Yuichi Komano
Yuichi Komano (駒野 友一, Komano Yuichi, born July 25, 1981) is a former Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Yuichi Komano[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 25 July 1981 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kainan, Wakayama, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | |||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–1999 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima Youth | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2007 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 191 | (9) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2015 | Júbilo Iwata | 257 | (13) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | FC Tokyo | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | → FC Tokyo U-23 (loan) | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | → Avispa Fukuoka (loan) | 12 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Avispa Fukuoka | 63 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | FC Imabari | 92 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
| National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | Japan U-20 | 10 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2002 | Japan U-23 | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2013 | Japan | 78 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 November 2022, 12:00 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 August 2013, 14:04 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Biography
Komano was born in Kainan on July 25, 1981. He joined J1 League club Sanfrecce Hiroshima from their youth team in 2000. He played many matches as right side midfielder and side back from 2001. In 2008, he moved to Júbilo Iwata. He played many matches as right side back. In 2016, he moved to FC Tokyo. However there were few opportunities to play and he moved to Avispa Fukuoka in July. In 2019, he moved to FC Imabari.
In 2001, Komano was selected the Japan U-20 national team for the 2001 World Youth Championship. He played all 3 matches as left side midfielder and side back. In 2004, he was also selected the Japan U-23 national team for 2004 Summer Olympics and played 2 matches. In 2005, he was selected the Japan national team for 2005 East Asian Football Championship. At this tournament, he debuted against China on August 3. He mainly played right side back for Japan. He was selected the Japan for 2006 World Cup. After the 2006 World Cup, he mainly played as left side back under new manager Ivica Osim. He also played at 2007 Asian Cup. However his opportunity to play decreased behind young player Atsuto Uchida (right side back) and Yuto Nagatomo (left side back) under manager Takeshi Okada. However he was selected Japan for 2010 World Cup and played all 4 matches as right side back. He played 78 games and scored 1 goals for Japan until 2013.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2000 | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 29 | 1 | |||
| 2002 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 33 | 1 | |||
| 2003 | J2 League | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 23 | 0 | |||
| 2004 | J1 League | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 22 | 1 | ||
| 2005 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | 39 | 2 | |||
| 2006 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 34 | 2 | |||
| 2007 | 34 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - | 42 | 3 | |||
| Total | 191 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 19 | 0 | - | 226 | 10 | |||
| Júbilo Iwata | 2008 | J1 League | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | 35 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 36 | 1 | |||
| 2010 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | 27 | 0 | |||
| 2011 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 38 | 2 | ||
| 2012 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | 39 | 3 | |||
| 2013 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - | 40 | 3 | |||
| 2014 | J2 League | 35 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 37 | 3 | |||
| 2015 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 29 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 257 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 281 | 15 | ||
| FC Tokyo | 2016 | J1 League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| FC Tokyo U-23 | 2016 | J3 League | 4 | 0 | - | - | - | 4 | 0 | |||
| Avispa Fukuoka | 2016 | J1 League | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 12 | 1 | |
| 2017 | J2 League | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 39 | 1 | |||
| 2018 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 25 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 75 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 76 | 3 | |||
| FC Imabari | 2019 | JFL | 29 | 1 | - | - | - | 29 | 1 | |||
| 2020 | J3 League | 24 | 1 | - | - | - | 24 | 1 | ||||
| 2021 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 24 | 1 | ||||
| 2022 | 17 | 0 | - | - | - | 17 | 0 | |||||
| Career total | 621 | 27 | 24 | 2 | 36 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 684 | 31 | ||
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2005 | 5 | 0 |
| 2006 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 78 | 1 | |
- Score and result list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after Komano goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 October 2011 | Nagai Stadium, Osaka, Japan |  Tajikistan | 3–0 | 8–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Júbilo Iwata
- J.League Cup: 2010
- Suruga Bank Championship: 2011
Japan
- EAFF East Asian Cup: 2013
Individual
- J.League Best XI: 2012
References
Other websites
- Yuichi Komano at Olympedia
- Yuichi Komano at FIFA
- Yuichi Komano at J.League (player) (in Japanese)
- Yuichi Komano at National Football Teams.com
- Yuichi Komano at Soccerway.com
- Yuichi Komano at FootballDatabase.eu
- Yuichi Komano at WorldFootball.net
- Yuichi Komano at Transfermarkt (player)
- Yuichi Komano at AS.com (in Spanish)
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