Yasuhito Endō (遠藤 保仁, Endō Yasuhito, born January 28, 1980 in Kagoshima City in Kagoshima Prefecture) is a Japanese footballer, who currently plays for the J. League team Gamba Osaka. His older brother Akihiro, who retired in 2008, was also a professional footballer. He is considered a cult hero in Gamba Osaka, or Japan National Football Team. It is because he has formidable passing ability, leadership, and goal scoring ability. He is also known ...
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Yasuhito Endō (遠藤 保仁, Endō Yasuhito, born January 28, 1980 in Kagoshima City in Kagoshima Prefecture) is a Japanese footballer, who currently plays for the J. League team Gamba Osaka. His older brother Akihiro, who retired in 2008, was also a professional footballer. He is considered a cult hero in Gamba Osaka, or Japan National Football Team. It is because he has formidable passing ability, leadership, and goal scoring ability. He is also known for his excellent accuracy on free kicks.
In 2011, he became the first J. League player to be named in the J. League Best Eleven 9 times. In 2009, he was named "Player of the Year" by the Asian Football Confederation.
Endō played 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship and Japan finished 2nd place, losing to Spain in the final. Since 2002, Endō has been a member of the senior national team, and was selected for Japan's 2006 and 2010 FIFA World Cup squad. On 24 June 2010, Endō scored from a free-kick against Denmark in a 3–1 win as Japan qualified...
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