Australia
Graham Arnold – Sanfrecce Hiroshima – 1997-98
Matthew Bingley – JEF United Ichihara – 1998
1997 FIFA Confederations Cup player
Steve Corica – Sanfrecce Hiroshima – 2000-01
1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics player
2001 FIFA Confederations Cup player
Hayden Foxe – Sanfrecce Hiroshima – 1999-01
1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics player
Tony Popovic – Sanfrecce Hiroshima – 1997-01
1992 Summer Olympics player
2001 and 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup player
2006 FIFA World Cup player
Aurelio Vidmar – Sanfrecce Hiroshima – 1998-99
1996 Summer Olympics player
1997 FIFA Confederations Cup player
Ned Zelic – Kyoto Purple Sanga, Urawa Reds – 2002, 2002-03
1992 Summer Olympics player
1997 FIFA Confederations Cup player
Alvin Ceccoli – Avispa Fukuoka – 2007-present

China
Jia Xiuquan – Gamba Osaka – 1993
1988 Summer Olympics member
1984 AFC Asian Cup member

North Korea
Ahn Young-Hak – Albirex Niigata, Nagoya Grampus Eight – 2002-04, 2005
Kim Jong-Song – Jubilo Iwata, Consadole Sapporo – 1995, 1996
1992 AFC Asian Cup player
Lee Han-Jae – Sanfrecce Hiroshima – 2001-present
Ryan Yon-Gi – Vegalta Sendai – 2004-present
Ryang Gyu-Sa – Verdy Kawasaki – 2000

[edit] South Korea
Ahn Jung-Hwan – Shimizu S-Pulse, Yokohama F. Marinos – 2002-03, 2004-05
2004 AFC Asian Cup player
2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cup player
Choi Sung-Kuk – Kashiwa Reysol – 2005
2004 Summer Olympics player
Choi Sung-Yong – Vissel Kobe, Yokohama FC – 1999-00, 2006
1996 Summer Olympics player
2001 FIFA Confederations Cup player
1998 and 2002 FIFA World Cup player
Choi Tae-Uk – Shimizu S-Pulse – 2005
2004 Summer Olympics player
2002 FIFA World Cup player
Choi Yong-Soo – JEF United Ichihara, Kyoto Purple Sanga, Júbilo Iwata – 2001-03, 2004, 2005
1996 Summer Olympics player
2001 FIFA Confederations Cup player
1998 and 2002 FIFA World Cup player
Ha Seok-Ju – Cerezo Osaka, Vissel Kobe – 1998, 1998-00
1996 Summer Olympics player
2001 FIFA Confederations Cup player
1994 and 1998 FIFA World Cup player
Hong Myung-Bo – Bellmare Hiratsuka, Kashiwa Reysol – 1997-98, 1999-02
1996 and 2000 AFC Asian Cup player
2001 FIFA Confederations Cup player
1990, 1994, 1998 and 2002 FIFA World Cup player
Hwang Sun Hong – Cerezo Osaka, Kashiwa Reysol – 1998-99, 2000-02
1996 Summer Olympics player
2001 FIFA Confederations Cup player
1990, 1994, 1998 and 2002 FIFA World Cup player
Kim Do-Keun – Tokyo Verdy 1969, Cerezo Osaka – 2000-01, 2001
1998 FIFA World Cup player
Kim Dong Hyun – Oita Trinita – 2003
Ko Jong-Su – Kyoto Purple Sanga – 2003
2000 Summer Olympics player
2001 FIFA Confederations Cup player
1998 FIFA World Cup player
Noh Jung-Yoon – Cerezo Osaka, Avispa Fukuoka – 1999-00, 2001-02
1994 and 1998 FIFA World Cup player
Park Ji-Sung – Kyoto Purple Sanga – 2000-02
2000 Summer Olympics player
2004 AFC Asian Cup player
2001 FIFA Confederations Cup player
2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cup player
Yoo Sang-Chul – Yokohama F Marinos, Kashiwa Reysol, Yokohama F Marinos – 1999-00, 2001-02, 2003-04
2004 Summer Olympics player
2001 FIFA Confederations Cup player
1998 and 2002 FIFA World Cup player

[edit] Uzbekistan
Oleg Pashinin – Sanfrecce Hiroshima – 2001

[edit] CAF

[edit] Cameroon
Patrick Mboma – Gamba Osaka, Tokyo Verdy 1969, Vissel Kobe – 1997-98, 2003-04, 2004-05
2000 Summer Olympics player
1998, 2000, 2002, 2004 African Cup of Nations player
2001 FIFA Confederations Cup player
1998 and 2002 FIFA World Cup player
Michel Pensée – Sanfrecce Hiroshima – 2002
2001 FIFA Confederations Cup player
1998 FIFA World Cup player

[edit] Morocco
Abdeljalil Hadda – Yokohama F. Marinos – 2000
1998 and 2000 African Cup of Nations player
1998 FIFA World Cup player

[edit] Nigeria
Michael Obiku – Avispa Fukuoka – 1997-98
1988 Summer Olympics player
1988 African Cup of Nations player

[edit] CONCACAF

[edit] Canada
Issey Nakajima – Albirex Niigata – 2003

[edit] Costa Rica
Paulo Wanchope – FC Tokyo – 2007-present
2001 Copa América player
1998, 2000 and 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup player
2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cup player

[edit] El Salvador
Jaime Rodríguez – Yokohama Flugels – 1992-93
1982 FIFA World Cup player

[edit] Honduras
Saul Martinez – Omiya Ardija – 2006

[edit] Panama
Jorge Dely Valdés – Cerezo Osaka, Consadole Sapporo, Omiya Ardija, Kawasaki Frontale – 1995, 1997-98, 2001-02, 2003
2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup player

[edit] Trinidad and Tobago
Silvio Spann – Yokohama FC – 2005
2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup player

[edit] USA
Dan Calichman – Sanfrecce Hiroshima – 1992-93

[edit] CONMEBOL

[edit] Argentina
Ramón Medina Bello – Yokohama F. Marinos – 1993-96
1994 FIFA World Cup player
David Bisconti – Yokohama Marinos, Avispa Fukuoka, Sagan Tosu – 1993-97, 2000-02, 2002
Ramón Díaz – Yokohama Marinos – 1993-94
1982 FIFA World Cup player
Hugo Maradona – Avispa Fukuoka, Consadole Sapporo – 1996, 1997-98
Moner – Yokohama Flügels, Yokohama FC – 1993-95, 2002-03
Julio Hernan Rossi – Avispa Fukuoka – 1997
Pedro Troglio – Avispa Fukuoka – 1994-97
1990 FIFA World Cup player

[edit] Bolivia
Julio César Baldivieso – Yokohama Marinos – 1997-98
1997 Copa América player
1994 FIFA World Cup player

[edit] Brazil
Márcio Amoroso – Verdy Kawasaki – 1992-93
Clemerson de Araújo Soares – Shimizu S-Pulse, Gamba Osaka – 2004, 2005
Roberto Assis – Consadole Sapporo – 1999
Bebeto – Kashima Antlers – 2000
1988 and 1996 Summer Olympics player
1997 FIFA Confederations Cup player
1990, 1994 and 1998 FIFA World Cup player
Bismarck Barreto Faria – Verdy Kawasaki , Kashima Antlers, Vissel Kobe – 1993-96, 1997-01, 2003
1990 FIFA World Cup player
Careca – Kashiwa Reysol – 1993-96
1986 and 1990 FIFA World Cup player
Marcelinho Carioca – Gamba Osaka – 2002
Djalminha – Shimizu S-Pulse – 1995
Dudu Cearense – Kashiwa Reysol – 2004
2003 FIFA Confederations Cup player
Dunga – Jubilo Iwata – 1995-98
1984 Summer Olympics player
1997 FIFA Confederations Cup player
1990, 1994 and 1998 FIFA World Cup player
Antonio Monteiro Dutra – Yokohama F. Marinos – 2001-06
Edilson – Kashiwa Reysol – 1996-97, 2002-03
2002 FIFA World Cup player
Edmundo Alves de Souza Neto – Tokyo Verdy 1969, Urawa Reds – 2001-02, 2003
1998 FIFA World Cup player
Carlos Eduardo Marangon – Yokohama Flügels – 1993-94
Marcio Emerson Passos – Consadole Sapporo, Kawasaki Frontale, Urawa Reds – 2000, 2001, 2001-05
Fábio Júnior Pereira – Kashima Antlers – 2004
Gilberto Ribeiro Gonçalves – Tokyo Verdy 1969 – 2005
2003 FIFA Confederations Cup player
Jorginho – Kashima Antlers – 1995-98
1988 Summer Olympics player
1990 and 1994 FIFA World Cup player
Leonardo Nascimento de Araujo – Kashima Antlers – 1994-96
1997 FIFA Confederations Cup player
1994 and 1998 FIFA World Cup player
Luiz Carlos Bombonato Goulart – Nagoya Grampus Eight – 2005
1996 Summer Olympics player
2002 FIFA World Cup player
Magno Alves – Oita Trinita, Gamba Osaka – 2004-05, 2006-present
2001 FIFA Confederations Cup player
Magrão – Yokohama F. Marinos – 2005-06
Marques Batista de Abreu – Nagoya Grampus Eight, Yokohama F. Marinos – 2003-05, 2006-present
Carlos Mozer – Kashima Antlers – 1995-96
1990 FIFA World Cup player
Luiz Antônio da Costa – Kashiwa Reysol – 1995
1986, 1990 and 1994 FIFA World Cup player
Márcio Nobre – Kashiwa Reysol – 2003
Luiz Carlos Pereira – Verdy Kawasaki, Consadole Sapporo – 1992-95, 1996-98
Ramon Menezes Hubner – Tokyo Verdy 1969 – 2003
2001 FIFA Confederations Cup player
Gilmar Rinaldi – Cerezo Osaka – 1995-97
1984 Summer Olympics player
1994 FIFA World Cup player
Robert de Pinho de Souza – Kawasaki Frontale – 2003
Robert da Silva Almeida – Consadole Sapporo – 2003
2001 FIFA Confederations Cup player
Ronaldo Rodrigues de Jesus – Shimizu S-Pulse – 1994-95
1994 FIFA World Cup player
César Sampaio – Yokohama Flügels, Kashiwa Reysol, Sanfrecce Hiroshima – 1995-98, 2002, 2003-04
1997 FIFA Confederations Cup player
1998 FIFA World Cup player
Alcindo Sartori – Kashima Antlers, Verdy Kawasaki, Consadole Sapporo, Verdy Kawasaki – 1993-94, 1995, 1996, 1997
Paulo Silas – Kyoto Purple Sanga – 1998-99
Paulo César Tinga – Kawasaki Frontale – 1999-00
1986 and 1990 FIFA World Cup player
Ueslei Raimundo Pereira da Silva – Nagoya Grampus Eight, Sanfrecce Hiroshima – 2000-05, 2006-present
Valdo Filho – Nagoya Grampus Eight – 1997-98
1986 and 1990 FIFA World Cup player
Washington Stecanelo Cerqueira – Tokyo Verdy 1969, Urawa Reds – 2005, 2006-present
2001 FIFA Confederations Cup player
Will Robson Emilio Andrade – Oita Trinita, Consadole Sapporo, Yokohama F. Marinos, Consadole Sapporo, Oita Trinita – 1998-00, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2003
Antônio Carlos Zago – Kashiwa Reysol – 1996-97
Zico – Kashima Antlers – 1993-94
1978, 1982 and 1986 FIFA World Cup player
Crizam César de Oliveira Filho – Yokohama Flügels – 1995-97
1994 FIFA World Cup player

[edit] Colombia
Hermán Gaviria – Shonan Bellmare – 2001
1992 Summer Olympics player
1993, 1995 and 1997 Copa América player
1994 FIFA World Cup player
Everth Palacios – Shonan Bellmare, Kashiwa Reysol – 2001-04, 2004-05
1998 FIFA World Cup player
Hamilton Ricard – Shonan Bellmare – 2003
1997 and 1999 Copa América player
1998 FIFA World Cup player

[edit] Paraguay
Guido Alvarenga – Kawasaki Frontale – 2000
1992 Summer Olympics player
2001 Copa América player
2002 FIFA World Cup player
Raúl Vicente Amarilla – Yokohama Flügels – 1993-94
Francisco Arce – Gamba Osaka – 2003
1992 Summer Olympics player
1997 Copa América player
1998 and 2002 FIFA World Cup player
Richard Báez – Avispa Fukuoka – 1996-97
2002 FIFA World Cup player
Daniel Sanabria – Shonan Bellmare, Kyoto Purple Sanga – 2000, 2002
2001 Copa América player
2002 FIFA World Cup player
Santiago Salcedo – FC Tokyo – 2005-06

[edit] Peru
David Soria – Consadole Sapporo – 1996-97

[edit] Uruguay
Fernando Picun – Urawa Reds – 1999-00

[edit] OFC

[edit] New Zealand
Wynton Rufer – JEF United Ichihara – 1995-96
1982 FIFA World Cup player

[edit] UEFA

[edit] Albania
Rudi Vata – Yokohama FC – 2003

[edit] Austria
Michael Baur – Urawa Reds – 1997
1990 FIFA World Cup player
Mario Haas – JEF United Ichihara Chiba – 2005-06
1998 FIFA World Cup player
Ivica Vastic – Nagoya Grampus Eight – 2002-03
1998 FIFA World Cup player

[edit] Belarus
Serguei Aleinikov – Gamba Osaka – 1993-95
1988 and 1992 UEFA European Football Championship player
1986 and 1990 FIFA World Cup player

[edit] Belgium
Lorenzo Staelens – Oita Trinita – 2001
2000 UEFA European Football Championship player
1990, 1994 and 1998 FIFA World Cup player

[edit] Bosnia and Herzegovina
Alen Avdic – Avispa Fukuoka – 2002
Mirko Hrgovic – Gamba Osaka – 2001

[edit] Bulgaria
Hristo Stoichkov – Kashiwa Reysol – 1998-99
1996 UEFA European Football Championship player
1994 and 1998 FIFA World Cup player
Ilian Stoyanov – JEF United Ichihara Chiba – 2005-present
2004 UEFA European Football Championship player

[edit] Croatia
Igor Cvitanovic – Shimizu S-Pulse – 2002
1996 UEFA European Football Championship player
Goran Juric – Yokohama F. Marinos – 2000
1998 FIFA World Cup player
Tomislav Maric – Urawa Reds – 2005
Andrej Panadic – Nagoya Grampus Eight – 2002-04
1990 FIFA World Cup player

[edit] Czech Republic
Ivan Hašek – Sanfrecce Hiroshima, JEF United Ichihara – 1994-95, 1996-97
1990 FIFA World Cup player
Pavel Horváth – Vissel Kobe – 2004-06
2000 UEFA European Football Championship player

[edit] Denmark
Michael Laudrup – Vissel Kobe – 1996-97
1984, 1988 and 1996 UEFA European Football Championship player
1995 FIFA Confederations Cup player
1986 and 1998 FIFA World Cup player
Nielsen – Urawa Reds – 1996
1996 and 2000 UEFA European Football Championship player
2002 FIFA World Cup player

[edit] England
Gary Lineker – Nagoya Grampus Eight – 1993-94
1988 and 1992 UEFA European Football Championship player
1986 and 1990 FIFA World Cup player

[edit] France
Basile Boli – Urawa Reds – 1996-97
1992 UEFA European Football Championship player

[edit] Germany
Uwe Bein – Urawa Reds – 1994-97
1990 FIFA World Cup player
Guido Buchwald – Urawa Reds – 1994-97
1984 Summer Olympics player
1984, 1988 and 1992 UEFA European Football Championship player
1990 and 1994 FIFA World Cup player
Pierre Littbarski – JEF United Ichihara – 1993-95
1984 and 1988 UEFA European Football Championship player
1982, 1986 and 1990 FIFA World Cup player
Frank Ordenewitz – JEF United Ichihara – 1993-94
Uwe Rahn – Urawa Reds – 1993-94
1986 FIFA World Cup player
Michael Rummenigge – Urawa Reds – 1993-95

[edit] Italy
Daniele Massaro – Shimizu S-Pulse – 1995-96
1984 Summer Olympics player
1982 and 1994 FIFA World Cup player
Salvatore Schillaci – Jubilo Iwata – 1994-97
1990 FIFA World Cup player

[edit] Macedonia
Boban Babunski – Gamba Osaka – 1996-98
Goce Sedloski – Vegalta Sendai – 2004

[edit] Montenegro
Anto Drobnjak – Gamba Osaka – 1998-99
Željko Petrovic – Urawa Reds – 1998-00
1998 FIFA World Cup player

[edit] Netherlands
Hans Gillhaus – Gamba Osaka – 1995-96
1990 FIFA World Cup player
Pieter Huistra – Sanfrecce Hiroshima – 1995-96
John van Loen – Sanfrecce Hiroshima – 1995
1990 FIFA World Cup player
Gerald Vanenburg – Jubilo Iwata – 1993-96
1988 UEFA European Football Championship player
1990 FIFA World Cup player
Tarik Oulida – Nagoya Grampus Eight – 1998-02
Arno Van Zwam – Jubilo Iwata – 2000-03
Richard Witschge – Oita Trinita – 2004
1996 UEFA European Football Championship player
1990 FIFA World Cup player
Patrick Zwaanswijk – Oita Trinita – 2004-05

[edit] Norway
Frode Johnsen – Nagoya Grampus Eight – 2006-present
Tore Pedersen – Sanfrecce Hiroshima – 1994-95

[edit] Poland
Tomasz Frankowski – Nagoya Grampus Eight – 1996
Piotr Swierczewski – Gamba Osaka – 1998
1992 Summer Olympics player
2002 FIFA World Cup player

[edit] Portugal
Marco Ferreira – Yokohama Flugels – 1998
Paulo Futre – Yokohama Flugels – 1998
1986 FIFA World Cup player

[edit] Romania
Pavel Badea – Bellmare Hiratsuka, Kashiwa Reysol, Avispa Fukuoka – 1998-99, 1999, 2000-01
Cosmin Olaroiu – JEF United Ichihara – 2000
Gabriel Popescu – JEF United Ichihara – 2005
1998 FIFA World Cup player

[edit] Russia
Igor Lediakhov – Yokohama Flugels – 1998
1992 UEFA European Football Championship player
1994 FIFA World Cup player
Yuri Nikiforov – Urawa Reds – 2003-04
1996 UEFA European Football Championship player
1994 and 2002 FIFA World Cup player
Dmitri Radchenko – Jubilo Iwata – 1999-00
1994 FIFA World Cup player

[edit] Serbia
Nenad Ðordevic – JEF United Ichihara Chiba – 2007-present
2006 FIFA World Cup player
Dušan Petkovic – Yokohama F. Marinos – 1997-98
2006 FIFA World Cup player
Dragan Stojkovic – Nagoya Grampus Eight – 1994-01
1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics player
1984 and 2000 UEFA European Football Championship player
1990 and 1998 FIFA World Cup player

[edit] Slovakia
Lubomír Moravcík – JEF United Ichihara – 2002
1990 FIFA World Cup player
Marek Spilar – Nagoya Grampus Eight – 2006-present

[edit] Slovenia
Amir Karic – Gamba Osaka – 1997-98
2000 UEFA European Football Championship player
2002 FIFA World Cup player
Željko Milinovic – JEF United Ichihara – 2001-04
2000 UEFA European Football Championship player
2002 FIFA World Cup player

[edit] Spain
Aitor Beguiristain – Urawa Reds – 1997-99
1988 UEFA European Football Championship player
1994 FIFA World Cup player
Goikoetxea – Yokohama F. Marinos – 1998
1994 FIFA World Cup player
Julio Salinas – Yokohama F. Marinos – 1997-98
1988 and 1996 UEFA European Football Championship player
1986, 1990 and 1994 FIFA World Cup player

[edit] Switzerland
Thomas Bickel – Vissel Kobe – 1995-97
1994 FIFA World Cup player

[edit] Turkey
Ilhan Mansiz – Vissel Kobe – 2004
2002 FIFA World Cup player
Alpay Özalan – Urawa Reds – 2004-05
1996 and 2000 UEFA European Football Championship player
2003 FIFA Confederations Cup player
2002 FIFA World Cup player

[edit] Ukraine
Oleg Protasov – Gamba Osaka – 1994-95
1988 UEFA European Football Championship player
1986 and 1990 FIFA World Cup player

[edit] Wales
Mark Bowen – Shimizu S-Pulse – 1997

I seem to recall that there was an Indonesian international who played in Japan too. Ricky Yacobi, who was a striker. Can anyone provide more information?

You missed the Paraguayan player Derlis Florentín who played for Mito Hollyhock and Consadole Sapporo in 2005.

Robert Vancea from Romania played for JEF United in season 1999

[url="http://www.playerhistory.com/Default.aspx?page=player_details&playerID=32182"]Ian Crook[/url] Sanfrecce, 1997

[url="http://www.playerhistory.com/Default.aspx?page=player_details&playerID=14241"]Steven Tweed[/url] Yokohama, 2004-2006

[url="http://www.playerhistory.com/Default.aspx?page=player_details&playerID=104026"]Steve 'Pele' Paterson[/url] Yomiuri Nippon 1984-1986 (apparently the first Brit in Japan)

I took a look on the european players on this list [lots more are missing from it] and all are in our databse. I corrected and added some stats, however I can`t find them for these players, maybe you guys have more infos :

- Marco Ferreira – Yokohama Flugels [1998] [Loan ?]

- Tore Pedersen – Sanfrecce Hiroshima [1994]

- Steve `Pele` Paterson - Yomiuri Nippon [1984-1986] - First European In Japan

I`ll take a look on the other players on the list also the other foreigners from our database


Cheers, Alex

Here's a few more -

Ademir Santos (BRA) 87-91 Yamaha
Edwin Uehara (PER) 92-95 Urawa Reds
Jorge Kobayashi (BRA) 72-75, 80 Yomiuri
Nelson Yoshimura (BRA) 67-72 Yanmar Diesel
Ricardo Higa (BRA) ? Ryukyu FC
Ruy Ramos (BRA) 77-91 Yomiuri, 93-96 Verdy Kawasaki, 96 Kyoto Purple Sanga, 97-98 Verdy Kawasaki
Wagner Lopes (BRA) 87-92 Nissan FC, 93-94 Kashiwa, 95-96 Honda, 97-98 Bellmare, 99-00 Nagoya, 01 FC Tokyo, 02 Avispa

The guys in italics represented Japan at full international level - do you count them as foreigners?

Oh! One more,

Taiwan international goalkeeper Lu Kun-Chi, who joined Grulla Morioka for the 2007 season.