Shinji Jojo
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| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | August 28, 1977 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Hamura, Tokyo, Japan | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 1993–1995 | Funabashi High School | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1996–2003 | Urawa Reds | 80 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2002 | →Albirex Niigata | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2004–2006 | Shonan Bellmare | 74 | (0) | |||||||||||
| Total | 155 | (2) | ||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1997 | Japan U-20 | 5 | (2) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Shinji Jojo (城定 信次, Jojo Shinji; born August 28, 1977) is a former Japanese football player.
Jojo was born in Hamura on August 28, 1977. After graduating from high school, he joined the Urawa Reds in 1996. In 1997, he played several matches as left side midfielder and left side back. However, he did not play as much in 2000. He moved to Albirex Niigata on loan in September 2002 and he returned to the Urawa Reds in 2003. However, he did not play much. He moved to Shonan Bellmare in 2004. He played often as left side back. He retired at the end of the 2006 season.
National team career
In June 1997, Jojo was selected by the Japan U-20 national team for the 1997 World Youth Championship. In that tournament, he played full-time in all five matches as left side midfielder and scored two goals.
