Jungo Fujimoto

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Jungo Fujimoto
Personal information
Full name	Jungo Fujimoto
Date of birth	March 24, 1984 (1984-03-24) (age 24)
Place of birth	Yamato, Kanagawa, Japan
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Shimizu S-Pulse
Number	10
Youth clubs
1999 - 2001 2002 - 2005	Toko Gakuen H.S. University of Tsukuba
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2006-	Shimizu S-Pulse	072 0(17)
National team2
2007-	Japan	004 00(0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 10, 2008. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of May 10, 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Jungo Fujimoto (藤本 淳吾, Fujimoto Jungo^?, born March 24, 1984 in Yamato, Kanagawa) is a Japanese football player, who currently plays for Shimizu S-Pulse. He is a left-footed play-making midfielder.

Contents 1 Playing Career 1.1 Early Years 1.2 Club 1.3 National Team 2 Trivia 3 Honors and awards 3.1 Individual Honors 4 References

[edit] Playing Career

[edit] Early Years

Fujimoto was educated at and played for Toko Gakuen High School, during which time he was also a member of the U-17 Japanese National Team for the 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship hosted by Trinidad and Tobago. Fujimoto played three games in the competition but the team was eliminated after the group stage.

After graduating high school Fujimoto received an offer from J. League Division 2 side Kawasaki Frontale, but he decided to continue his study and play football at the University of Tsukuba. He was a member of the national team for the 2005 Universiade held at Ismir, Turky. Fujimoto was the top scorer with six goals and was selected as the MVP of the competition.

[edit] Club

Upon graduating university Fujimoto joined Shimizu S-Pulse in 2006 and inherited jersey number 10 from Masaaki Sawanobori. During his first full professional season Fujimoto played in 28 league games and scored 8 goals. He was awarded the J-League Young Player of the Year Award.

[edit] National Team

He made his Japanese National Team debut on March 24, 2007 in a friendly against Peru. Fujimoto came on as a substitute in the 85th minute to replaced his high school fellow alumnus Shunsuke Nakamura.

[edit] Trivia

His father Koju was also a footballer who played for Nihon Kokan F.C. of the Japan Soccer League, the former top-flight league in Japan.

[edit] Honors and awards

[edit] Individual Honors

• J-League Young Player of the Year: 2006

[edit] References

• http://www.s-pulse.co.jp/english/squad/

Preceded by Robert Cullen

J-League Young Player of the Year 2006

Succeeded by Takanori Sugeno

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