Notable Japanese Footballers
- Kunishige Kamamoto (1944- ), Top scorer in 1968 Summer Olympics.
- Yasuhiko Okudera (1952- ), The first Japanese player in the European League (Bundesliga).
- Kazuyoshi Miura (1967- ), Asian Footballer of the Year in 1993.
- Masami Ihara (1967- ), Most capped (122) player and Asian Footballer of the Year in 1995.
- Hidetoshi Nakata (1977- ), Asian Footballer of the Year in 1997 and 1998
- Shunsuke Nakamura (1978 - ), Scottish Professional Footballers' Association Player of the Year in 2007.
- Homare Sawa (1978–), FIFA Women's World Player of the Year in 2011.
- Shinji Ono (1979- ), Asian Footballer of the Year in 2002.
See also Category:Japanese footballers.
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