hiː wʌz ˈɔːlsoʊ ɪnðə skwˈɑːd fɔːɹ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvən ˈeɪʒən kˈʌp bˌʌt dɪdnˌɑːt plˈeɪ ˌɛni ɡˈeɪm ɪnðə tˈʊɹnəmənt æz jˈuːki ˈeɪb ænd jˈuːdʒi nˌækɐzˈɑːwə wɜː ðə fˈɜːsttʃˈɔɪs sˈɛntɚ bˈæks.
He was also in the squad for 2007 Asian Cup but did not play any game in the tournament as Yuki Abe and Yuji Nakazawa were the first-choice centre backs.