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unusual facts about J. League Division 1



2012 Cerezo Osaka season

The 2012 Cerezo Osaka season is Cerezo Osaka's 3rd consecutive season, 14th season overall in J. League Division 1 and 40th overall in the Japanese top flight.

2012 Consadole Sapporo season

The 2012 Consadole Sapporo season is Consadole Sapporo's 1st season in J. League Division 1 since 2008, hence the club's 8th overall in the top flight.

Anderson Patric Aguiar Oliveira

Anderson Patric Aguiar Oliveira (born 26 July 1987 in Macapá) is an Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Ventforet Kofu in the J. League Division 1.

Dejan Jakovic

Dejan Jakovic Dejan Jaković; born 16 July 1985 in Karlovac) is a Canadian international soccer player who currently plays for Shimizu S-Pulse in J. League Division 1.

Hugo Alcântara

Before the season started, however, he left the club, in the aftermath of the earthquake in Japan.

Ibrahim Tanko

On 1 July 2007, Tanko was named assistant coach for Freiburg's reserves, leaving after 18 months, together with Karsten Neitzel, to J. League's Urawa Red Diamonds, in the same capacity, as he rejoined former Freiburg boss Volker Finke.

Khalid Hamdaoui

Among Hamdaoui's colleagues in the Japanese team was the well-known Brazilian star Edmundo, who signed for Tokyo Verdy 1969 during the 2001 J. League Division 1 mid-season transfer window.

Marco Ferreira

In 1998 he moved to Atlético Madrid B, but only lasted a few months in Spain, finishing the season at Yokohama Flügels in the J. League Division 1.

Masahiro Kaneko

Masahiro Kaneko (金子 昌広, born 2 February 1991 in Saitama) is an Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ventforet Kofu in the J. League Division 1.


see also

Dženan Radončić

Dženan Radončić (Cyrillic: Џенан Радончић; born 2 August 1983 in Plav) is a Montenegrin football player playing for Shimizu S-Pulse in Japan's J.League Division 1 (J1).