following players have been selected by their country in the World Cup, while playing for Gamba Osaka: Patrick M'Boma (1998) Tsuneyasu Miyamoto (2002, 2006) Akira Kaji (2006) Yasuhito Endō (2006, 2010, 2014) Yasuyuki Konno (2010, 2014) Masaaki Higashiguchi (2018) Olympic players The following players have represented their country at the Summer Olympic Games whilst playing for Gamba Osaka: Shigeru Morioka (1996) Tsuneyasu Miyamoto (2000) Junichi Inamoto (2000) Ryōta Tsuzuki (2000) Michihiro Yasuda (2008) Yosuke Ideguchi (2016) Hiroki Fujiharu (2016) Former players International results Kit evolution In popular culture In the Captain Tsubasa manga series, two characters are from Gamba Osaka: the defender Makoto Soda and the forward Takashi Sugimoto. Notes References External links Official website Schedule on ESPN J.League clubs Japan Soccer League clubs Football clubs in Osaka Association football clubs established in 1991 Panasonic Emperor's Cup winners Japanese League Cup winners 1991 establishments in Japan AFC Champions League winning clubs