Shinji Jojo

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{{short description|Japanese footballer}}

{{Infobox football biography

|name=Shinji Jojo
城定 信次

|image=

|fullname=

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1977|8|28}}

|birth_place=Hamura, Tokyo, Japan

|height={{Height|m=1.80}}

|position=Defender

|currentclub=

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

|years1=1996–2003|clubs1=Urawa Reds|caps1=80|goals1=2

|years2=2002|clubs2=→Albirex Niigata|caps2=1|goals2=0

|years3=2004–2006|clubs3=Shonan Bellmare|caps3=74|goals3=0

|totalcaps=155|totalgoals=2

|nationalyears1=1997|nationalteam1=Japan U-20|nationalcaps1=5|nationalgoals1=2

|medaltemplates=

{{Medal|Team|Urawa Reds}}

{{Medal|W|J.League Cup|2003}}

{{Medal|RU|J.League Cup|2002}}

}}

{{Nihongo|Shinji Jojo|城定 信次|Jojo Shinji|born August 28, 1977}} is a former Japanese football player.

Club career

Jojo was born in Hamura on August 28, 1977. After graduating from high school, he joined the Urawa Reds in 1996. In 1997, he played several matches as left side midfielder and left side back. However, he did not play as much in 2000. He moved to Albirex Niigata on loan in September 2002 and he returned to the Urawa Reds in 2003. However, he did not play much. He moved to Shonan Bellmare in 2004. He played often as left side back. He retired at the end of the 2006 season.

National team career

In June 1997, Jojo was selected by the Japan U-20 national team for the 1997 World Youth Championship. In that tournament, he played full-time in all five matches as left side midfielder and scored two goals.

Club statistics

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
colspan=3 | Club performance

! colspan=2 | League

! colspan=2 | Cup

! colspan=2 | League Cup

! colspan=2 | Total

Season

! Club

! League

! Apps

Goals

! Apps

Goals

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Goals

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Goals
colspan=3 |Japan

! colspan=2 | League

! colspan=2 | Emperor's Cup

! colspan=2 | J.League Cup

! colspan=2 | Total

1996rowspan="7"|Urawa Redsrowspan="4"|J1 League20005070
19971800060240
19982200040260
19991812000201
2000J2 League51001061
2001rowspan="2"|J1 League1204010170
200230000030
2002Albirex NiigataJ2 League1000colspan="2"
|10
2003Urawa RedsJ1 League00000000
2004rowspan="3"|Shonan Bellmarerowspan="3"|J2 League330colspan="2"
|330
2005220colspan="2"
|220
2006190colspan="2"
|190
colspan=3|Total

!155||2||6||0||17||0||178||2

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