hiː wʌz tɹænsfˈɜːd tə jˌɑːkoʊhˈɑːmə ˈɛf. mɚɹˈiːnoʊz ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈuː ænd kəntɹˈɪbjuːɾᵻd tə ðə klˈʌb wˈɪnɪŋ tˈuː kənsˈɛkjuːtˌɪv dʒˈeɪ wˈʌn lˈiːɡ tʃˈæmpiənʃˌɪps ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiː ænd tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹ.
He was transferred to Yokohama F. Marinos in 2002 and contributed to the club winning two consecutive J1 League championships in 2003 and 2004.