Toshiya Fujita

This article is about the Japanese soccer player. For the Japanese film director of the same name, see Toshiya Fujita (director).
Toshiya Fujita
Personal information
Full name Toshiya Fujita
Date of birth (1971-10-04) October 4, 1971
Place of birth Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka, Japan
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Youth career
1987–1989 Shimizu Commercial High School
1990–1993 University of Tsukuba
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–2005 Júbilo Iwata 336 (94)
2003 →Utrecht (loan) 14 (1)
2005–2008 Nagoya Grampus 83 (6)
2009–2010 Roasso Kumamoto 75 (6)
2011 JEF United Chiba 4 (0)
Total 512 (107)
National team
1995–2005 Japan 24 (3)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Toshiya Fujita (藤田 俊哉 Fujita Toshiya, born October 4, 1971) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.

An Attacking midfielder, Fujita played for Júbilo Iwata, Utrecht, Nagoya Grampus, Roasso Kumamoto and JEF United Chiba. He also gained 24 Japan caps between 1995 and 2005.[1] He won five major titles during his time at Júbilo.

Playing career

He attended and played football at Shimizu Commercial High School and University of Tsukuba before joining Júbilo Iwata in 1994. Playing as a creative midfielder, Fujita has played an integral role in helping to build Júbilo Iwata into one of the most successful franchises in the J1 League.

Although Fujita is not as well known as some of his more illustrious teammates, this probably has more to do with his low-key manner and quiet efficiency rather than a lack of skills. As part of the Júbilo midfield, Fujita had an essential role in providing the transition from defense to attack. In 1999, his contributions to his team were finally recognized as he was made team captain and won the league MVP award.

Fujita joined FC Utrecht, a team of the Eredevisie, on loan in mid-2003.[2] The team was unable to match the performances of the top-tier teams in the Netherlands. As a result, FC Utrecht were unwilling to pay the transfer fee required to keep Fujita and he returned to Japan to once again play for Júbilo Iwata at the end of 2003.[3]

Japan Pro-Footballers Association (JPFA)

Fujita had been managing the Japan Pro-Footballers Association (JPFA) as a chairman for five years with Tetsuro Kiyooka, FIFA players' agent as a chief operating officer and formed the organization as a trade union in 2011[4] as well as represented the all Japanese footballers and the Japan national football team to protect their rights and status.[5][6]

Statistics

Club

Season Club League League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1994Júbilo IwataJ1 League3871040–437
1995491111––5012
199625410141–405
19972494360–3412
199833173064–4221
19992943041–365
20003083141–3710
200126112170–3512
200230103072–4012
20031360060–196
2003-04UtrechtEredivisie141––30171
2004Júbilo IwataJ1 League297510040388
2005100000041141
2005Nagoya Grampus2222000–242
20062422040–302
20072922010–322
2008801041–131
2009Roasso KumamotoJ2 League50410––514
201025200––252
2011JEF United Chiba4010––50
Total 5121073476710111625123

National team

Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
199562
199600
199700
199800
199940
200000
200100
200200
200330
2004101
200510
Total243

Honors and awards

Individual

Team

References

  1. ↑ "FUJITA Toshiya". Japan National Football Team Database.
  2. ↑ "Fujita joins Utrecht". The Japan Times. 14 August 2003. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  3. ↑ "Toshiya Fujita" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Retrieved 2009-09-21.
  4. ↑ "Japanese association JPFA will form a union". FIFPro.
  5. ↑ "Players make cash demand to JFA". The Japan Times.
  6. ↑ "Japan FA chief warns players against boycott". SOCCERWAY.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 12/4/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.