Ryūji Bando

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Ryūji Bando
Personal information
Full name	Ryūji Bando
Date of birth	August 2, 1979 (1979-08-02) (age 28)
Place of birth	Himeji, Hyōgo, Japan
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Gamba Osaka (Japan)
Youth clubs
1995-1997	Kotogaoka H.S.
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1998-1999 2000-2001 2002-2005 2006-	Gamba Osaka (Japan) Consadole Sapporo (Japan) Vissel Kobe (Japan) Gamba Osaka (Japan)	034 00(3) 057 0(24) 099 0(30) 067 0(26)
National team2
2006-	Japan	007 00(2)
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)

Ryūji Bando (播戸竜二 Bando Ryūji; born August 2, 1979 in Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese football (soccer) player. He is a forward and currently plays for Gamba Osaka.

Contents 1 Career 2 Honors and awards 3 External links 4 National Team Career Statistics 4.1 Appearances in major competitions 4.2 Goals for Senior National Team

[edit] Career

After the graduation from Kotogaoka High School, he joined J. League side Gamba Osaka in 1998. He was transferred to Consadole Sapporo in 2000 and helped them to promote to J. League Division 1. He moved to Vissel Kobe in 2002 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 and his good form earned him a call-up to the national team.

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

[edit] Honors and awards

• FIFA World Youth Championship Runner-up: 1999

[edit] External links

• Career History

[edit] National Team Career Statistics

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

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