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SAMURAI BLUE (Japan National Team) members, schedule - KIRIN CHALLENGE CUP 2015 vs. Tunisia (3/27 @Oita), JAL CHALLENGE CUP vs. Uzbekistan (3/31 @Tokyo)
19 March 2015
Staff
Head Coach: Vahid HALILHODZIC (JFA National Coaching Staff)
Coach: Jacky BONNEVAY (JFA National Coaching Staff)
GK Coach: Ricardo Lopez Felipe (JFA National Coaching Staff)
GK Coach: HAMANO Yukiya (JFA National Coaching Staff)
Physical Coach: Cyril MOINE (JFA National Coaching Staff)
Players
GK
KAWASHIMA Eiji (Standard Liege/Belgium)
HIGASHIGUCHI Masaaki (Gamba Osaka)
NISHIKAWA Shusaku (Urawa Reds)
GONDA Shuichi (F.C.Tokyo)
HAYASHI Akihiro (Sagan Tosu)**
DF
MIZUMOTO Hiroki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima)
NAGATOMO Yuto(FC Internazionale/Italy)
MAKINO Tomoaki (Urawa Reds)
MORISHIGE Masato (F.C. Tokyo)
OTA Kosuke (F.C. Tokyo)
UCHIDA Atsuto (FC Schalke 04/Germany)
YOSHIDA Maya (Southampton FC/England)
FUJIHARU Hiroki (Gamba Osaka)*
SAKAI Hiroki (Hannover 96/Germany)
SAKAI Gotoku (VfB Stuttgart/Germany)
SHOJI Gen (Kashima Antlers)
CHIBA Kazuhiko (Sanfrecce Hiroshima)**
SHIOTANI Tsukasa (Sanfrecce Hiroshima)**
SUZUKI Daisuke (Kashiwa Reysol)**
KURUMAYA Shintaro (Kawasaki Frontale)**
MF
KONNO Yasuyuki (Gamba Osaka)
HASEBE Makoto (Eintracht Frankfurt/Germany)
AOYAMA Toshihiro (Sanfrecce Hiroshima)
KAGAWA Shinji (Borussia Dortmund/Germany)
KIYOTAKE Hiroshi (Hannover 96/Germany)
YAMAGUCHI Hotaru (Cerezo Osaka)
SHIBASAKI Gaku (Kashima Antlers)
TAKAHAGI Yojiro (Western Sydney Wanderers /Australia)**
YONEMOTO Takuji (F.C. Tokyo)**
TANIGUCHI Shogo (Kawasaki Frontale)**
OMORI Kotaro (Gamba Osaka)**
FW
OKAZAKI Shinji (1.FSV Mainz 05/Germany)
HONDA Keisuke (AC Milan/Italy)
KOHROGI Shinzoh (Urawa Reds)
KOBAYASHI Yu (Kawasaki Frontale)
INUI Takashi (Eintracht Frankfurt/Germany)
NAGAI Kensuke (Nagoya Grampus)
OSAKO Yuya (1. FC KOLN/Germany)
USAMI Takashi (Gamba Osaka)
MUTO Yoshinori (F.C. Tokyo)
TOYODA Yohei (Sagan Tosu)**
KAWAMATA Kengo (Nagoya Grampus)**
KAKITANI Yoichiro (FC Basel 1893/Switzerland)**
* First international cap
** Backup members for this training camp
Player changes (3/23)
KOBAYASHI Yu
FW Club: Kawasaki Frontale Due to injury
KAWAMATA Kengo
FW Club:Nagoya Grampus DOB: 14 October 1989 183cm/74kg
International cap: 0 games/ 0 goal
Non-participation player (3/23)
NAGATOMO Yuto
DF Club: FC Internazionale/Italy
Reason: For focus on medical treatment and rehabilitation at the club
Sidelined player (3/24)
KOHROGI Shinzoh
FW Club: Urawa Reds
Reason: injury
*Note:No replacement to be called up.
Schedule
Mon. 23 March | PM | Training |
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Tue. 24 March | PM | Training |
Wed. 25 March | PM | Training |
Thu. 26 March | PM | Official practice |
Fri. 27 March | 19:30 | KIRIN CHALLENGE CUP 2015 v Tunisia National Team (Oita Stadiuam) |
Sat. 28 March | AM | Training |
Sun. 29 March | AM/PM | Training |
Mon. 30 March | AM/PM | Official practice |
Tue. 31 March | 19:25 | JAL CHALLENGE CUP 2015 v Uzbekistan National Team (Tokyo Stadium) |
KIRIN CHALLENGE CUP 2015
Fri. 27 March 2015
SAMURAI BLUE (Japan National Team) v Tunisia National Team
Oita Stadium, Kickoff 19:30/Open 16:30
TV Coverage: National live broadcasting on TBS Group
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JAL CHALLENGE CUP 2015
Tue. 31 March 2015
SAMURAI BLUE (Japan National Team) v Uzbekistan National Team
Tokyo Stadium, Kickoff 19:25/Open 16:25
TV Coverage: National live broadcasting on NTV Group
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