Takashi Shimoda

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{{short description|Japanese footballer}}

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{{Infobox football biography

|name=Takashi Shimoda
下田 崇

|image=

|fullname=Takashi Shimoda

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1975|11|28}}

|birth_place=Hiroshima, Japan

|height={{Height|m=1.83}}

|position=Goalkeeper

|currentclub=

|youthyears1=1991–1993|youthclubs1=Hiroshima Minami High School

|years1=1994–2010|clubs1=Sanfrecce Hiroshima|caps1=331|goals1=0

|totalcaps=331|totalgoals=0

|nationalyears1=1995|nationalteam1=Japan U-20|nationalcaps1=2|nationalgoals1=0

|nationalyears2=1999|nationalteam2=Japan|nationalcaps2=1|nationalgoals2=0

|medaltemplates=

{{Medal|Team|Sanfrecce Hiroshima}}

{{Medal|RU|J1 League|1994}}

{{Medal|RU|J.League Cup|2010}}

{{Medal|RU|Emperor's Cup|1995}}

{{Medal|RU|Emperor's Cup|1996}}

{{Medal|RU|Emperor's Cup|1999}}

{{Medal|RU|Emperor's Cup|2007}}

{{Medal|Country|{{Fb|JPN}}}}

{{Medal|Competition|AFC Asian Cup}}

{{Medal|G|2000 Lebanon|}}

}}

{{Nihongo|Takashi Shimoda|下田 崇|Shimoda Takashi|born 28 November 1975}} is a former Japanese football player. He currently works as the goalkeeper coach for the Japan national team.

Club career

Shimoda was born in Hiroshima on 28 November 1975. After graduating from high school, he joined Sanfrecce Hiroshima in 1994. He did not play many matches until the mid 1990s, as he was behind Kazuya Maekawa and Kazumasa Kawano. Kawano left the club in 1997 and Maekawa was injured in 1998; Shimoda then became a regular goalkeeper in 1998. Although he played as the regular goalkeeper until 2007, he sustained a knee injury that same year. He did not play from 2008 and retired at the end of the 2010 season.

National team career

In April 1995, Shimoda was selected to the Japan U-20 national team for the 1995 World Youth Championship. He played two matches including the quarterfinal. In July 1996, he was also selected to the Japan U-23 national team for the 1996 Summer Olympics. However he did not play in any matches behind Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi. Although Japan won two matches, Japan exited in the first round. At this time, Japan beat Brazil in the first game. It was known as the "Miracle of Miami" (マイアミの奇跡) in Japan.

On 31 March 1999, Shimoda debuted for the Japan national team against Brazil.[http://www.jfootball-db.com/en/players/shimoda_takashi.html Japan National Football Team Database] He was also selected by Japan for the 2000 Asian Cup. Although he did not play in any matches, Japan won the tournament.

Club statistics

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

! colspan=2 | League

! colspan=2 | Cup

! colspan=2 | League Cup

! colspan=2 | Continental

! colspan=2 | Total

SeasonClubLeague

! Apps

Goals

! Apps

Goals

! Apps

Goals

! Apps

Goals

! Apps

Goals
colspan=3 | Japan

! colspan=2 | League

! colspan=2 | Emperor's Cup

! colspan=2 | League Cup

! colspan=2 | Asia

! colspan=2 | Total

1994rowspan="17"|Sanfrecce Hiroshimarowspan="9"|J1 League000000colspan="2"
|00
19955000colspan="2"
|colspan="2"
|50
1996100000colspan="2"
|10
1997902000colspan="2"
|110
19983403040colspan="2"
|410
19993005020colspan="2"
|370
20003002040colspan="2"
|360
20012902060colspan="2"
|370
20022900060colspan="2"
|350
2003J2 League43040colspan="2"
|colspan="2"
|470
2004rowspan="4"|J1 League3001050colspan="2"
|360
20052700060colspan="2"
|330
20063302050colspan="2"
|400
20073105080colspan="2"
|440
2008J2 League0000colspan="2"
|colspan="2"
|00
2009rowspan="2"|J1 League000000colspan="2"
|00
20100000000000
colspan=3 | Career total

!331||0||26||0||46||0||0||0||403||0

National team statistics

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

! colspan=3 | Japan national team

YearAppsGoals
199910
Total||1||0

National team

National team Career Stats

=Appearances in Major Competitions=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
rowspan="2"|Yearrowspan="2"|Competitionrowspan="2"|Categorycolspan="2"|Appearancesrowspan="2"|Goalsrowspan="2"|Team Record
StartSub
19951995 FIFA World Youth ChampionshipU-20?00Round of 16
19961996 OlympicsU-23000Round 1
20002000 AFC Asian CupSenior000Champion

References

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