Yūzō Tashiro

Yūzō Tashiro

Personal information
Full name	Yūzō Tashiro
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Vissel Kobe
Number	11
Youth career
2001-2004	Fukuoka University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003	Oita Trinita	1	(0)
2004	Sagan Tosu	10	(1)
2005-	Kashima Antlers	92	(19)
2010	→ Montedio Yamagata (loan)
International career‡
2008	Japan	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 February 2010 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 February 2010

Yūzō Tashiro (田代 有三, Tashiro Yūzō, born July 22, 1982 in Fukuoka Prefecture) is a Japanese football player who plays for Vissel Kobe. He is a right footed forward.

Playing career

He was educated at and played for Fukuoka University Ōhori High School and Fukuoka University. When he was at the university, he was a member of the Japan team that won the 22nd Universiade football competition hosted by Daegu, South Korea.

He was chosen as one of the Designated Players for Development by J. League Division 1 and JFA in 2003 and 2004. Because of this status, he was able to register as an Oita Trinita player (2003) and a Sagan Tosu player (2004) while he was still eligible to play for his university club. He played one game for Oita and 10 games for Tosu.

After the graduation in 2005, he joined Kasima Antlers. He became a regular in the 2006 season for the club. He earned his first international cap on February 17, 2008 against in an East Asian Cup match against China.

Team honors

• J. League Division 1 - 2007, 2008, 2009
• Emperor's Cup - 2007
• Japanese Super Cup - 2009

Career statistics

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International career statistics

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