Shuhei Terada

Shuhei Terada (寺田 周平, Terada Shuhei, born June 23, 1975) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.

Shuhei Terada
寺田 周平
Personal information
Full name Shuhei Terada
Date of birth (1975-06-23) June 23, 1975
Place of birth Mie, Japan
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1991–1993 Kanagawa Yokosuka High School
1994–1997 Tokai University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2010 Kawasaki Frontale 191 (8)
Total 191 (8)
National team
2008–2009 Japan 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Terada started playing football at the junior youth setup of Japan Soccer League side Nissan Motors (current Yokohama F. Marinos). Then he played for and was educated at Yokosuka High School and Tokai University. At the university, he contribute to the Japan team winning the 1995 Summer Universiade held in Fukuoka. After the graduation, he nearly signed with Yokohama Marinos but the club pulled out when a problem was found in his neck at the medical check.

After spending a year unattached, he signed with J2 League side Kawasaki Frontale in 1999 as an anchoring midfielder. He immediately became a regular starter and contributed to the club winning the J2 Championship. In May 2000, he damaged his knee ligament that, along with other injuries, sidelined him for two and half years.

He was converted to a central defender and established himself as a linchpin of the Kawasaki defence.

He retired from the game at the end of the 2010 season.

National team career

Terada earned his first international cap on May 27, 2008 in a friendly against Paraguay. Being 32 years and 339 days old, he became the fourth eldest to make a national team debut for Japan. He also played at 2010 World Cup qualification and 2011 Asian Cup qualification. He played 6 games for Japan until 2009.[1]

Club statistics
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Asia Total
1999Kawasaki FrontaleJ2 League1204020-180
2000J1 League810020-101
2001J2 League000000-00
20024100--41
20033040--70
200433231--363
2005J1 League2622063-345
20062202070-310
2007291404070441
20082111031-252
2009230304061361
20101001100-111
Career total 191824228413125615

National team statistics

[1]

Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
200840
200920
Total60

National team career statistics

Appearances in major competitions
Team Competition Category Appearances Goals Team Record
Start Sub
 Japan2010 FIFA World Cup QualificationSenior100
 Japan2011 AFC Asian Cup qualificationSenior200

References
  1. Japan National Football Team Database


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