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Masashi Oguro
大黒 将志

Oguro in 2010
Personal information
Full name	Masashi Oguro
Date of birth	(1980-05-04) 4 May 1980 (age 45)
Place of birth	Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Gamba Osaka (youth coach)
Youth career
1993–1998	Gamba Osaka
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2005	Gamba Osaka	111	(48)
2001	→ Consadole Sapporo (loan)	4	(0)
2006	Grenoble	19	(6)
2006–2008	Torino	10	(0)
2008–2009	Tokyo Verdy	53	(23)
2010	Yokohama FC	16	(12)
2010	FC Tokyo	22	(7)
2011–2013	Yokohama F. Marinos	53	(12)
2013	Hangzhou Greentown	24	(3)
2014–2017	Kyoto Sanga	110	(49)
2016	→ Montedio Yamagata (loan)	26	(9)
2018	→ Tochigi SC (loan)	40	(12)
2019–2020	Tochigi SC	29	(6)
Total		517	(181)
International career
2005–2008	Japan	22	(5)
Managerial career
2021–	Gamba Osaka (youth coach)
Medal record Gamba Osaka Winner J1 League 2005 Runner-up J.League Cup 2005 Yokohama F. Marinos Runner-up J1 League 2013 Winner Emperor's Cup 2013
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Masashi Oguro (大黒 将志, Ōguro Masashi, born 4 May 1980) is a famous Japanese former professional footballer. He played as a forward, which means his main job was to score goals. He played for many clubs in Japan, France, Italy, and China. He also proudly represented the Japan national team in 22 matches, scoring 5 goals between 2005 and 2008. After retiring as a player, he became a youth coach for Gamba Osaka.

About Masashi Oguro

Masashi Oguro was born on May 4, 1980. He grew up loving football and joined the youth team of Gamba Osaka when he was 13. He spent six years learning and improving his skills there before becoming a professional player.

Playing for Clubs

Masashi Oguro had a long and exciting career playing for many different football clubs. He played in Japan, France, Italy, and China.

Early Days and Gamba Osaka

Oguro started his professional career in 1999 with Gamba Osaka in the J1 League, which is Japan's top football league. In 2001, he was loaned to Consadole Sapporo. A loan means he played for another team for a short time before returning to his original club.

When he returned to Gamba Osaka, he played very well. In 2004, he scored the second-highest number of goals in the J1 League. He was also the top Japanese goal-scorer that year. His name, Oguro, sounds like "Daikokuten" in Japanese, which is the name of a god of wealth. Because of this, fans sometimes called him "Daikokuten." In 2005, he helped Gamba Osaka win the J1 League championship.

Playing in Europe

In December 2005, Oguro moved to France to play for Grenoble. This team was in Ligue 2, which is the second-highest league in France. He played in 17 matches there.

In August 2006, he moved again, this time to Italy. He joined Torino, a club in Italy's top league, Serie A. He played 10 matches for Torino before returning to Japan.

Back to Japan and China

In June 2008, Oguro came back to Japan and joined Tokyo Verdy in the J1 League. The team was later moved down to the J2 League (the second division). In 2009, he scored 21 goals in the J2 League, showing his great scoring ability.

He continued to play for various Japanese clubs, including Yokohama FC, FC Tokyo, and Yokohama F. Marinos. In 2013, he played for Hangzhou Greentown in the Chinese Super League in China. He then returned to Japan to play for Kyoto Sanga FC, Montedio Yamagata, and Tochigi SC. He retired from playing professionally in 2020.

Playing for Japan

Masashi Oguro also had a successful career playing for the Japan national team. He was chosen to play for Japan in 2005 for the 2006 World Cup qualifying games.

In one important game on February 9, 2005, he scored a goal in the final moments of the match. This goal helped Japan win 2–0 against North Korea and qualify for the World Cup. In May 2006, he was selected to play for Japan in the 2006 World Cup in Germany. He played a total of 22 games for Japan and scored 5 goals.

Career Highlights and Awards

Masashi Oguro achieved several important things during his football career:

• He won the J1 League championship with Gamba Osaka in 2005.
• He won the Suruga Bank Championship with FC Tokyo in 2010.
• He was named to the J.League Best Eleven in 2004, which means he was chosen as one of the best players in the league that year.

Career Numbers

Here are some details about Masashi Oguro's playing career, showing how many matches he played and how many goals he scored for different teams.

Club Matches and Goals

International Matches and Goals

This table shows how many games Masashi Oguro played and how many goals he scored for the Japan national team each year.

Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Oguro goal.

Masashi Oguro's International Goals

Here is a list of the goals Masashi Oguro scored for the Japan national team.

List of international goals scored by Masashi Oguro

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	9 February 2005	Saitama Stadium, Saitama, Japan	North Korea	2–1	2–1	2006 FIFA World Cup Qualification
2	8 June 2005	Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	North Korea	2–0	2–0	2006 FIFA World Cup Qualification
3	19 June 2005	Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany	Greece	1–0	1–0	2005 FIFA Confederations Cup
4	22 June 2005	RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany	Brazil	2–2	2–2	2005 FIFA Confederations Cup
5	17 August 2005	International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan	Iran	2–0	2–1	2006 FIFA World Cup Qualification

See also

In Spanish: Masashi Ōguro para niños