Yūzō Tashiro

Yūzō Tashiro

Personal information
Full name	Yūzō Tashiro
Date of birth	(1982-07-22) July 22, 1982
Place of birth	Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan
Height
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Cerezo Osaka
Number	19
Youth career
2001–2004	Fukuoka University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003	Oita Trinita	1	(0)
2004	Sagan Tosu	10	(1)
2005–2011	Kashima Antlers	115	(30)
2010	→ Montedio Yamagata (loan)	29	(10)
2012–2014	Vissel Kobe	66	(15)
2015–	Cerezo Osaka	22	(6)
International career
2008	Japan	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 April 2015

Yūzō Tashiro (田代 有三, Tashiro Yūzō, born July 22, 1982 in Fukuoka Prefecture) is a Japanese football player who plays for Cerezo Osaka. He is a right footed forward.

Playing career

He was educated at and played for Fukuoka University Ōhori High School and Fukuoka University. When he was at the university, he was a member of the Japan team that won the 22nd Universiade football competition hosted by Daegu, South Korea.

He was chosen as one of the Designated Players for Development by J. League Division 1 and JFA in 2003 and 2004. Because of this status, he was able to register as an Oita Trinita player (2003) and a Sagan Tosu player (2004) while he was still eligible to play for his university club. He played one game for Oita and 10 games for Tosu.

After the graduation in 2005, he joined Kasima Antlers. He became a regular in the 2006 season for the club. He earned his first international cap on February 17, 2008 against in an East Asian Cup match against China. After being released by Vissel Kobe in the end of 2014 season, he signed in March 2015 with Cerezo Osaka.

Team honors

• J. League Division 1 - 2007, 2008, 2009
• Emperor's Cup - 2007
• Japanese Super Cup - 2009

Career statistics

Last update: 4 February 2014

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		League Cup		Asia		Total
2003	Oita Trinita	J. League Division 1	1	0	0	0	0	0	-		1	0
2004	Sagan Tosu	J. League Division 2	10	1	0	0	-		-		10	1
2005	Kashima Antlers	J. League Division 1	5	1	0	0	4	0	-		9	1
2006			20	7	4	2	8	2	-		32	11
2007			24	6	5	2	5	4	-		34	12
2008			27	3	2	0	1	0	8	5	38	8
2009			16	2	2	1	2	0	3	0	23	3
2010	Montedio Yamagata		29	10	0	0	6	3	-	-	35	13
2011	Kashima Antlers		22	11	1	1	3	1	3	1	29	15
2012	Vissel Kobe		18	6	1	0	1	0	-	-	20	6
2013		J. League Division 2	35	8	1	0	-	-	-	-	36	8
2014	Vissel Kobe	J. League Division 1	13	1	-	-	7	0	-		20	1
2015	Cerezo Osaka	J. League Division 2
Career total			220	56	16	6	37	10	14	6	287	78

International career statistics

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2008	3	0
Total	3	0