Tatsuhiko Kubo
久保 竜彦

Personal information
Full name	Tatsuhiko Kubo
Date of birth	(1976-06-18) June 18, 1976
Place of birth	Chikuzen, Fukuoka, Japan
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1992–1994	Chikuyo Gakuen High School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1995–2002	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	183	(67)
2003–2006	Yokohama F. Marinos	83	(26)
2007	Yokohama FC	8	(1)
2008–2009	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	27	(3)
2010–2011	Zweigen Kanazawa	50	(15)
Total		351	(112)
International career
1998–2006	Japan	32	(11)
Medal record Sanfrecce Hiroshima Runner-up Emperor's Cup 1995 Runner-up Emperor's Cup 1996 Runner-up Emperor's Cup 1999 Yokohama F. Marinos Winner J1 League 2003 Winner J1 League 2004 Representing  Japan FIFA Confederations Cup 2001 Korea-Japan AFC Asian Cup 2000 Lebanon
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tatsuhiko Kubo (久保 竜彦, Kubo Tatsuhiko, born June 18, 1976) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.

Club career

Kubo was born in Chikuzen, Fukuoka on June 18, 1976. After graduating from high school, he joined Sanfrecce Hiroshima in 1995. He debuted in 1996 and became a regular striker as Takuya Takagi successor from 1998. However the club was relegated to J2 League in 2002. He moved to Yokohama F. Marinos in 2003. In 2003, the club won the champions J1 League. He was also selected Best Eleven and Japanese Footballer of the Year awards. However his opportunity to play decreased for low back pain from 2004. He moved to Yokohama FC in 2007. However the club was relegated to J2 League and he also did not play many matches. After that, he returned to Sanfrecce Hiroshima in 2008 and moved to Zweigen Kanazawa in 2010. He retired end of 2011 season.

National team career

After 1998 World Cup, in October 1998, Kubo was selected Japan national team by new manager Philippe Troussier. On October 28, he debuted for Japan against Egypt. Although he played at 2000 Asian Cup and 2001 Confederations Cup, his opportunity to play in the matches was few and he was not selected Japan for 2002 World Cup. After 2002 World Cup, in December 2003, he was selected Japan for 2003 East Asian Football Championship and he scored 2 goals against China. This goals were his first goal for Japan. In the first half of 2004, he played as striker and scored 6 goals in 9 games. However, he did not play for low back pain from late 2004. From February 2006, he came back to Japan and he scored 3 goals in 6 matches, however he was not selected Japan for 2006 World Cup. He played 32 games and scored 11 goals for Japan until 2006.^[1]

Club statistics

National team statistics

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National team career statistics

Appearances in major competitions

Team	Competition	Category	Appearances		Goals	Team Record
			Start	Sub
Japan	2000 AFC Asian Cup	Senior	1	0	0	Champions
Japan	East Asian Cup 2003	Senior	3	0	2	2nd Place
Japan	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification	Senior	1	2	2	Qualified
Japan	2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification	Senior	1	0	2	Qualified

National team goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	December 4, 2003	Tokyo, Japan	China	2-0	Won	East Asian Football Championship 2003
2.	December 4, 2003	Tokyo, Japan	China	2-0	Won	East Asian Football Championship 2003
3.	February 18, 2004	Saitama, Japan	Oman	1-0	Won	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.	April 25, 2004	Zalaegerszeg, Hungary	Hungary	2-3	Lost	Friendly
5.	April 28, 2004	Prague, Czech Republic	Czech Republic	1-0	Won	Friendly
6.	May 30, 2004	Manchester, England	Iceland	3-2	Won	Friendly
7.	May 30, 2004	Manchester, England	Iceland	3-2	Won	Friendly
8.	June 9, 2004	Saitama, Japan	India	7-0	Won	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
9.	February 18, 2006	Shizuoka, Japan	Finland	2-0	Won	Friendly
10.	February 22, 2006	Yokohama, Japan	India	6-0	Won	2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
11.	February 22, 2006	Yokohama, Japan	India	6-0	Won	2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification

Honors and awards

References

External links

• Tatsuhiko Kubo – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Tatsuhiko Kubo at National-Football-Teams.com
• Japan National Football Team Database
• Tatsuhiko Kubo at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)