Mitsuo Ogasawara

Mitsuo Ogasawara (小笠原 満男, Ogasawara Mitsuo, born April 5, 1979) is a former Japanese football player.[1] He played for Japan national team.

Mitsuo Ogasawara
小笠原 満男
Kashima Antlers lifted 2018 ACL trophy
Personal information
Full name Mitsuo Ogasawara
Date of birth (1979-04-05) April 5, 1979
Place of birth Morioka, Iwate, Japan
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1995–1997 Ofunato High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2018 Kashima Antlers 525 (69)
2006–2007 →Messina Peloro 6 (1)
Total 531 (70)
National team
1999 Japan U-20 7 (1)
2002–2010 Japan 55 (7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Ogasawara was born in Morioka on April 5, 1979. After graduating from high school, he joined J1 League club Kashima Antlers in 1998. He debuted in April 1998 and played many matches as offensive midfielder from 1999. In 2000, he became a regular midfielder and Antlers won the champions all three major title in Japan; J1 League, J.League Cup and Emperor's Cup first time in J1 League history. At Emperor's Cup Final, he scored 2 goals and contributed to won the champions. The club also won the champions 2001 J1 League for 2 years in a row. In Final at 2002 J.League Cup, he scored a winning goal and Antlers won the champions. He was also selected MVP award.[2] He was also selected Best Eleven award in J1 League for 5 years in a row (2001-2005).

In August 2006, Ogasawara moved to Italy and signed with Serie A club Messina Peloro on loan. However he could not play many matches.

In July 2007, Ogasawara returned to Antlers. He played many matches as defensive midfielder and Antlers won the champions in J1 League for the first time in 6 years. Antlers also won the champions in 2007 Emperor's Cup. Antlers won the champions in J1 League for 3 years in a row (2007-2009). In 2009, he was selected MVP award. From 2010 season, Antlers won the champions 2010 Emperor's Cup, 2011, 2012 and 2015 J.League Cup. He was also MVP award in 2015 J.League Cup.[2] In 2016, Antlers won the champions in J1 League and qualified for 2016 Club World Cup as host country champions. At Club World Cup, he played 3 matches and won the 2nd place.[3] Antlers also won the champions in 2016 Emperor's Cup. From 2017, his opportunity to play decreased.[1] In 2018, Antlers won the champions in AFC Champions League first Asian title in the club history. He retired end of 2018 season.[2]

National team career

In April 1999, Ogasawara was selected Japan U-20 national team for 1999 World Youth Championship.[3] At this tournament, he played all 7 matches as offensive midfielder and Japan won the 2nd place.

On March 21, 2002, Ogasawara debuted for Japan national team under manager Philippe Troussier against Ukraine.[4] In June, he was selected Japan for 2002 World Cup. He played a match against Tunisia.[3] Japan qualified to the knockout stage first time in Japan's history.

After 2002 World Cup, Ogasawara played many matches as starting member under manager Zico.[4] He was selected Japan for 2003 Confederations Cup and 2004 Asian Cup. At 2004 Asian Cup, although he played only 2 matches, Japan won the champions. In 2005, he was selected Japan for 2005 Confederations Cup and played all 3 matches.[3] In 2006, he was selected Japan for 2006 World Cup. Although he played 2 matches,[3] Japan was eliminated in the group stages.

After 2006 World Cup, Ogasawara was not selected Japan for generational change. In February 2010, he was selected Japan by manager Takeshi Okada. He played for Japan for the first time in 4 years.[4] He played 55 games and scored 7 goals for Japan until 2010.[4]

Club statistics

[5][6]

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Other[Note 1] Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Asia Other Total
1998Kashima AntlersJ1 League50210021–92
19991541050–00214
2000283545241204410
20012473230-313310
200227450316010425
2003277433130314012
20042873020––337
200530112000––3211
20062030021––224
Italy League Coppa Italia League Cup Europe Other Total
2006/07Messina PeloroSerie A6120–––81
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Asia Other Total
2007Kashima AntlersJ1 League1445131––226
200824500207110346
2009323402171–455
201033350216110475
2011311103060–411
20123124070–10432
20133323050-10422
20143321040––382
2015291005050–391
20163006040–80480
201717030204010270
201814020106010240
Career total 53170591163856523273296
  1. Includes Japanese Super Cup, J.League Championship, A3 Champions Cup Suruga Bank Championship and FIFA Club World Cup.

National team

[7]

Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
200280
200380
2004122
2005154
2006101
200700
200800
200900
201020
Total557

National team career statistics

Appearances in major competitions
Team Competition Category Appearances Goals Team Record
Start Sub
 Japan1999 FIFA World Youth ChampionshipU-207012nd Place
 Japan2002 FIFA World CupSenior010Round of 16
 Japan2004 AFC Asian CupSenior020Champions
 Japan2006 FIFA World Cup qualificationSenior3Round 1
 Japan2006 FIFA World CupSenior200Round 1

Goals for Senior National Team
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.February 7, 2004Kashima, Japan Malaysia4–0WonFriendly
2.June 9, 2004Saitama, Japan India7–0Won2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.February 2, 2005Saitama, Japan Syria3–0WonFriendly
4.February 9, 2005Saitama, Japan North Korea2–1Won2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.June 3, 2005Madinat 'Isa, Bahrain Bahrain1–0Won2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
6.September 7, 2005Rifu, Japan Honduras5–4WonFriendly
7.February 18, 2006Fukuroi, Japan Finland2–0WonFriendly

Honours

Kashima Antlers

International

Individual

References
  1. Mitsuo Ogasawara at J.League (in Japanese)
  2. Kashima Antlers(in Japanese)
  3. Mitsuo Ogasawara – FIFA competition record
  4. Japan National Football Team Database
  5. Kashima Antlers Archived 2018-11-11 at the Wayback Machine until 2017(in Japanese)
  6. Kashima Antlers career total (in Japanese)
  7. "Mitsuo Ogasawara". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
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