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Kozue Ando
安藤 梢
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Ando with Duisburg in 2011
Personal information
Full name Kozue Ando
Date of birth (1982-07-09) 9 July 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club Urawa Red Diamonds
Number 10
Youth career
1998–2000 Utsunomiya Women's High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2002–2009 Urawa Reds 146 (98)
2010–2012 Duisburg 58 (19)
2013–2015 Frankfurt 52 (16)
2015–2017 Essen 35 (5)
2017– Urawa Red Diamonds 46 (9)
Total 314 (140)
National team
1999–2015 Japan 126 (19)
Honours
Urawa Reds
Winner Nadeshiko League 2004
Winner Nadeshiko League 2009
Runner-up Nadeshiko League 2006
Runner-up Nadeshiko League Cup 2007
Runner-up Nadeshiko League Cup 2017
Runner-up Empress's Cup 2004
Runner-up Empress's Cup 2009
Representing Flag of Japan.svg Japan
Olympic Games
Silver 2012 London Team
FIFA Women's World Cup
Gold 2011 Germany
Silver 2015 Canada
AFC Women's Asian Cup
Bronze 2008 Vietnam
Bronze 2010 China
Asian Games
Silver 2006 Doha Team
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 December 2018.
† Appearances (Goals).

Kozue Ando (安藤 梢, Andō Kozue, born 9 July 1982) is a Japanese football player. Ando currently plays club football for the Urawa Reds Diamonds. She previously played for the Japan national team before retiring in 2015.

Club career

Ando was born in Utsunomiya on 9 July 1982. In 2002, when she was a University of Tsukuba student, she left university club and joined Saitama Reinas FC (later Urawa Reds). In 2002 season, she scored 10 goals and was selected at the Young Player Awards. She became top scorer and she was selected MVP awards in 2004 and 2009. She also featured in the Best Eleven 6 times. From 2010, she played for German Bundesliga clubs; Duisburg, Frankfurt and Essen. At Frankfurt, she won UEFA Women's Champions League in 2014–15 season. In June 2017, she returned to Japan and joined Urawa Reds.

National team career

In June 1999, when Ando was 16 years old, she was selected for the Japan national team for the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup. At this competition, on 26 June, she debuted against Norway. She played in the World Cup four times and in the Summer Olympics three times. She was a member of the team that defeated the United States in a penalty shootout in the final to win the 2011 World Cup; Ando started the final. She was also part of the Japanese team which won the silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics and second place at the 2015 World Cup. At the 2015 World Cup, in the first match against Switzerland, she got a penalty kick, but she fractured her left ankle at that moment. This match was her last as part of the Japan national team. She played 126 games and scored 19 goals for Japan.

Education

Ando graduated from Utsunomiya Women's High School. She earned a PhD in Physical Education, Health and Sport Sciences from University of Tsukuba in May 2018.

Club statistics

Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental1 Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Urawa Reds 2002 11 10 - -
2003 20 8 - -
2004 14 12 - -
2005 21 13 4 7 - - 25 20
2006 17 6 3 2 - - 20 8
2007 21 18 3 2 2 1 - 26 21
2008 21 13 2 1 - - 23 14
2009 21 18 4 1 - - 25 19
Total 146 98 2 1 -
Duisburg 2009–10 10 6 3 1 - 2 0 15 7
2010–11 20 5 3 1 4 2 10 1 37 9
2011–12 17 6 2 3 - - 19 9
2012–13 11 2 2 1 - - 13 3
Total 58 19 10 6 4 2 12 1 84 28
Frankfurt 2012–13 10 4 -
Total 10 4
Career total 214 121 6 3 12 1

1Includes UEFA Champions League.

National team statistics

Kozue Ando in 2011
Ando playing at the 2011 World Cup
Japan national team
Year Apps Goals
1999 1 0
2000 5 0
2001 0 0
2002 5 0
2003 1 2
2004 6 1
2005 9 1
2006 16 3
2007 9 0
2008 16 3
2009 3 1
2010 8 6
2011 18 0
2012 13 0
2013 5 1
2014 4 0
2015 7 1
Total 126 19

International goals

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
3. 22 April 2004 Japan National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand 2–0 6–0 2004 Summer Olympics qualification
5. 30 July 2006 Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea 1–3 2–3 2006 AFC Women's Asian Cup
7. 4 December 2006 Thani bin Jassim Stadium, Al-Rayyan, Qatar Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand 4–0 4–0 2006 Asian Games
8. 18 February 2008 Yongchuan Stadium, Chongqing, China Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea 1–0 3–2 2008 EAFF Women's Football Championship
9. 31 May 2008 Thống Nhất Stadium, Hồ Chí Minh City, Vietnam Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986–2010).svg Chinese Taipei 3–0 11–0 2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup
10. 2 June 2008 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 1–0 3–1
11. 22 May 2010 Chengdu Sports Centre, Chengdu, China Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand 4–0 4–0 2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup
12. 24 May 2010 Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea 1–0 2–1
13. 30 May 2010 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 1–0 2–0
18. 20 July 2013 Seoul Olympic Stadium, Seoul, South Korea Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 1–0 2–0 2013 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup
19. 4 March 2015 Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal, Portugal Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 1–1 1–2 2015 Algarve Cup

Honors

Club

Urawa Reds Ladies
  • L.League: 2004, 2009
FCR 2001 Duisburg
  • DFB-Pokal: 2009–10
Frankfurt

National team

Individual

  • L.League
MVP: 2004, 2009
Top Scorers: 2004, 2009
Best Eleven (6): 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009
Best Young Player: 2002

See also

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