Ryūji Bando

Ryūji Bando

Personal information
Full name	Ryūji Bando
Date of birth	(1979-08-02) August 2, 1979
Place of birth	Himeji, Hyōgo, Japan
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Cerezo Osaka
Number	11
Youth career
1995-1997	Kotogaoka High School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998-2001	Gamba Osaka	34	(3)
2000-2001	→Consadole Sapporo (loan)	57	(24)
2002-2005	Vissel Kobe	99	(30)
2006-2009	Gamba Osaka	93	(28)
2010-	Cerezo Osaka	29	(10)
International career‡
1998-1999	Japan U-20	11	(2)
2006-2008	Japan	7	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 January 2010 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 January 2010

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

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.

Team honors

Gamba Osaka

• AFC Champions League - 2008
• Emperor's Cup - 2008, 2009
• J. League Cup - 2007
• Japanese Super Cup - 2007

Japan

• FIFA World Youth Championship - 1999 (Runners-up)

Club career stats

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National team career statistics

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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

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

External links

• Career History