Ryūji Bando

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

Ryuji Bando
播戸 竜二

Personal information
Full name	Ryuji Bando^[1]
Date of birth	(1979-08-02) August 2, 1979 (age 43)^[1]
Place of birth	Himeji, Hyogo, Japan
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)^[1]
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)
International career
1998–1999	Japan U-20	11	(2)
2006–2008	Japan	7	(2)
Honours Gamba Osaka Winner AFC Champions League 2008 Winner J.League Cup 2007 Winner Emperor's Cup 2008 Winner Emperor's Cup 2009 Runner-up Emperor's Cup 2006 Representing  Japan FIFA U-20 World Cup 1999 Nigeria AFC U-19 Championship 1998 Thailand
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.^[3][4] 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.^[5] 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.^[6] 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.^[7] 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.^[8]

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

^[9][10]

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Asia		Total
1998	Gamba Osaka	J1 League	13	2	1	0	4	1	-		18	3
1999			21	1	2	0	2	0	-		25	1
Total			34	3	3	0	6	1	-		43	4
2000	Consadole Sapporo	J2 League	30	15	1	1	1	0	-		32	16
2001		J1 League	27	9	1	0	1	0	-		29	9
Total			57	24	2	1	2	0	-		61	25
2002	Vissel Kobe	J1 League	26	4	0	0	5	0	-		31	4
2003			27	7	3	1	6	0	-		36	8
2004			28	17	1	0	5	3	-		34	20
2005			18	2	0	0	6	0	-		24	2
Total			99	30	4	1	22	3	-		125	34
2006	Gamba Osaka	J1 League	30	16	4	1	2	0	6	1	42	18
2007			31	9	4	2	10	2	-		45	13
2008			15	1	5	1	1	0	7	2	28	4
2009			21	2	3	1	2	0	4	0	30	3
Total			97	28	16	5	15	2	17	3	145	38
2010	Cerezo Osaka	J1 League	18	5	3	1	5	1	-		26	7
2011			21	10	4	2	1	0	3	1	26	13
2012			17	2	2	0	4	1	-		23	3
2013			0	0	0	0	2	0	-		2	0
Total			56	17	9	3	12	2	3	1	80	23
2013	Sagan Tosu	J1 League	6	0	1	1	0	0	-		7	1
2014			5	0	0	0	4	2	-		9	2
Total			11	0	1	1	4	2	-		16	3
2015	Omiya Ardija	J2 League	22	5	3	1	-		-		25	6
2016		J1 League	1	0	2	0	0	0	-		3	0
2017			0	0	0	0	3	1	-		3	1
Total			23	5	5	1	3	1	-		31	7
2018	FC Ryukyu	J3 League	19	2	1	0	-		-		20	2
Total			19	2	1	0	-		-		20	2
Career total			396	109	41	12	64	11	20	4	521	136

National team statistics

^[11]

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2006	2	2
2007	1	0
2008	4	0
Total	7	2

Appearances in major competitions

Team	Competition	Category	Appearances		Goals	Team Record
			Start	Sub
Japan	1999 FIFA World Youth Championship	U-20	0	5	0	Runners-up
Japan	2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification	Senior	1	0	2	Qualified

Goals for Senior National Team

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	October 11, 2006	Bangalore, India	India	3-0	Won	2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2.	October 11, 2006	Bangalore, India	India	3-0	Won	2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification

Team honors

Gamba Osaka

• AFC Champions League - 2008
• Emperor's Cup - 2008, 2009
• J.League Cup - 2007
• Japanese Super Cup - 2007

Japan

• FIFA World Youth Championship - 1999 (Runners-up)

References

1. (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 5 December 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2008.
2. Ryūji Bando at J.League () (in Japanese)  
3. J.League
4. J.League
5. J.League
6. Omiya Ardija(in Japanese)
7. FC Ryukyu(in Japanese)
8. FC Ryukyu(in Japanese)
9. 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)
10. 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)
11. Ryūji Bando at National-Football-Teams.com

External links

• – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Ryūji Bando at National-Football-Teams.com
• Japan National Football Team Database
• Ryūji Bando at J.League () (in Japanese)