Jo Kanazawa

Jo Kanazawa
Personal information
Full name	Jo Kanazawa
Date of birth	July 9, 1976 (age 47)
Place of birth	Iruma, Saitama, Japan
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1992–1994	Bunan High School
1995–1998	Kokushikan University
Senior career*
Years	Team
1999–2002	Júbilo Iwata
2003–2009	FC Tokyo
2009–2013	Júbilo Iwata
2014	Thespakusatsu Gunma
Total
Medal record
Júbilo Iwata
FC Tokyo
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jo Kanazawa (金沢浄, Kanazawa Jo, born July 9, 1976) is a former Japanese football player.

Playing career[edit]

Kanazawa was born in Iruma on July 9, 1976. After graduating from Kokushikan University, he joined J1 League club Júbilo Iwata in 1999. Although he could not become a regular player, he played many matches as left side midfielder from first season. The club won the champions 1999 and 2002 J1 League. In Asia, the club won the champions 1998–99 Asian Club Championship and the 2nd place 1999–00 and 2000–01 Asian Club Championship. In 2003, he moved to FC Tokyo. He became a regular player as left side back from first season. The club won the champions 2004 J.League Cup. Although he could hardly play in the match for injury in 2006, he came back and became a regular player again in 2007. From 2008, he lost regular position behind newcomer Yuto Nagatomo and he also played as defensive midfielder not only left side back. In August 2009, he moved to Júbilo Iwata for the first time in 7 years. He played as regular left side back in 2009 season. Although he could not play many matches from 2010, the club won the champions 2010 J.League Cup. His opportunity to play decreased from 2011 and he moved to J2 League club Thespakusatsu Gunma in 2014. He retired end of 2014 season at the age of 38.^[1]

Club statistics[edit]

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Total
1999	Júbilo Iwata	J1 League	12	0	0	0	2	0	14	0
2000			10	0	0	0	3	0	13	0
2001			19	2	2	0	7	0	28	2
2002			22	1	0	0	6	1	28	2
2003	FC Tokyo	J1 League	30	3	2	0	7	0	39	3
2004			24	0	2	0	9	0	35	0
2005			22	0	2	0	6	0	30	0
2006			0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0
2007			29	0	2	0	6	1	37	1
2008			14	0	1	0	5	0	20	0
2009			4	0	0	0	2	0	6	0
2009	Júbilo Iwata	J1 League	8	0	3	0	0	0	11	0
2010			14	0	3	0	5	1	22	1
2011			8	0	1	0	1	0	10	0
2012			5	0	2	0	3	0	10	0
2013			1	0	4	0	1	0	6	0
2014	Thespakusatsu Gunma	J2 League	10	1	3	0	-		13	1
Career total			232	7	24	0	68	3	324	10

References[edit]

^ J.League(in Japanese)

External links[edit]

Jo Kanazawa at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)

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