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Tatsuya Enomoto
榎本 達也
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Personal information
Full name Tatsuya Enomoto
Date of birth (1979-03-16) 16 March 1979 (age 46)
Place of birth Nerima, Tokyo, Japan
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1994–1996 Urawa Gakuin High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2006 Yokohama F. Marinos 112 (0)
2007–2010 Vissel Kobe 107 (0)
2011–2012 Tokushima Vortis 14 (0)
2013–2014 Tochigi SC 46 (0)
2015–2016 FC Tokyo 4 (0)
2016 → FC Tokyo U-23 7 (0)
Total 290 (0)
Medal record
Yokohama F. Marinos
Winner J1 League 2003
Winner J1 League 2004
Runner-up J1 League 2000
Runner-up J1 League 2002
Winner J.League Cup 2001
Representing  Japan
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Silver 1999 Nigeria
AFC U-19 Championship
Silver 1998 Thailand
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tatsuya Enomoto (榎本 達也, Enomoto Tatsuya, born 16 March 1979) is a former Japanese football player. He played as a goalkeeper for many years.

Club Career Highlights

Tatsuya Enomoto was born in Nerima, Tokyo, Japan, on March 16, 1979. After finishing high school, he started his professional football journey. He joined Yokohama Marinos in 1997. This club later became known as Yokohama F. Marinos.

Becoming a Regular Goalkeeper

Enomoto became the main goalkeeper for Yokohama F. Marinos in October 2001. This happened when the Japanese national team's goalkeeper, Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi, moved to play in England.

Soon after, on October 27, 2001, Enomoto played in the 2001 J.League Cup Final. He was a hero in the penalty shootout, making three important saves. His team won the championship! Because of his great performance, he was also named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the J.League Cup.

Winning League Titles

Enomoto continued to play a key role for Yokohama F. Marinos. The club went on to win the top Japanese league, the J1 League, two years in a row. They were champions in 2003 and 2004.

However, after 2005, another goalkeeper named Tetsuya Enomoto started playing more. This meant Tatsuya Enomoto had fewer chances to play.

Moving to Other Clubs

In 2007, Tatsuya Enomoto moved to Vissel Kobe. There, he became the regular goalkeeper again and played many matches. By 2010, his playing time decreased once more, this time behind Kenta Tokushige.

He then moved to Tokushima Vortis, a club in the J2 League, in 2011. He found it hard to get much playing time there because of another strong goalkeeper, Oh Seung-hoon.

In 2013, he joined Tochigi SC. He played more regularly for this team. Finally, in 2015, he moved to FC Tokyo, returning to the J1 League. However, he did not play many games there. Tatsuya Enomoto decided to retire from professional football at the end of the 2016 season.

National Team Experience

In April 1999, Tatsuya Enomoto was chosen to be part of the Japan U-20 national team. They played in the 1999 World Youth Championship. Japan did very well in this tournament, finishing in second place!

Even though Enomoto was part of the team, he did not play in any matches. He was the reserve goalkeeper, meaning he was ready to play if the main goalkeeper, Yuta Minami, couldn't.

Career Statistics

Here is a summary of Tatsuya Enomoto's club performance throughout his career:

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
1997 Yokohama Marinos J1 League 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0
1998 0 0 0 0 4 0 - 4 0
1999 Yokohama F. Marinos J1 League 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0
2000 3 0 0 0 2 0 - 5 0
2001 5 0 1 0 3 0 - 9 0
2002 30 0 2 0 6 0 - 38 0
2003 15 0 2 0 4 0 - 21 0
2004 30 0 0 0 4 0 5 0 39 0
2005 11 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 16 0
2006 18 0 0 0 5 0 - 23 0
2007 Vissel Kobe J1 League 31 0 0 0 1 0 - 32 0
2008 25 0 0 0 6 0 - 31 0
2009 34 0 0 0 2 0 - 36 0
2010 17 0 0 0 1 0 - 18 0
2011 Tokushima Vortis J2 League 4 0 1 0 - - 5 0
2012 10 0 0 0 - - 10 0
2013 Tochigi SC J2 League 36 0 1 0 - - 37 0
2014 10 0 0 0 - - 10 0
2015 FC Tokyo J1 League 4 0 2 0 3 0 - 9 0
2016 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016 FC Tokyo U-23 J3 League 7 0 - - 7 0
Career total 290 0 10 0 43 0 7 0 350 0

Awards and Achievements

More Information

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