J1 League – Page 13 – J.League Regista

Lost Treasures – Márcio Richardes

One great season to feature in the Best XI, but it was just a sparkle in the dark. In the fourth episode of this column, we remember a classy Brazilian in Niigata.

Blanklisted – Riku Matsuda

With J. League Stats (@J1tokei on Twitter), we looked out for the underrated gems of J1. First up is the right-back from Cerezo Osaka.

The prodigal son

Hayato Nakama grew up in Reysol’s youth sector, but he played almost a decade in J2 before coming home. Now it’s his time to shine.

Lost Treasures – Hiroyuki Taniguchi

One great season to feature in the Best XI, but it was just a sparkle in the dark. In the third episode of this column, we talk about a midfielder who ignited Kawasaki Frontale.

J. Legacy – The neighbors: South Korea

J. League developed through the football movements which left a mark on it. South Korea gave a lot to the Japanese championship.

J. Legacy – Dragan Stojković

J. League developed through the football movements which left a mark on it. Yugoslavia gifted Japan with one of their finest players.

J. Legacy – Joshua Kennedy

J. League developed through the football movements which left a mark on it. Australia brought their best with a striker in Nagoya.

J. Legacy – Guido Buchwald

J. League developed through the football movements which left a mark on it. Germany had the man who stopped Maradona.

J. Legacy – Marquinhos

J. League developed through the football movements which left a mark on it. Brazil had their best representative in a former truck driver.

Better together

After bringing Vissel to their best season-ever, Nelsinho got sacked and his adventure in Japan seemed over… until Kashiwa Reysol came along to form a renewed partnership.