Yoshinobu Minowa

Yoshinobu Minowa
箕輪義信
Personal information
Full name	Yoshinobu Minowa
Date of birth	June 2, 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth	Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1992–1994	Yaei Nishi High School
1995–1998	Sendai University
Senior career*
Years	Team
1999–2000	Júbilo Iwata
2000–2008	Kawasaki Frontale
2008–2010	Consadole Sapporo
Total
International career
2005	Japan
Medal record
Júbilo Iwata
Kawasaki Frontale
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Yoshinobu Minowa (箕輪義信, Minowa Yoshinobu, born June 2, 1976) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.

Club career

Minowa was born in Kawasaki on June 2, 1976. After graduating from Sendai University, he joined Júbilo Iwata in 1999. However he did not play in the match, he moved to his local club Kawasaki Frontale in September 2000. The club was relegated to J2 League end of 2000 season. From 2001, although the club in J2 League, he became a regular player as defender. The club won the champions in 2004 and was promoted to J1 League. The club won the 2nd place 2006 J1 League and 2007 J.League Cup. In 2008, he lost his opportunity to play for injury and moved to Consadole Sapporo in June. The club was relegated to J2 League end of 2008 season. From 2009, he could not play for injury and he left the club end of 2010 season. He announced his retirement in September 2011.

National team career

On April 25, 2005, when Minowa was 29 aged, he debuted for Japan national team in a friendly match against Ukraine.^[1]

Club statistics

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
1999	Júbilo Iwata	J1 League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2000	Júbilo Iwata	J1 League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2000	Kawasaki Frontale	J1 League	1	0	0	0	0	0	-		1	0
2001		J2 League	36	5	1	0	1	0	-		38	5
2002			40	4	0	0	-		-		40	4
2003			41	1	4	1	-		-		45	2
2004			36	1	2	0	-		-		38	1
2005		J1 League	30	2	3	0	6	0	-		39	2
2006			30	3	2	0	10	0	-		42	3
2007			30	1	4	0	5	0	7	0	46	1
2008			0	0	0	0	0	0	-		0	0
2008	Consadole Sapporo	J1 League	12	0	0	0	0	0	-		12	0
2009		J2 League	0	0	0	0	-		-		0	0
2010		J2 League	0	0	0	0	-		-		0	0
Career total			256	17	16	1	22	0	7	0	301	18

National team statistics

^[1]

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2005	1	0
Total	1	0

References

^ ^a ^b Japan National Football Team Database

External links

Yoshinobu Minowa at National-Football-Teams.com
Japan National Football Team Database
Yoshinobu Minowa at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)

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