Shinji Ono
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| Shinji Ono | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Shinji Ono | |
| Date of birth | September 27, 1979 | |
| Place of birth | Numazu, Japan | |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | VfL Bochum | |
| Number | 23 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| ?-1992 1992-1995 1995-1998 |
Imazawa Boys Soccer Club Imazawa Jr. H.S. Shimizu Commercial H.S. |
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| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1998-2001 2001-2006 2006-2008 2008-present |
Urawa Red Diamonds Feyenoord Urawa Red Diamonds VfL Bochum |
86 (20) 112 (19) 53 (8) 12 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 1998-2006 | Japan | 55 (6) |
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Shinji Ono (小野 伸二 Ono Shinji?, born on September 27, 1979 in Numazu, Shizuoka) is a Japanese football player, who plays as a midfielder for VfL Bochum in Germany.
Known as Tensai, Japanese for "Genius", from his youth days, Ono is one of the biggest stars in Asian football, known for his vision, technique and superb passing. Although his primary position is attacking midfielder, he can play anywhere in the midfield, including defensive midfield and either wing.
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[edit] Career
Ono grew up in the Japanese soccer hotbed of Shizuoka Prefecture and began his professional career with Urawa Red Diamonds of the J. League in 1998. The same year, he became the youngest member of Japan's 1998 FIFA World Cup team at age 18 and made one appearance as a substitute.
He caught the attention of foreign clubs with his performance at the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship in Nigeria, where he captained the Japanese Under-20 side that reached the final. But later that year, he suffered a severe knee injury in a qualification match for the 2000 Olympics with Japan's Under-23 side, forcing him to miss the rest of the season and olympic qualifying. He did not regain full fitness in time for the Olympics in Sydney and Urawa was relegated to Division 2 in his absence. But rather than move to another J-League club or abroad, Ono stayed with Urawa for the 2000 season and helped the club return to top flight.
After a strong performance at the 2001 Confederations Cup, Ono moved to Feyenoord Rotterdam of the Dutch Eredivisie in 2001. In his first season, he helped Feyenoord win the 2002 UEFA Cup. However, a string of injuries kept him sidelined for long stretches. After he missed the majority of 2004-2005, his fourth at De Kuip, the club was ready to sell him.
On January 13, 2006, after an unsuccessful attempt to stay in European football, Ono returned to J. League, agreeing a 3-year deal with his old club, Urawa Red Diamonds. [1] [2]
When fit, Ono is an ever-present member of the Japanese national team. After his appearance in the 1998 World Cup, he was a key member of the Japanese squad in the 2002 FIFA World Cup. He has represented Japan at every age level starting with the U-16 team, and was one of three overage selections at the 2004 Olympics in Athens. Although injuries limited Ono to just one appearance in the final round of the qualifiers for the 2006 World Cup and he missed the Confederations Cup in 2003 and 2005, he played in his third World Cup finals in Germany.
Since returning to Urawa, he had suffered from repeated injuries and failed to claim a regular place. In the 2008 January transfer window, Ono returned to Europe, signing with Bundesliga's VfL Bochum. On February 3, 2008, Ono made his Bundesliga debut in an away game against Werder Bremen and he had two assists that helped Bochum with their first ever win over Bremen at Weserstadion.
[edit] Individual Honors
- 1998 AFC Youth Championship: Most Valuable Player
- 1998 Asian Young Footballer of the Year
- 1998 J-League Young Player of the Year: Best Eleven
- 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship: Best Eleven
- 2002 Asian Footballer of the Year
[edit] Team Honors
- 1994 AFC Youth Championship (U-16) Champions (Japan)
- 1998 AFC Youth Championship Runners-Up (Japan)
- 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship Runners-Up (Japan)
- 2000 Asian Cup Champions (Japan)
- 2000 J. League Division 2 Runners-Up (Urawa Red Diamonds)
- 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup Runners-Up (Japan)
- 2002 UEFA Cup Champions (Feyenoord)
- 2002 UEFA Super Cup Runners-up (Feyenoord)
- 2006 Xerox Super Cup Champions (Urawa Red Diamonds)
- 2006 J. League Champions (Urawa Red Diamonds)
- 2006 Emperor's Cup Champions (Urawa Red Diamonds)
- 2007 AFC Champions League Champions (Urawa Red Diamonds)
- 2007 J. League Runners-up (Urawa Red Diamonds)
[edit] Club Career Stats
| Club Performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 1998 | Urawa Red Diamonds | J. League Division 1 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 29 | 9 | |
| 1999 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 16 | 2 | |||
| 2000 | J. League Division 2 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 26 | 8 | ||
| 2001 | J. League Division 1 | 14 | 2 | - | 4 | 3 | - | 18 | 5 | |||
| Netherlands | League | KNVB Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2001-02 | Feyenoord | Eredivisie | 30 | 3 | - | - | 11 | 2 | 41 | 5 | ||
| 2002-03 | 29 | 7 | - | - | 7 | 2 | 36 | 9 | ||||
| 2003-04 | 24 | 2 | - | - | 4 | 0 | 28 | 2 | ||||
| 2004-05 | 25 | 7 | - | - | 6 | 1 | 31 | 8 | ||||
| 2005-06 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 2006 | Urawa Red Diamonds | J. League Division 1 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 33 | 9 | |
| 2007 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 35 | 6 | ||
| Germany | League | DFB-Pokal | Premiere Ligapokal | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2007-08 | VfL Bochum | Bundesliga | 12 | 0 | - | - | - | 12 | 0 | |||
| Total | Japan | 132 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 157 | 39 | |
| Netherlands | 112 | 19 | - | - | 29 | 5 | 141 | 24 | ||||
| Germany | 12 | 0 | - | - | - | 12 | 0 | |||||
| Career Total | 256 | 47 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 37 | 7 | 310 | 63 | ||
[edit] National team
- 1998 FIFA World Cup
- 2000 Asian Cup (Champions)
- 2001 Confederations Cup
- 2002 FIFA World Cup
- 2004 Summer Olympics
- 2006 FIFA World Cup
[edit] Goals for national team
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | October 14, 2000 | Sidon, Lebanon |  Saudi Arabia |
4-1 | Won | 2000 AFC Asian Cup Group Stage |
| 2. | May 31, 2001 | Niigata, Japan |  Canada |
3-0 | Won | 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup Group Stage |
| 3. | October 16, 2002 | Tokyo, Japan |  Jamaica |
1-1 | Draw | Friendly |
| 4. | June 1, 2004 | Manchester, England |  England |
1-1 | Draw | Friendly |
| 5. | September 8, 2004 | Kolkata, India |  India |
4-0 | Won | 2006 FIFA World Cup Qualification |
| 6. | February 22, 2006 | Yokohama, Japan | India |
6-0 | Won | 2007 AFC Asian Cup Qualification |
[edit] External links
- Official Web site (Japanese)
- Official profile (English)
- Urawa Red Diamonds
- Japan Football Association
- 2006 FIFA World Cup profile
- National Football Teams
Preceded by Atsushi Yanagisawa |
J-League Young Player of the Year 1998 |
Succeeded by Yuji Nakazawa |
Preceded by Mehdi Mahdavikia |
Asian Young Footballer of the Year 1998 |
Succeeded by Waleed Hamzah |
Preceded by Fan Zhiyi |
Asian Footballer of the Year 2002 |
Succeeded by Mehdi Mahdavikia |
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