Chikara Fujimoto

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|name=Chikara Fujimoto
藤本主税

|image=Chikara Fujimoto.jpg

|image_size=180

|caption=

|fullname=Chikara Fujimoto

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1977|10|31}}

|birth_place=Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan

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|height={{Height|m=1.68}}

|position=Midfielder

|currentclub=AC Nagano Parceiro (manager)

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|youthyears1=1993–1995|youthclubs1=Tokushima High School

|years1=1996–1998|clubs1=Avispa Fukuoka|caps1=41|goals1=6

|years2=1999–2002|clubs2=Sanfrecce Hiroshima|caps2=111|goals2=20

|years3=2003|clubs3=Nagoya Grampus Eight|caps3=23|goals3=2

|years4=2004|clubs4=Vissel Kobe|caps4=20|goals4=1

|years5=2005–2011|clubs5=Omiya Ardija|caps5=190|goals5=15

|years6=2012–2014|clubs6=Roasso Kumamoto|caps6=52|goals6=3

|totalcaps=437|totalgoals=47

|nationalyears1=2001|nationalteam1=Japan|nationalcaps1=2|nationalgoals1=0

|manageryears1=|managerclubs1=

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{{Nihongo|Chikara Fujimoto|藤本主税|Fujimoto Chikara|born October 31, 1977}} is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.

Club career

Fujimoto was born in Ube on October 31, 1977. After graduating from high school, he joined Avispa Fukuoka in 1996. He played many matches in 1998. He moved to Sanfrecce Hiroshima in 1999. The club won second place in the 1999 Emperor's Cup. However the club was relegated to the J2 League in 2002. After that, although he played for Nagoya Grampus Eight in 2003 and Vissel Kobe in 2004, his opportunity to play decreased. In 2005, he moved to Omiya Ardija. He played central player at the club and also served as captain. He moved to Roasso Kumamoto in 2012. He retired at the end of the 2014 season.

National team career

On July 1, 2001, Fujimoto debuted for Japan national team against Paraguay. He played 2 games for Japan in 2001.[http://www.jfootball-db.com/en/players/fujimoto_chikara.html Japan National Football Team Database]

Club statistics

colspan=3 \| Club performance ! colspan=2 \| League ! colspan=2 \| Cup ! colspan=2 \| League Cup ! colspan=2 \| Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
Season ! Club ! League ! Apps	Goals ! Apps	Goals ! Apps	Goals ! Apps	Goals
colspan=3 \|Japan ! colspan=2 \| League ! colspan=2 \| Emperor's Cup ! colspan=2 \| J.League Cup ! colspan=2 \| Total
1996	rowspan="3"\|Avispa Fukuoka	rowspan="3"\|J1 League	10	0	1	0	1	1	12	1
1997	1	0	2	0	0	0	3	0
1998	30	6	1	0	0	0	31	6
1999	rowspan="4"\|Sanfrecce Hiroshima	rowspan="4"\|J1 League	27	5	5	5	4	2	36	12
2000	27	2	2	1	3	1	32	4
2001	28	9	2	0	5	1	35	10
2002	29	4	0	0	5	2	34	6
2003	Nagoya Grampus Eight	J1 League	23	2	2	0	5	0	30	2
2004	Vissel Kobe	J1 League	20	1	1	1	6	0	27	2
2005	rowspan="7"\|Omiya Ardija	rowspan="7"\|J1 League	29	4	3	1	8	1	40	6
2006	20	3	2	0	5	0	27	3
2007	31	2	0	0	6	1	37	3
2008	28	3	2	0	2	0	32	3
2009	31	3	1	0	6	0	38	3
2010	25	0	1	0	0	0	26	0
2011	26	0	1	0	1	0	28	0
2012	rowspan=3\|Roasso Kumamoto	rowspan=3\|J2 League	21	1	2	0	colspan=2
\|23	1
2013	24	2	2	0	colspan=2
\|26	2
2014	7	0	1	0	colspan=2
\|8	0
colspan=3\|Total !437\|\|47\|\|31\|\|8\|\|57\|\|9\|\|525\|\|64