Masashi Oguro

Masashi Oguro

Personal information
Date of birth	May 4, 1980 (1980-05-04) (age 31)
Place of birth	Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Yokohama F. Marinos
Number	11
Youth career
	Toyonaka S.S.
1992–1998	Gamba Osaka
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1999–2005	Gamba Osaka	111	(48)
2001	→ Consadole Sapporo (loan)	4	(0)
2006	Grenoble Foot 38	19	(6)
2006–2008	Torino F.C.	10	(0)
2008-2010	Tokyo Verdy	53	(23)
2010	→ Yokohama F.C. (loan)	16	(12)
2010	→ F.C. Tokyo (loan)	22	(7)
2011-	Yokohama F. Marinos	0	(0)
National team‡
2005-2008	Japan	22	(5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 December 2010 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 December 2008 (UTC)

Masashi Oguro (大黒 将志, Ōguro Masashi^?, born 4 May 1980) is a Japanese football player from Toyonaka in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. He plays the forward position.

Club career

Oguro joined the J-league in 1999, with Gamba Osaka. He was loaned to Consadole Sapporo for the 2001 season, and returned to Gamba having impressed many in Osaka.

In 2004, Oguro scored the second highest number of goals in the J-league, and the highest number of all Japanese-born players. In Chinese characters, Oguro's name resembles that of the god Daikokuten, giving him that nickname. Gamba Osaka's official merchandise store has come to be called the `Shrine of Daikokuten`.

In 2005, Oguro was the 6th top J-league scorer, and helped led Gamba Osaka to the J-league championship.

In December 2005, Oguro was signed by French club Grenoble Foot 38, a club where he would appear in 17 Ligue 2 matches.^[1]

In August 2006, Oguro was transferred to Italian club Torino.

In June 2008, Oguro moved to J. League side Tokyo Verdy.^[2]

He moved to Yokohama F.C. in January 2010 on a loan deal.

International career

Oguro was chosen for the Japanese national team in 2005 for the 2006 World Cup qualifying games. During his second game for the team on February 9, Oguro scored the clinching goal in injury time to win 2-1 over North Korea in the final game of Asian qualification.

In 2005, Oguro was the 5th top scorer for the Japanese national team.

In May 2006, Oguro was called up to play for Japan in the 2006 World Cup in Germany.

Career stats

Last update: 27 January 2010

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		League Cup		Total
1999	Gamba Osaka	J. League Division 1	11	0	-		2	0	13	0
2000			7	1	1	0	2	0	10	1
2001	Consadole Sapporo		4	0	-		2	0	6	0
2002	Gamba Osaka		6	1	-		2	1	8	2
2003			26	10	2	0	5	3	33	13
2004			30	20	2	6	7	4	39	30
2005			31	16	2	2	4	0	39	17
France			League		Coupe de France		Coupe de la Ligue		Total
2005-06	Grenoble	Ligue 2	17	5	-		-		17	5
2006-07			2	1	-		1	0	3	1
Italy			League		Coppa Italia		League Cup		Total
2006-07	Torino F.C.	Serie A	7	0	-		-		7	0
2007-08			3	0	1	0	-		4	0
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		League Cup		Total
2008	Tokyo Verdy	J. League Division 1	14	2	-		-		14	2
2009		J. League Division 2	39	21	-		-		39	21
2010	Yokohama F.C.		16	12	-		-		16	12
2010	F.C. Tokyo	J. League Division 1	20	7	0	0	2	0	22	7
Total	Japan		204	90	7	8	26	8	224	106
	France		19	6	0	0	1	0	20	6
	Italy		10	0	1	0	-		11	0
Career total			220	96	8	8	27	8	255	112

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2005	15	5
2006	6	0
2007	0	0
2008	1	0
Total	22	5

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	February 9, 2005	Saitama Stadium, Saitama, Japan	North Korea	2–1	2–1	2006 FIFA World Cup Qualification
2.	June 8, 2005	Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	North Korea	0–2	0–2	2006 FIFA World Cup Qualification
3.	June 19, 2005	Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany	Greece	0–1	0–1	2005 FIFA Confederations Cup
4.	June 22, 2005	RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany	Brazil	2–2	2–2	2005 FIFA Confederations Cup
5.	August 17, 2005	International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan	Iran	2–0	2–1	2006 FIFA World Cup Qualification

Honors and awards

Team

Gamba Osaka

• J. League: 2005

F.C. Tokyo

• Suruga Bank Championship: 2010

Individual

• J. League Best Eleven: 2004

References

1. ^ Masashi Oguro French league stats at LFP.fr (French)
2. ^ "Stats Centre: Masashi Oguro Facts". Guardian.co.uk. http://guardian.touch-line.com/StatsCentre.asp?CTID=63&CPID=152&TEID=3545&PLID=65473&pStr=Player. Retrieved 2009-12-22. 

Persondata
Name	Oguro, Masashi
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Short description
Date of birth	1980-05-04
Place of birth	Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Date of death
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