Masashi Oguro

Masashi Oguro (大黒 将志, Ōguro Masashi, born 4 May 1980) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Tochigi SC.[1] He made 22 appearances scoring 5 goals for Japan national team between 2005 and 2008.

Masashi Oguro
大黒 将志
Oguro in 2010
Personal information
Full name Masashi Oguro
Date of birth (1980-05-04) 4 May 1980
Place of birth Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Tochigi SC
Number 9
Youth career
1993–1998 Gamba Osaka
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2005 Gamba Osaka 111 (48)
2001 → Consadole Sapporo (loan) 4 (0)
2006 Grenoble 19 (6)
2006–2008 Torino 10 (0)
2008–2009 Tokyo Verdy 53 (23)
2010 Yokohama FC 16 (12)
2010 FC Tokyo 22 (7)
2011–2013 Yokohama F. Marinos 53 (12)
2013 Hangzhou Greentown 24 (3)
2014–2017 Kyoto Sanga FC 110 (48)
2016 → Montedio Yamagata (loan) 26 (9)
2018– Tochigi SC 40 (12)
Total 488 (180)
National team
2005–2008 Japan 22 (5)
Honours
Gamba Osaka
WinnerJ1 League2005
Runner-upJ.League Cup2005
Yokohama F. Marinos
Runner-upJ1 League2013
WinnerEmperor's Cup2013
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of end of 2018 season

Club career

Oguro joined the J1 League in 1999, with Gamba Osaka. He was loaned to Consadole Sapporo for the 2001 season, and returned to Gamba having impressed many in Osaka. In 2004, Oguro scored the second-highest number of goals in the J1 League, and the highest number of all Japanese-born players. In Chinese characters, Oguro's name resembles that of the god Daikokuten, giving him that nickname. Gamba Osaka's official merchandise store has come to be called the Shrine of Daikokuten. In 2005, Oguro was the 6th top J1 League scorer, and helped lead Gamba Osaka to the J1 League championship.

In December 2005, Oguro was signed by French club Grenoble, where he appeared in 17 Ligue 2 matches.[2]

In August 2006, Oguro was transferred to Italian club Torino.[3]

In June 2008, Oguro returned to Japan and moved to J1 League side Tokyo Verdy.[4] However he could scored only 2 goals[5] and Verdy was relegated to J2 League. In 2009, he played in J2 League first time and scored 21 goals.[5] However the club finished at 7th place and could not return to J1. In 2010, Oguro moved to J2 club Yokohama FC and scored 12 goals in 16 matches until June.[5] In June 2010, Oguro moved to J1 club FC Tokyo. In 2011, Oguro transferred to J1 club Yokohama F. Marinos. He scored 10 goals in 2011 season.[5] However he could scored only 2 goals in 2012 season.[5]

In 2013, initially Oguro was registered in Yokohama F. Marinos (His registration was deleted in March).[6] However on 4 February, Oguro moved to Chinese Super League side Hangzhou Greentown for the 2013 season, and rejoined manager Takeshi Okada, whom he played under at Consadole Sapporo and Japan national team.[7]

In January 2014, Oguro returned to Japan and signed with J2 club Kyoto Sanga FC.[8] he scored 42 goals in 2 seasons.[5] In 2016, he moved to Montedio Yamagata on loan.[9] In 2017, he returned to Sanga. In 2018, he moved to Tochigi SC.[10]

International career

Oguro was chosen for the Japanese national team in 2005 for the 2006 World Cup qualifying games. During his second game for the team on 9 February, Oguro scored the second goal in injury time to help Japan to a 2–0 win over North Korea in the final game of Asian qualification.[11] In 2005, Oguro was the 5th top scorer for the Japanese national team.[12] In May 2006, Oguro was called up to play for Japan in the 2006 World Cup in Germany.[13] He played 22 games and scored 5 goals for Japan until 2008.[11]

Career statistics

Club
As of end of 2018 season[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Gamba Osaka19991100020130
2000711020101
200261002182
2003261020533313
2004302026743930
2005311622403917
Consadole Sapporo (loan)200140002060
Grenoble2005–061750000175
2006–0721001031
Torino2006–077000–70
2007–083010–40
Tokyo Verdy20081420000142
2009392100–3921
Yokohama FC2010161200–1612
FC Tokyo20102272020267
Yokohama F. Marinos2011281034533617
20122521031291
201300000000
Hangzhou Greentown201324323–266
Kyoto Sanga FC2014422621–4427
2015401630–4316
201728610–296
Montedio Yamagata (loan)201626911–2710
Tochigi SC2018401200–4012
2019–
Career total 48818022173512545209

International
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Japan 2005155
200660
200700
200810
Total225
Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Oguro goal.
List of international goals scored by Masashi Oguro
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
19 February 2005Saitama Stadium, Saitama, Japan North Korea2–12–12006 FIFA World Cup Qualification
28 June 2005Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand North Korea2–02–02006 FIFA World Cup Qualification
319 June 2005Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany Greece1–01–02005 FIFA Confederations Cup
422 June 2005RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany Brazil2–22–22005 FIFA Confederations Cup
517 August 2005International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan Iran2–02–12006 FIFA World Cup Qualification

Honors and awards

Team

Gamba Osaka

FC Tokyo

Individual

References
  1. Masashi Oguro at J.League (in Japanese)
  2. Masashi Oguro – French league stats at LFP – also available in French
  3. "Oguro seals move to Torino, Inamoto close to Galatasaray switch". Asian Football Confederation. 1 September 2006. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  4. "Stats Centre: Masashi Oguro Facts". Guardian.co.uk. Archived from the original on 28 September 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2009.
  5. Masashi Oguro at J.League (in Japanese)
  6. J.League
  7. "大黒将志選手に関するお知らせ". Yokohama F. Marinos. Archived from the original on 6 February 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  8. Kyoto Sanga FC(in Japanese)
  9. Montedio Yamagata(in Japanese)
  10. Tochigi SC(in Japanese)
  11. Japan National Football Team Database
  12. Japan National Football Team Database
  13. Masashi Oguro – FIFA competition record (archived)
  14. 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. 191 out of 289)
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