2 from 2019, he left the club end of 2018 season.[7]

National team career

He represented Japan at the Under-19 and Under-20 levels. He was a member of the Japan U-20 national team for 1999 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 2007 Asian Cup qualification against India. He was chosen for the 2007 Asian Cup finals but had to withdraw due to injury.

Club statistics

[8][9]

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Asia Total
1998Gamba OsakaJ1 League1321041-183
19992112020-251
Total3433061-434
2000Consadole SapporoJ2 League30151110-3216
2001J1 League2791010-299
Total57242120-6125
2002Vissel KobeJ1 League2640050-314
20032773160-368
200428171053-3420
20051820060-242
Total993041223-12534
2006Gamba OsakaJ1 League30164120614218
200731942102-4513
2008151511072284
2009212312040303
Total972816515217314538
2010Cerezo OsakaJ1 League1853151-267
201121104210312613
20121722041-233
2013000020-20
Total561793122318023
2013Sagan TosuJ1 League601100-71
2014500042-92
Total1101142-163
2015Omiya ArdijaJ2 League22531--256
2016J1 League102000-30
2017000031-31
Total2355131-317
2018FC RyukyuJ3 League19210--202
Total19210--202
Career total 39610941126411204521136

National team statistics

[10]

Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
200622
200710
200840
Total72

Appearances in major competitions
Team Competition Category Appearances Goals Team Record
Start Sub
 Japan1999 FIFA World Youth ChampionshipU-20050Runners-up
 Japan2007 AFC Asian Cup qualificationSenior102Qualified

Goals for Senior National Team
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.October 11, 2006Bangalore, India India3-0Won2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2.October 11, 2006Bangalore, India India3-0Won2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification

Team honors
Gamba Osaka
Japan
  • FIFA World Youth Championship - 1999 (Runners-up)

References
  1. Ryūji Bando at J.League (in Japanese)
  2. J.League
  3. J.League
  4. J.League
  5. Omiya Ardija(in Japanese)
  6. FC Ryukyu(in Japanese)
  7. FC Ryukyu(in Japanese)
  8. Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 257 out of 289)
  9. Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑", 10 February 2016, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411338 (p. 131 out of 289)
  10. "Ryūji Bando". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
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