hiː tɹænsfˈɜːd tə kaɪˈoʊɾoʊ pˈɜːpəl sˈæŋɡə ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd, ænd ɔːlðˈoʊ hɪz tˈiːm wˈʌn pɹəmˈoʊʃən fɹʌmðə dʒˈeɪ tˈuː lˈiːɡ ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd wˈʌn, hiː plˈeɪd dʒˈʌst fˈaɪv lˈiːɡ ɡˈeɪmz bᵻfˌoːɹ mˈuːvɪŋ ˌɔn tə dʒuːbˈɪloʊ ɪwˈɑːɾə.
He transferred to Kyoto Purple Sanga in 2000, and although his team won promotion from the J2 League in 2001, he played just 5 league games before moving on to Júbilo Iwata.