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football
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player.
Playing career
Known by the nickname 'Jumbo' due to his size he plays primarily as a target man striker, getting the majority of his goals with his head. Popular with fans and teammates during his career due to his entertaining personality he hosted a radio show while at his previous club
Avispa Fukuoka
is a Japanese professional football club, currently competing in the J1 League. The team is located in Hakata, Fukuoka. "Avispa" means "wasp" in Spanish. They were originally called Fujieda Blux and based in Fujieda, Shizuoka before moving t ...
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On 15 March 2019, Okubo joined Yokohama Fifty Club.
Club statistics
''Updated to 23 February 2021''.
[Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社]
"2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑"
10 February 2016, Japan, (p. 216 out of 289)
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1980 births
Living people
Komazawa University alumni
Association football people from Kanagawa Prefecture
Japanese footballers
J1 League players
J2 League players
J3 League players
Japan Football League players
Yokohama FC players
Sagawa Shiga FC players
Kashiwa Reysol players
Avispa Fukuoka players
Montedio Yamagata players
Tochigi SC players
Thespakusatsu Gunma players
Association football forwards
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