Japan Players in the 2006 Soccer World Cup

Information about the complete roster of Japan National Soccer Team in the Germany 2006 World Cup with players, jersey numbers, position on the field, DOB, club and coach

Complete list of players from Japan roster in the 2006 FIFA Soccer World Cup:

Goalkeepers

Jersey Player
DOB
Height
Club
(DOB/Height/Club)
1 Seigo Narazaki
Apr 15, 1976
6' 1" / 1.86 m
Nagoya Grampus Eight (JPN)
12 Yoichi Doi
Jul 25, 1973
6' 0" / 1.84 m
FC Tokyo (JPN)
23 Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
Aug 15, 1975
5' 10" / 1.80 m
Jubilo Iwata (JPN)

Defenders

Jersey Player
DOB
Height
Club
(DOB/Height/Club)
2 Teruyuki Moniwa
Sep 08, 1981
5' 11" / 1.81 m
FC Tokyo (JPN)
3 Yuichi Komano
Jul 25, 1981
5' 7" / 1.71 m
Sanfrecce Hiroshima (JPN)
5 Tsuneyasu Miyamoto
Feb 07, 1977
5' 9" / 1.76 m
Gamba Osaka (JPN)
6 Koji Nakata
Jul 09, 1979
5' 11" / 1.82 m
Basel (SUI)
14 Alessandro Santos
Jul 20, 1977
5' 10" / 1.78 m
Urawa Reds (JPN)
19 Keisuke Tsuboi
Sep 16, 1979
5' 10" / 1.79 m
Urawa Reds (JPN)
21 Akira Kaji
Jan 13, 1980
5' 9" / 1.77 m
Gamba Osaka (JPN)
22 Yuji Nakazawa
Feb 25, 1978
6' 1" / 1.87 m
Yokohama F Marinos (JPN)

Midfielders

Jersey Player
DOB
Height
Club
(DOB/Height/Club)
4 Yasuhito Endo
Jan 28, 1980
5' 10" / 1.78 m
Gamba Osaka (JPN)
7 Hidetoshi Nakata
Jan 22, 1977
5' 8" / 1.75 m
Bolton Wanderers (ENG)
8 Mitsuo Ogasawara
Apr 05, 1979
5' 8" / 1.73 m
Kashima Antlers (JPN)
10 Shunsuke Nakamura
Jun 24, 1978
5' 10" / 1.78 m
Celtic (SCO)
15 Takashi Fukunishi
Sep 01, 1976
5' 11" / 1.81 m
Jubilo Iwata (JPN)
17 Junichi Inamoto
Sep 18, 1979
5' 11" / 1.81 m
West Bromwich Albion (ENG)
18 Shinji Ono
Sep 27, 1979
5' 8" / 1.75 m
Urawa Reds (JPN)

Forwards

Jersey Player
DOB
Height
Club
(DOB/Height/Club)
9 Naohiro Takahara
Jun 04, 1979
5' 10" / 1.80 m
Hamburger SV (GER)
11 Seiichiro Maki
Aug 07, 1980
6' 0" / 1.84 m
JEF United Chiba (JPN)
13 Atsushi Yanagisawa
May 27, 1977
5' 9" / 1.77 m
Kashima Antlers (JPN)
16 Masashi Oguro
May 04, 1980
5' 9" / 1.77 m
Grenoble (FRA)
20 Keiji Tamada
Apr 11, 1980
5' 8" / 1.73 m
Nagoya Grampus Eight (JPN)

Coach

Zico

Total Players in Japan Roster: 23