Yūzō Tashiro

Yuzo Tashiro
田代有三
Personal information
Full name	Yuzo Tashiro
Date of birth	July 22, 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth	Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1998–2000	Fukuoka University Ohori High School
College career
Years	Team
2001–2004	Fukuoka University
Senior career*
Years	Team
2003	Oita Trinita
2004	Sagan Tosu
2005–2011	Kashima Antlers
2010	→Montedio Yamagata (loan)
2012–2014	Vissel Kobe
2015–2016	Cerezo Osaka
2016	→Cerezo Osaka U-23 (loan)
2017–2018	Wollongong Wolves
Total
International career
2008	Japan
Medal record
Kashima Antlers
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Yuzo Tashiro (田代有三, Tashiro Yūzō, born July 22, 1982) is a former Japanese football player.^[1] He played for Japan national team.

Playing career

He was educated at and played for Fukuoka University Ohori High School and Fukuoka University. When he was at the university, he was a member of the Japan team that won the 22nd Universiade football competition hosted by Daegu, South Korea.

He was chosen as one of the Designated Players for Development by J1 League and JFA in 2003 and 2004. Because of this status, he was able to register as an Oita Trinita player (2003) and a Sagan Tosu player (2004) while he was still eligible to play for his university club. He played one game for Oita and 10 games for Tosu.

After the graduation in 2005, he joined Kasima Antlers. He became a regular in the 2006 season for the club. He earned his first international cap on February 17, 2008 against in an East Asian Cup match against China. After being released by Vissel Kobe in the end of 2014 season, he signed in March 2015 with Cerezo Osaka.^[2]

Club statistics

^[3]

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Asia		Total
2003	Oita Trinita	J1 League	1	0	0	0	0	0	-		1	0
2004	Sagan Tosu	J2 League	10	1	0	0	-		-		10	1
2005	Kashima Antlers	J1 League	5	1	0	0	4	0	-		9	1
2006			20	7	4	2	8	2	-		32	11
2007			24	6	5	2	5	4	-		34	12
2008			27	3	2	0	1	0	8	5	38	8
2009			16	2	2	1	2	0	3	0	23	3
2010	Montedio Yamagata		29	10	0	0	6	3	-	-	35	13
2011	Kashima Antlers		22	11	1	1	3	1	3	1	29	15
2012	Vissel Kobe		18	6	1	0	1	0	-	-	20	6
2013		J2 League	35	8	1	0	-	-	-	-	36	8
2014		J1 League	13	1	-	-	7	0	-		20	1
2015	Cerezo Osaka	J2 League	22	6	0	0	-		-		22	6
2016	Cerezo Osaka	J2 League
2017^[4]	Wollongong Wolves	NPL NSW	21	10	–	–	–	–	–	–	21	10
2018^[5]	Wollongong Wolves	NPL NSW	20	4	–	–	–	–	–	–	20	4
Japan total			242	62	16	6	37	10	14	6	309	84
Australia total			61	14	–	–	–	–	–	–	61	14
Career total			303	76	16	6	37	10	14	6	370	98