Ryo Kushino (櫛野 亮, Kushino Ryo, born March 3, 1979) is a former Japanese football player.

Ryo Kushino
櫛野 亮
Personal information
Full name Ryo Kushino
Date of birth (1979-03-03) March 3, 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Japan
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1994–1996 Ozu High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2013 JEF United Chiba 182 (0)
2007Nagoya Grampus Eight (loan) 6 (0)
Total 188 (0)
Medal record
JEF United Chiba
Winner J.League Cup 2005
Winner J.League Cup 2006
Runner-up J.League Cup 1998
Representing  Japan
AFC U-19 Championship
Silver medal – second place 1998 Thailand
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

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Kushino was born in Kumamoto on March 3, 1979. After graduating from high school, he joined the J1 League club JEF United Ichihara (later JEF United Chiba) in 1997. However he did not play in any matches, as all play time was assigned to Japan national team goalkeeper Kenichi Shimokawa until 1999. From 2000, he became a regular goalkeeper. However he was injured in August 2005 and he lost his regular position to Tomonori Tateishi. Although he did not play much in any league competition, he played in many matches in the J.League Cup and the club won the championships in 2005 and 2006 J.League Cup. In 2007, he moved to Nagoya Grampus Eight on loan. However he did not play much, as he was second to Japan national team goalkeeper Seigo Narazaki. In 2008, he returned to JEF United. However he was second string to the young goalkeeper Masahiro Okamoto and the club was relegated to the J2 League in 2010. He played often as a regular goalkeeper in 2010, but did not play much in 2011. He retired at the end of the 2013 season.

Club statistics

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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
1997 JEF United Ichihara J1 League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1999 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 14 0 3 0 1 0 18 0
2001 21 0 0 0 6 0 27 0
2002 23 0 3 0 5 0 31 0
2003 30 0 3 0 3 0 36 0
2004 29 0 1 0 6 0 36 0
2005 JEF United Chiba J1 League 22 0 1 0 5 0 28 0
2006 0 0 0 0 8 0 8 0
2007 Nagoya Grampus Eight J1 League 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
2008 JEF United Chiba J1 League 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
2009 11 0 0 0 2 0 13 0
2010 J2 League 22 0 1 0 - 23 0
2011 0 0 0 0 - 0 0
2012 9 0 0 0 - 9 0
2013 0 0 0 0 - 0 0
Total 188 0 13 0 36 0 237 0

References

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  1. ^ Ryo Kushino at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
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