Shinji Jojo
Shinji Jojo (城定 信次, Jojo Shinji, born August 28, 1977) is a former Japanese football player.
| Personal information | |||||||||||||
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| Full name | Shinji Jojo | ||||||||||||
| Date of birth | August 28, 1977 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Hamura, Tokyo, Japan | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||
| Playing position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||
| 1993–1995 | Funabashi High School | ||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||
| 1996–2003 | Urawa Reds | 80 | (2) | ||||||||||
| 2002 | →Albirex Niigata | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||
| 2004–2006 | Shonan Bellmare | 74 | (0) | ||||||||||
| Total | 155 | (2) | |||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||
| 1997 | Japan U-20 | 5 | (2) | ||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||||||||||||
Club career
Jojo was born in Hamura on August 28, 1977. After graduating from high school, he joined Urawa Reds in 1996. From 1997, he played many matches as left side midfielder and left side back. However his opportunity to play decreased from 2000. He moved to Albirex Niigata on loan in September 2002 and he returned to Urawa Reds in 2003. However he could hardly play in the match. He moved to Shonan Bellmare in 2004. He played many matches as left side back. He retired end of 2006 season.
National team career
In June 1997, Jojo was selected Japan U-20 national team for 1997 World Youth Championship. At this tournament, he played full-time in all 5 matches as left side midfielder and scored 2 goals.
Club statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1996 | Urawa Reds | J1 League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| 1998 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| 1999 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||
| 2000 | J2 League | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2001 | J1 League | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2002 | Albirex Niigata | J2 League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | |
| 2003 | Urawa Reds | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | Shonan Bellmare | J2 League | 33 | 0 | - | 33 | 0 | |||
| 2005 | 22 | 0 | - | 22 | 0 | |||||
| 2006 | 19 | 0 | - | 19 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 155 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 178 | 2 | ||