Mitsuteru Watanabe facts for kids
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| Full name | Mitsuteru Watanabe | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | April 10, 1974 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Shizuoka, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Defender, Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 1990–1992 | Hamamatsu Nishi High School | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1993–1996 | Waseda University | ||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† | ||||||||||||||||
| 1997–2003 | Kashiwa Reysol | 136 | (17) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Gamba Osaka | 41 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Yokohama FC | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | 177 | (19) | |||||||||||||||||
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Mitsuteru Watanabe (渡辺 光輝, Watanabe Mitsuteru, born April 10, 1974) is a former Japanese football player. He was born in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. Watanabe played as a defender and Midfielder during his career.
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Football Career Highlights
Mitsuteru Watanabe started his football journey in high school. He then played for Waseda University. After finishing university, he became a professional player.
Playing for Kashiwa Reysol
In 1997, Watanabe joined Kashiwa Reysol, a club in the top Japanese league, J1 League. From 1998, he often played as a right-side midfielder. His team won the 1999 J.League Cup that year.
By 2000, he became a regular starter for Kashiwa Reysol. The club also finished third in the J1 League in 1999 and 2000.
Moving to Gamba Osaka
In 2004, Watanabe moved to Gamba Osaka. Here, he played many games as a right-side defender and midfielder. His new team achieved a big win.
Gamba Osaka won the 2005 J1 League championship. This was the first league title in the club's history! The team also finished second in the 2005 J.League Cup that year.
Final Season with Yokohama FC
In 2006, Watanabe joined J2 League club Yokohama FC. However, he did not get to play in any matches for them. He decided to retire from professional football at the end of the 2006 season.
Career Statistics
Here are Mitsuteru Watanabe's career statistics for his time playing professional football in Japan.
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1997 | Kashiwa Reysol | J1 League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 3 | ||
| 1999 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 28 | 3 | ||
| 2000 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 5 | ||
| 2001 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 4 | ||
| 2002 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
| 2003 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 3 | ||
| 2004 | Gamba Osaka | J1 League | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 28 | 1 |
| 2005 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 32 | 3 | ||
| 2006 | Yokohama FC | J2 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 177 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 37 | 3 | 226 | 23 | ||
See also
In Spanish: Mitsuteru Watanabe para niños
