Teruyoshi Ito

Teruyoshi Ito (伊東 輝悦, Itō Teruyoshi, born 31 August 1974) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder[1] for J3 League club Azul Claro Numazu. He played for the Japan national team.

Teruyoshi Ito
伊東 輝悦
Personal information
Date of birth (1974-08-31) 31 August 1974 (age 49)
Place of birthShizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Azul Claro Numazu
Number25
Youth career
1990–1992Tokai University Daiichi High School
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1993–2010Shimizu S-Pulse483(30)
2011–2013Ventforet Kofu59(0)
2014–2015AC Nagano Parceiro11(0)
2016Blaublitz Akita2(0)
2017–Azul Claro Numazu5(0)
International career
1996Japan U233(1)
1997–2001Japan27(0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Japan
FIFA Confederations Cup
Runner-up2001 Korea-Japan
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 November 2022

Club career edit

Ito was born in Shizuoka on 31 August 1974. After graduating from high school, he joined J1 League club Shimizu S-Pulse based in his local in 1993. He debuted in June 1994 and played several matches in 1994 season. He became a regular midfielder under manager Masakatsu Miyamoto from 1995 season and played as central player for the club for a long time. In 1996, S-Pulse won the champions in J.League Cup first title in the club history. In 1999, S-Pulse the 2nd place in J1 League and he also was selected Best Eleven award. In 2000, S-Pulse won the Asian title, 1999–2000 Asian Cup Winners' Cup. In 2001, S-Pulse won Emperor's Cup. After that, the club results was sluggish. In 2005, former teammate Kenta Hasegawa became a new manager. Although S-Pulse finished at the 15th place which is worst position in the club history in J1 League, S-Pulse won the 2nd place in 2005 Emperor's Cup. However the club results was raised under manager Hasegawa from 2006 and S-Pulse won the 2nd place in 2008 J.League Cup. Ito also played all matches in J1 League from 2006 to 2008 season and received the fair play awards in 2007.[2] In 2010, his opportunity to play decreased and he resigned end of 2010 season.

In 2011, Ito moved to newly promoted J1 club Ventforet Kofu with Daisuke Ichikawa who is teammate in S-Pulse for 13 seasons. On 16 July 2011, he became a first player to earn 500th matches in J1 League.[3] Although, Ventforet was relegated to J2 League from 2012, the club won the champions in J2 and returned to J1 in a year. However Ito played only 6 matches in 2013 season and left the club end of 2013 season. In 2014, he moved to newly promoted J3 League club AC Nagano Parceiro. However he could not play many matches and left the club end of 2015 season. In 2016, he moved to J3 club Blaublitz Akita where he spent the 2016 season.[4] In 2017, he moved to newly promoted J3 club Azul Claro Numazu.[5] He finally made his début for Azul Claro Numazu two years later, on 24 November 2019, as an 81st-minute substitute for Kotaro Tokunaga in a 3–1 home win over Gainare Tottori.[6]

International career edit

In July 1996, Ito was selected for the Japan U23 national team for the 1996 Summer Olympics. At this tournament, he played the whole 90 minutes in all three matches. He is most remembered for his goal against Brazil in Atlanta which earned Japan a shock 1–0 victory. It was known as the "Miracle of Miami" (マイアミの奇跡) in Japan.

Ito was capped 27 times for the Japan national team between 1997 and 2001.[7] He was an unused substitute at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.

Career statistics edit

Club edit

As of 2 January 2022[8][9][10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueEmperor's CupJ.League CupAsiaTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Shimizu S-Pulse1993J1 League00310031
199460001070
199544410454
19962643071365
19973173161409
19983455010405
19992913041362
20002415140332
20012711020301
2002220302010280
2003302404020402
20043011070381
20053205050420
20063423050422
20073413020391
20083402090450
20093002080400
20101615060271
Total483305237333061136
Ventforet Kofu2011J1 League2802010310
2012J2 League25000250
2013J1 League601030100
Total5903040660
AC Nagano Parceiro2014J3 League800080
2015300030
Total11000110
Blaublitz Akita2016J3 League200020
Azul Claro Numazu2017J3 League001010
20180000
20191010
20200000
20210000
Total101020
Career total556305637733069236

International edit

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Japan199710
199810
199970
200070
2001110
Total270

Honors edit

Shimizu S-Pulse

Japan

Individual

  • J1 League Best Eleven: 1999
  • J.League Fair Play Award: 2007

References edit

  1. ^ Teruyoshi Ito at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
  2. ^ "Year by Year J-League Awards". Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  3. ^ sponichi.co.jp
  4. ^ Blaublitz Akita
  5. ^ Azul Claro Numazu
  6. ^ "Azul Claro Numazu vs. Gainare Tottori - 24 November 2019 - Soccerway".
  7. ^ Japan National Football Team Database
  8. ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 251 out of 289)
  9. ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 273 out of 289)
  10. ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑", 10 February 2016, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411338 (p. 265 out of 289)

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