is a Japanese former. professional

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who played as a

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. He played for Japan national team.

Club career

Ogasawara was born in

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on April 5, 1979. After graduating from high school, he joined

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club

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in 1998. He debuted in April 1998 and played many matches as offensive midfielder from 1999. In 2000, he became a regular midfielder and Antlers won the champions all three major title in Japan;

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and

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first time in J1 League history. At Emperor's Cup Final, he scored two goals and contributed to won the champions. The club also won the champions 2001 J1 League for two years in a row. In

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at 2002 J.League Cup, he scored a winning goal and Antlers won the champions. He was also selected MVP award.Kashima Antlers
/ref> He was also selected Best Eleven award in J1 League for five years in a row (

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). In August 2006, Ogasawara moved to Italy and signed with

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club Messina Peloro on loan. However he could not play many matches. In July 2007, Ogasawara returned to Antlers. He played many matches as defensive midfielder and Antlers won the champions in

for the first time in six years. Antlers also won the champions in 2007 Emperor's Cup. Antlers won the champions in J1 League for three years in a row (

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). In 2009, he was selected MVP award. From 2010 season, Antlers won the champions 2010 Emperor's Cup,

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and 2015 J.League Cup. He was also MVP award in 2015 J.League Cup. In 2016, Antlers won the champions in

and qualified for 2016 Club World Cup as host country champions. At Club World Cup, he played three matches and won the second place. Antlers also won the champions in 2016 Emperor's Cup. From 2017, his opportunity to play decreased. In 2018, Antlers won the champions in

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first Asian title in the club history. He retired end of 2018 season.

International career

In April 1999, Ogasawara was selected Japan U-20 national team for 1999 World Youth Championship. At this tournament, he played all 7 matches as offensive midfielder and Japan won the 2nd place. On March 21, 2002, Ogasawara debuted for Japan national team under manager

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against

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.Japan National Football Team Database
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. He played a match against

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. Japan qualified to the knockout stage first time in Japan's history. After 2002 World Cup, Ogasawara played many matches as starting member under manager Zico. He was selected Japan for

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and 2004 Asian Cup. At 2004 Asian Cup, although he played only 2 matches, Japan won the champions. In 2005, he was selected Japan for 2005 Confederations Cup and played all 3 matches. In 2006, he was selected Japan for 2006 World Cup. Although he played 2 matches, Japan was eliminated in the group stages. After 2006 World Cup, Ogasawara was not selected Japan for generational change. In February 2010, he was selected Japan by manager

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. He played for Japan for the first time in 4 years. He played 55 games and scored 7 goals for Japan until 2010.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ogasawara goal.''

Honours

Kashima Antlers *

– 1998, 2000, 2001, 2007, 2008, 2009,

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– 2000, 2007, 2010,

– 2000, 2002, 2011, 2012, 2015 *

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– 1999, 2009, 2010,

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– 2003 *

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Japan *

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– 1999 (Runner-up) *

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– 2004 Individual * J.League Most Valuable Player – 2009 * Japanese Footballer of the Year – 2009 *

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– 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009 * J. League Cup MVP – 2002

References

External links

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Japan National Football Team Database
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