is a former

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ese

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player. He who is the currently goalkeeper coach for

Club career

Shimoda was born in

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on 28 November 1975. After graduating from high school, he joined

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in 1994. He did not play many matches until the mid 1990s, as he was behind

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and

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. Kawano left the club in 1997 and Maekawa was injured in 1998; Shimoda then became a regular goalkeeper in 1998. Although he played as the regular goalkeeper until 2007, he sustained a knee injury that same year. He did not play from 2008 and retired at the end of the 2010 season.

National team career

In April 1995, Shimoda was selected to the Japan U-20 national team for the 1995 World Youth Championship. He played two matches including the quarterfinal. In July 1996, he was also selected to the Japan U-23 national team for the

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. However he did not play in any matches behind

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. Although Japan won two matches, Japan exited in the first round. At this time, Japan beat

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in the first game. It was known as the "Miracle of Miami" ( マイアミの奇跡) in Japan. On 31 March 1999, Shimoda debuted for the Japan national team against

.Japan National Football Team Database
/ref> He was also selected by Japan for the

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. Although he did not play in any matches, Japan won the tournament.

Club statistics

National team statistics

National team

(Champions)

National team Career Stats

Appearances in Major Competitions

References

External links

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Japan National Football Team Database
* 1975 births Living people Association football people from Hiroshima Prefecture Japanese footballers Japan youth international footballers Japan international footballers J1 League players J2 League players Sanfrecce Hiroshima players Footballers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers of Japan 2000 AFC Asian Cup players AFC Asian Cup-winning players Association football goalkeepers {{Japan-footy-goalkeeper-stub