Robert Cullen

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Robert Cullen
Personal information
Full name	Robert Cullen
Date of birth	June 7, 1985 (1985-06-07) (age 23)
Place of birth	Tsuchiura, Ibaraki, Japan
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Júbilo Iwata
Youth clubs
2001–04	Kashiwa Reysol Ome Municipal Funabashi H.S.
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2004–present	Júbilo Iwata	089 0(25)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 May 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Robert Cullen (カレン ロバート, Karen Robāto^?, born June 7, 1985) is a Japanese professional footballer for Jubilo Iwata of the J. League, the top professional football league in Japan. Playing as a forward, Cullen made his debut as a professional on May 5, 2004, against Oita Trinita.

Cullen started training in the youth ranks at Kashiwa Reysol before eventually joining the team at Funabashi Municipal High School. After his graduation, he signed with Jubilo Iwata in 2004. Although mostly limited to substitute appearances and the occasional league cup start in his rookie year, big things are expected of Cullen as he matures and gains experience playing with such seasoned professionals as Masashi 'Gon' Nakayama and Toshiya Fujita.

Robert is known to his teammates and family as "Bobby". He is the son of a Northern Irish father and a Japanese mother. In 2005 he selected Japanese citizenship in order to be able to play for the Japanese national team. He was a member of the Japan under-20 team which played in Holland in 2005.

Contents 1 Positions 2 Honors and awards 2.1 Individual Honors 3 National team career stats 3.1 Appearances in major competitions 4 See also

[edit] Positions

Robert Cullen regularly play as a Centre Forward or Striker, but can also play as left/right wing. Robert Cullen also played as a wingback during U-20 match against Algeria.

[edit] Honors and awards

[edit] Individual Honors

• J-League Young Player of the Year: 2005

[edit] National team career stats

[edit] Appearances in major competitions

Year	Competition	Category	Appearances		Goals	Team Record
			Start	Sub
2005	2005 FIFA World Youth Championship	U-20	3	1	0	Round of 16

[edit] See also

• List of Asian footballers with foreign heritage

Preceded by Takayuki Morimoto

J-League Young Player of the Year 2005

Succeeded by Jungo Fujimoto

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