J.League 20th Anniversary Team Japanese Footballer of the Year – 2004 Selected to AFC All Star Team – 1999 East Asian Football Championship Best Defender – 2008 See also List of footballers with 100 or more caps References External links Japan National Football Team Database 1978 births Living people Association football people from Saitama Prefecture Japanese footballers Japan international footballers J1 League players Tokyo Verdy players Yokohama F. Marinos players Japanese Footballer of the Year winners J1 League Player of the Year winners FIFA Century Club AFC Asian Cup-winning players 2010 FIFA World Cup players 2007 AFC Asian Cup players 2006 FIFA World Cup players 2004 AFC Asian Cup players 2000 AFC Asian Cup players Footballers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers of Japan Association football defenders