Alessandro Santos, often known as Alex, is a former footballer who was born in Brazil and became a Japanese citizen who made 82 appearances for the Japan national team.
Captain Tsubasa is a Japanese manga series, originally created by Yōichi Takahashi in 1981. The series mainly revolves around the sport of association football focusing on Tsubasa Oozora. The series is characterized by dynamic and exciting football moves, often stylish and implausible. The plot focuses on Tsubasa's relationship with his friends, rivalry with his opponents, training, competition and the action and outcome of each football match. Across the multiple Captain Tsubasa mangas, the plot shows Tsubasa's and his friends' growth as they face new rivals. Takahashi decided to create Captain Tsubasa inspired by 1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina.
Tsubasa is a unisex Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
Daisuke Saito is a former Japanese football player.
Kota Sugawara is a Japanese football player who played for Kochi United SC of the Shikoku Soccer League, scoring a record 49 goals in 3 seasons.
Sho Matsumoto is a Japanese football player who plays for Kochi United SC.
Igosso Kōchi was a football (soccer) club based in Kōchi, the capital city of Kōchi Prefecture of Japan. They played in the Shikoku Adult League. The club was known as Nangoku Kōchi F.C. (南国高知FC). In December 2013 the club name changed to Igosso Kōchi. In January 2016 they came to an agreement with neighbouring club Kōchi U Torastar FC to form a club to represent Kōchi Prefecture in the J.League. In February 2016, the two clubs established Kōchi United SC.
Kōchi United Sports Club, is a football club based in Kōchi, the capital city of Kōchi Prefecture in Japan. They played in the Shikoku Soccer League, one of the Japanese Regional Leagues from 2016–2019, winning it three times in a row from 2017–19. In 2019 they finished 2nd in the Japanese Regional Football League Competition, earning promotion to the Japan Football League for the 2020 season.
Tsubasa Nihei is a Japanese football player.
Tsubasa Suzuki is a Japanese football player for Nara Club.
Takunosuke Funakawa is a Japanese footballer who played for Blaublitz Akita and as of 2018 plays for Kochi United SC of the Shikoku Soccer League.
Park Ri-ki is a Korean football player. He currently plays for Kochi United SC of the Shikoku Soccer League.
Kenichiro Hirata is a Japanese football player. He plays for Kochi United SC.
Ryuya Motoda is a Japanese footballer. He is a midfielder.
Tsubasa Sano is a Japanese footballer. He is a forward for Nagano Parceiro.
Hiroki Okuda is a Japanese football player. He plays for Tegevajaro Miyazaki.
Kiyoshiro Tsuboi is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for Kochi United SC, on loan from Tokushima Vortis.
The 2020 Emperor's Cup will be the 100th edition of the annual Japanese national football cup tournament. The tournament, originally scheduled to begin on 23 May, was rescheduled to begin on 16 September and to end with the final on 1 January 2021 at the National Stadium.
The 2020 Japan Football League is the eight season of the fourth tier in Japanese football, and the 22nd season since the establishment of Japan Football League.
