Ryuji Ishizue

Ryuji Ishizue
石末 龍治

Personal information
Full name	Ryuji Ishizue
Date of birth	(1964-07-22) July 22, 1964
Place of birth	Itami, Hyogo, Japan
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1980–1982	Itami Kita High School
1983–1986	Tokai University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1987–1994	Yokohama Flügels
1995–1998	Vissel Kobe	94	(0)
Medal record Yokohama Flügels Runner-up Japan Soccer League 1988/89 Winner Emperor's Cup 1993
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ryuji Ishizue (石末 龍治, Ishizue Ryuji, born July 22, 1964) is a former Japanese football player and the currently goalkeeper coach J1 League club of Albirex Niigata.

Playing career

Ishizue was born in Itami on July 22, 1964. After graduating from Tokai University, he joined All Nippon Airways (later Yokohama Flügels) in 1987. His played more and more, and he became a regular goalkeeper during the 1989–90 season. However, during the 1990–91 season, he played less often than newcomer Masanori Sanada. In 1992, although Sanada left the club, he still not play as much as Atsuhiko Mori. In 1993, the club won the championship in the Emperor's Cup, their first major title. He played in the Final, and that was his only match that season. In 1995, he moved to his local club, Vissel Kobe, in the Japan Football League. He played as a regular goalkeeper and the club was promoted to the J1 League in 1997. In 1998, his did not play as much as Nobuhiro Maeda and he retired at the end of the 1998 season.

Club statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Total
1987/88	All Nippon Airways	JSL Division 2
1988/89		JSL Division 1	10	0					10	0
1989/90			20	0			0	0	20	0
1990/91			0	0			0	0	0	0
1991/92			6	0			0	0	6	0
1992	Yokohama Flügels	J1 League	-				5	0	5	0
1993			0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
1994			7	0	0	0	2	0	9	0
1995	Vissel Kobe	Football League	23	0	3	0	-		26	0
1996			30	0	3	0	0	0	33	0
1997		J1 League	28	0	2	0	5	0	35	0
1998			13	0	2	0	4	0	19	0
Total			137	0	11	0	16	0	164	0

External links

• Ryuji Ishizue at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)