Atsushi Yanagisawa
Encyclopedia
is a Japan
ese football player. Currently he is a striker for Vegalta Sendai
in the top division of the J-League. Yanagisawa was born in Kosugi-machi
, Toyama-ken
, Japan
. He formerly played for Sampdoria
and Messina
in Italian
Serie A
.
He played in the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship
, 2000 Olympic football tournament
, 2000 AFC Asian Cup, 2002 FIFA World Cup
, 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup and 2006 FIFA World Cup
.
Atsushi Yanagisawa is sponsored by Mizuno
and wears Mizuno Morelia II. Atsushi Yanagisawa is well known for wearing the Number 13.
He is married to model and singer Yukari Obata.
|1996||rowspan="8"|Kashima Antlers
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|1997||25||8||5||2||9||2||39||12
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|1999||26||9||2||0||3||1||31||10
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|2000||26||6||3||1||3||0||32||7
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|2001||26||12||1||1||5||2||32||15
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|2002||27||7||5||1||3||0||35||8
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|2003||8||2||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||8||2
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|2003-04
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|2004-05
||rowspan="2"|Messina Peloro
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|2005-06
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|2006||rowspan="2"|Kashima Antlers
||rowspan="6"|J. League Div.1
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|2007||19||5||5||2||6||2||30||9
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|2008||rowspan="3"|Kyoto Sanga F.C.||32||14||2||0||6||1||40||15
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|2009||22||4||2||1||5||1||29||6
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|2010
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|2011
||Vegalta Sendai
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|2005||10||4
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|2006||4||0
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Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese football player. Currently he is a striker for Vegalta Sendai
Vegalta Sendai
is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in J. League Division 1. The team is located in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. Their home stadium is Yurtec Stadium Sendai, in Izumi-ku, Sendai, although a few home games have also been played at nearby Miyagi Stadium.-History:Founded in 1988...
in the top division of the J-League. Yanagisawa was born in Kosugi-machi
Kosugi, Toyama
Kosugi was a town located in Imizu District, Toyama, Japan.On November 1, 2005 Kosugi was merged with the towns of Daimon and Ōshima, the village of Shimo, all from Imizu District, and the old city of Shinminato, to form the new city of Imizu and no longer exists as an independent municipality.As...
, Toyama-ken
Toyama Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Hokuriku region on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Toyama.Toyama is the leading industrial prefecture on the Japan Sea coast, and has the industrial advantage of cheap electricity due to abundant water resources....
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. He formerly played for Sampdoria
U.C. Sampdoria
Unione Calcio Sampdoria is an Italian association football club based in Genoa. The club was formed in 1946 from the merger of two existing sports clubs whose roots can be traced back to the 1890s, Sampierdarenese and Andrea Doria...
and Messina
F.C. Messina Peloro
Associazione Calcio Rinascita Messina is an Italian football club based in Messina, Sicily. It currently plays in Serie D.- Brief history :The origins of the team go back to 1900 when Messina F.C was founded in the city. The club has spent most of its history in the lower Italian football leagues...
in Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
.
He played in the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship
1997 FIFA World Youth Championship
The 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship was the 11th staging of the FIFA World Youth Championship. It was held from June 16 to July 5, 1997 in Malaysia.-Venues:-Qualification:The following 24 teams qualified for the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship...
, 2000 Olympic football tournament
Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics
The football tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics was the 20th official Olympic football tournament. A women's tournament was held for the second time.-Medal winners:-Venues:*Olympic Stadium, Sydney*Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney*Bruce Stadium, Canberra...
, 2000 AFC Asian Cup, 2002 FIFA World Cup
2002 FIFA World Cup
The 2002 FIFA World Cup was the 17th staging of the FIFA World Cup, held in South Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. It was also the first World Cup held in Asia, and the last in which the golden goal rule was implemented. Brazil won the tournament for a record fifth time, beating Germany 2–0...
, 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup and 2006 FIFA World Cup
2006 FIFA World Cup
The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six...
.
Atsushi Yanagisawa is sponsored by Mizuno
Mizuno Corp.
is a Japanese sports equipment and sportswear company, founded in Osaka in 1906 by Rihachi Mizuno. Today, Mizuno is a global corporation which makes a wide variety of sports equipment and sportswear, for golf, tennis, baseball, volleyball, football, running, rugby, skiing, cycling, judo, table...
and wears Mizuno Morelia II. Atsushi Yanagisawa is well known for wearing the Number 13.
He is married to model and singer Yukari Obata.
Individual
- J. League Rookie of the YearJ. League Rookie of the YearThe J. League Rookie of the Year is awarded by the J. League to the most outstanding rookie of the season. To be considered a rookie, a player must be in his first professional year of football ....
: 1997 - J. League Best Eleven: 1998, 2001, 2008
- Japanese Footballer of the Year: 2001
Team
- AFC Asian CupAFC Asian CupThe AFC Asian Cup is an international association football tournament run by the Asian Football Confederation . It is the second oldest continental football championship in the world after Copa América. The winning team becomes the champion of Asia and automatically qualifies for the FIFA...
: 2000 - J. LeagueJ. LeagueThe or is the top division of and is the top professional association football league in Japan. It is one of the most successful leagues in Asian club football and the only league given top class 'A' ranking by the AFC. Currently, J. League Division 1 is the first level of the Japanese...
Division 1: 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001
International goals
The following table is up to date 23 June 2006.| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | June 6, 2000 | Rabat Rabat Rabat , is the capital and third largest city of the Kingdom of Morocco with a population of approximately 650,000... , Morocco Morocco Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara... |
4-0 | Won | Hassan II International Cup | |
| 2. | June 18, 2000 | Yokohama Yokohama is the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture and the second largest city in Japan by population after Tokyo and most populous municipality of Japan. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshu... , Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... |
2-0 | Won | Kirin Cup 2000 | |
| 3. | June 18, 2000 | Yokohama, Japan | 2-0 | Won | Kirin Cup 2000 | |
| 4. | October 14, 2000 | Sidon Sidon Sidon or Saïda is the third-largest city in Lebanon. It is located in the South Governorate of Lebanon, on the Mediterranean coast, about 40 km north of Tyre and 40 km south of the capital Beirut. In Genesis, Sidon is the son of Canaan the grandson of Noah... , Lebanon Lebanon Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among... |
4-1 | Won | Asian Cup 2000 | |
| 5. | August 15, 2001 | Fukuroi, Shizuoka Fukuroi, Shizuoka is a city located in Shizuoka, Japan. As of February 2009, the city had an estimated population of 85,985 and a density of 792 persons per km². The total area is 108.56 km².-Geography:... , Japan |
3-0 | Won | Friendly | |
| 6. | July 1, 2001 | Sapporo, Japan | 2-0 | Won | Kirin Cup 2001 | |
| 7. | July 1, 2001 | Sapporo, Japan | 2-0 | Won | Kirin Cup 2001 | |
| 8. | October 7, 2001 | Southampton Southampton Southampton is the largest city in the county of Hampshire on the south coast of England, and is situated south-west of London and north-west of Portsmouth. Southampton is a major port and the closest city to the New Forest... , England England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental... |
2-2 | Draw | Friendly | |
| 9. | November 7, 2001 | Saitama Saitama, Saitama ' is the capital and the most populous city of Saitama Prefecture in Japan, situated in the south-east of the prefecture. Its area incorporates the former cities of Urawa, Ōmiya, Yono and Iwatsuki. It is a city designated by government ordinance... , Japan |
1-1 | Draw | Friendly | |
| 10. | October 8, 2003 | Tunis Tunis Tunis is the capital of both the Tunisian Republic and the Tunis Governorate. It is Tunisia's largest city, with a population of 728,453 as of 2004; the greater metropolitan area holds some 2,412,500 inhabitants.... , Tunisia Tunisia Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area... |
1-0 | Won | Friendly | |
| 11. | October 11, 2003 | Bucharest Bucharest Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River.... , Romania Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea... |
1-1 | Draw | Friendly | |
| 12. | February 12, 2004 | Fukuroi, Shizuoka, Japan | 2-0 | Won | Friendly | |
| 13. | July 9, 2004 | Ōita Oita, Oita is the capital city of Ōita Prefecture located on the island of Kyushu, Japan.- Demographics and geography :Ōita is the most populous city in Ōita Prefecture... , Japan |
3-1 | Won | Kirin Cup 2004 | |
| 14. | June 8, 2005 | Bangkok Bangkok Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom... , Thailand Thailand Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the... |
2-0 | Won | WC 2006 Qual | |
| 15. | June 16, 2005 | Hanover Hanover Hanover or Hannover, on the river Leine, is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony , Germany and was once by personal union the family seat of the Hanoverian Kings of Great Britain, under their title as the dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg... , Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
1-2 | Lost | Confederations Cup 2005 | |
| 16. | September 7, 2005 | Rifu, Miyagi Rifu, Miyagi is a town located in Miyagi District, Miyagi, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 31,832 and a population density of 711.33 persons per km². The total area is 44.75 km².... , Japan |
5-4 | Won | Friendly | |
| 17. | September 7, 2005 | Rifu, Miyagi Rifu, Miyagi is a town located in Miyagi District, Miyagi, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 31,832 and a population density of 711.33 persons per km². The total area is 44.75 km².... , Japan |
5-4 | Won | Friendly |
Career statistics
|-|1996||rowspan="8"|Kashima Antlers
Kashima Antlers
are a Japanese professional association football club playing in the J. League Division 1. Antlers is derived from the city name, Kashima, which literally means "deer island"....
||rowspan="8"|J. League Div.1
J. League
The or is the top division of and is the top professional association football league in Japan. It is one of the most successful leagues in Asian club football and the only league given top class 'A' ranking by the AFC. Currently, J. League Division 1 is the first level of the Japanese...
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|1997||25||8||5||2||9||2||39||12
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|1998||32||22||1||0||5||0||38||22
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|1999||26||9||2||0||3||1||31||10
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|2000||26||6||3||1||3||0||32||7
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|2001||26||12||1||1||5||2||32||15
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|2002||27||7||5||1||3||0||35||8
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|2003||8||2||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||8||2
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|2003-04
Serie A 2003-04
The 2003-2004 season in Italian Serie A football contained 18 teams for the 16th and last time from the 1988-89 season. With the bottom three being relegated, the 15th placed side would face the 6th highest team from Serie B, with the winner playing in the Serie A in 2004-2005.As usual, the top two...
||Sampdoria
U.C. Sampdoria
Unione Calcio Sampdoria is an Italian association football club based in Genoa. The club was formed in 1946 from the merger of two existing sports clubs whose roots can be traced back to the 1890s, Sampierdarenese and Andrea Doria...
||Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
||15||0||3||0||colspan="2"|-||18||0
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|2004-05
Serie A 2004-05
In the 2004–05 season, the Serie A, the highest professional football league in Italy, was composed of 20 teams for the first time in several years....
||rowspan="2"|Messina Peloro
F.C. Messina Peloro
Associazione Calcio Rinascita Messina is an Italian football club based in Messina, Sicily. It currently plays in Serie D.- Brief history :The origins of the team go back to 1900 when Messina F.C was founded in the city. The club has spent most of its history in the lower Italian football leagues...
||rowspan="2"|Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
||22||0||4||1||colspan="2"|-||26||1
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|2005-06
Serie A 2005-06
In the 2005–06 season, Serie A, the major professional football league in Italian, was contested for the second year in a row by 20 teams. The league commenced on August 28, 2005 and finished on May 14, 2006...
||7||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||7||0
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|2006||rowspan="2"|Kashima Antlers
Kashima Antlers
are a Japanese professional association football club playing in the J. League Division 1. Antlers is derived from the city name, Kashima, which literally means "deer island"....
||rowspan="6"|J. League Div.1
J. League
The or is the top division of and is the top professional association football league in Japan. It is one of the most successful leagues in Asian club football and the only league given top class 'A' ranking by the AFC. Currently, J. League Division 1 is the first level of the Japanese...
||23||4||2||1||3||0||28||5
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|2007||19||5||5||2||6||2||30||9
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|2008||rowspan="3"|Kyoto Sanga F.C.||32||14||2||0||6||1||40||15
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|2009||22||4||2||1||5||1||29||6
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|2010
2010 J. League Division 1
The 2010 J. League Division 1 season was the 46th season of the top-flight club football in Japan and the 18th season since the establishment of J1 League. The season began on March 6 and ended on December 4....
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|2011
2011 J. League Division 1
The 2011 J. League Division 1 season is the 46th season of Japanese top flight football and 19th since the establishment of the J. League. The season began on March 5 and is scheduled to end on December 3, with a planned five-week summer break between June 27–July 29 in order to allow preparation...
||Vegalta Sendai
Vegalta Sendai
is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in J. League Division 1. The team is located in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. Their home stadium is Yurtec Stadium Sendai, in Izumi-ku, Sendai, although a few home games have also been played at nearby Miyagi Stadium.-History:Founded in 1988...
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|2005||10||4
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|2006||4||0
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