Japanese footballer
Atsushi Yanagisawa (柳沢 敦 Yanagisawa Atsushi is a Japanese former professionalfootballer who played as aforward . He played forJapan national team .
He is best known for playing the majority of his career atKashima Antlers , in addition to his spells with Italian sidesSampdoria andMessina .
Yanagisawa earned 58 caps for the Japan national team, and represented them at twoWorld Cups , the2000 Olympics and the2000 Asian Cup .[ 2]
Yanagisawa was born inImizu on May 27, 1977. After graduating from high school, he joinedKashima Antlers in 1996. He debuted in May 1996. In 1997, he became a regular player and was selected Rookie of the Year awards. In 1990s, the club won the champions at1996 ,1998 J1 League ,1997 J.League Cup and1997 Emperor's Cup . In Asia, the club won 3rd place at1998–99 Asian Cup Winners' Cup . In 2000, the club won all three major title in Japan;J1 League ,J.League Cup andEmperor's Cup . In 2001, the club wonJ1 League for two consecutive seasons and he was selected Japanese Footballer of the Year awards. In 2002, the club wonJ.League Cup .
In June 2003, Yanagisawa moved to ItalianSerie A clubSampdoria . He moved toMessina in 2004.
In March 2006, Yanagisawa returned to Kashima Antlers. In 2007, the club wonJ1 League andEmperor's Cup . However his opportunity to play decreased behind young playerYuzo Tashiro andShinzo Koroki . He moved toKyoto Sanga FC in 2008. He scored 14 goals which is top score in Japanese player in the league. However he could not scored many goals from 2009. He moved toVegalta Sendai in 2011. In March 2011,2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami occurred in wide area includingSendai . Although he did not play many matches, the club won the 4th place in2011 and second place in2012 . He retired end of 2014 season.
International career [ edit ] In June 1997, Yanagisawa was selectedJapan U20 national team for1997 World Youth Championship . At this competition, he wore the number 10 shirt for Japan and played all five matches and scored four goals.
On February 15, 1998, Yanagisawa debuted forJapan national team againstAustralia . From 1999, he was selected Japan well by managerPhilippe Troussier .
In September 2000, he also was selectedJapan U23 national team for2000 Summer Olympics . He played in all four matches and scored a goal againstUnited States in Quarterfinal.
In October, he also played at2000 AFC Asian Cup and Japan won the champions. In 2002, he was selected Japan for2002 FIFA World Cup . He played as forward with club teammateTakayuki Suzuki in three games. He also played at2005 FIFA Confederations Cup and2006 FIFA World Cup . He played 58 games and scored 17 goals for Japan until 2006.[ 3]
Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Yanagisawa goal. List of international goals scored by Atsushi Yanagisawa No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1 June 6, 2000 Rabat , MoroccoJamaica 4–0 Hassan II International Cup 2 June 18, 2000 Yokohama , JapanBolivia 2–0 2000 Kirin Cup 3 4 October 14, 2000 Sidon , LebanonSaudi Arabia 4–1 2000 AFC Asian Cup 5 August 15, 2001 Fukuroi, Shizuoka , JapanAustralia 3–0 Friendly 6 July 1, 2001 Sapporo , JapanParaguay 2–0 2001 Kirin Cup 7 8 October 7, 2001 Southampton , EnglandNigeria 2–2 Friendly 9 November 7, 2001 Saitama , JapanItaly 1–1 Friendly 10 October 8, 2003 Tunis , TunisiaTunisia 1–0 Friendly 11 October 11, 2003 Bucharest , RomaniaRomania 1–1 Friendly 12 February 12, 2004 Fukuroi, Shizuoka, Japan Iraq 2–0 Friendly 13 July 9, 2004 Ōita , JapanSlovakia 3–1 2004 Kirin Cup 14 June 8, 2005 Bangkok , ThailandNorth Korea 2–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification 15 June 16, 2005 Hanover , GermanyMexico 1–2 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup 16 September 7, 2005 Rifu, Miyagi , JapanHonduras 5–4 Friendly 17
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J1 League : 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2007Emperor's Cup : 1997, 2000, 2007J - League Cup : 1997, 2000, 2002Japanese Super Cup : 1997, 1998, 1999Japan
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