Aya Shimokozuru
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aya Shimokozuru | ||
| Date of birth | 7 June 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Nagaokakyo, Kyoto, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Matsushita Electric Panasonic Bambina | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2004 | Speranza FC Takatsuki | 63 | (5) |
| 2005–2008 | Tasaki Perule FC | 77 | (4) |
| 2009 | Speranza FC Takatsuki | 14 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | TEPCO Mareeze | 18 | (3) |
| 2012–2013 | Vegalta Sendai | 35 | (7) |
| Total | 207 | (20) | |
| National team | |||
| 2004–2008 | Japan | 28 | (0) |
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Honours | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Aya Shimokozuru (下小鶴 綾, Shimokozuru Aya, born 7 June 1982) is a former Japanese football player. She played for Japan national team.
Club career[]
Shimokozuru was born in Nagaokakyo on 7 June 1982. In 1999, she joined Matsushita Electric Panasonic Bambina (later Speranza FC Takatsuki) from youth team. In 2005, she graduated from Kansai University and moved to Tasaki Perule FC. She was selected Best Eleven in 2005, 2006. However, in 2008, the club was disbanded due to financial strain and she retired. In May 2009, she came back at Speranza FC Takatsuki. In 2010, she moved to TEPCO Mareeze. However, the club was disbanded for Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in 2011. She moved to new club Vegalta Sendai and played as captain. She retired end of 2013 season.
National team career[]
In April 2004, Shimokozuru was selected Japan national team for 2004 Summer Olympics qualification. At this competition, on 18 April, she debuted against Vietnam. She was a member of Japan for 2004 Summer Olympics. She also played at 2006, 2008 Asian Cup and 2006 Asian Games. She played 28 games for Japan until 2008.[1]
National team statistics[]
| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2004 | 10 | 0 |
| 2005 | 5 | 0 |
| 2006 | 11 | 0 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 28 | 0 |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Japan Football Association(in Japanese)
External links[]
- Aya Shimokozuru – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Aya Shimokozuru at WorldFootball.net
- Aya Shimokozuru at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- http://www.gettyimages.ae/photos/aya-shimokozuru?excludenudity=true&sort=mostpopular&mediatype=photography&phrase=aya%20shimokozuru
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- 1982 births
- Living people
- Kansai University alumni
- Association football people from Kyoto Prefecture
- Japanese women's footballers
- Japan women's international footballers
- Olympic footballers of Japan
- Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Asian Games medalists in football
- Footballers at the 2006 Asian Games
- Women's association football defenders
- Asian Games silver medalists for Japan
- Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games
- Japanese women's football biography stubs
- Japanese football defender, 1980s birth stubs