Jo Kanazawa facts for kids
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| Full name | Jo Kanazawa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | July 9, 1976 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Iruma, Saitama, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1992–1994 | Bunan High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995–1998 | Kokushikan University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2002 | Júbilo Iwata | 63 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2009 | FC Tokyo | 123 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2013 | Júbilo Iwata | 36 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Thespakusatsu Gunma | 10 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 232 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jo Kanazawa (金沢 浄, Kanazawa Jo, born July 9, 1976) is a former Japanese football player. He was born in Iruma, Saitama, Japan, on July 9, 1976. Kanazawa played as a defender during his career.
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Jo Kanazawa's Football Journey
Starting His Career
Jo Kanazawa began his professional football journey after finishing university. In 1999, he joined Júbilo Iwata, a top club in the J1 League. Even though he wasn't always in the starting lineup, he played in many games. He often played as a left-side midfielder.
Success with Júbilo Iwata
During his first time with Júbilo Iwata, the team achieved great success. They won the J1 League championship twice, in 1999 and 2002. The club also did well in Asian competitions. They won the 1998–99 Asian Club Championship and were runners-up in the 1999–00 and 2000–01 Asian Club Championship tournaments.
Moving to FC Tokyo
In 2003, Kanazawa moved to FC Tokyo. Here, he became a regular player right away. He played as a left-side defender. His team won the 2004 J.League Cup championship. In 2006, he faced a challenge when he was injured and could not play much. However, he worked hard and returned to being a regular player in 2007.
Later, from 2008, he started to play less often in his usual position. This was partly because of a new player, Yuto Nagatomo. Kanazawa also played as a defensive midfielder sometimes.
Returning to Júbilo Iwata and Retirement
In August 2009, Jo Kanazawa went back to his former club, Júbilo Iwata. He played as a regular left-side defender for the rest of the 2009 season. Although he didn't play as many games from 2010 onwards, the team still won the 2010 J.League Cup.
As his playing opportunities decreased, he moved to Thespakusatsu Gunma in the J2 League in 2014. He played for one season there before deciding to retire from professional football at the end of 2014. He was 38 years old when he retired.
External links
- Jo Kanazawa at J.League Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 22: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
See also
In Spanish: Jo Kanazawa para niños
