Nissan FC
All Japan Senior Cup: 1976
Japan Soccer League: (2) 1988\/1989, 1989\/90
JSL Cup: (3) 1988, 1989, 1990
Emperor's Cup: (5) 1983, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1991
Asian Cup Winners Cup: (1) 1991\/92
Yokohama Marinos
J. League 1st stage: (1) 1995
J. League championship: (1) 1995
Asian Cup Winners Cup: (1) 1992\/93
J League Runners Up: (1) 2008\/09
Yokohama F•Marinos
J. League 1st stage: (3) 2000, 2003, 2004
J. League 2nd stage: (1) 2003
J. League Championship: (2) 2003, 2004
J. League Cup: (1) 2001 <\/P>","2210DCFB4B70D5C2283BA211E9A76EA6":"
The left-sided attacker burst onto the Australian football scene as a 17-year-old in 1996 and is arguably the most well-known Australian player of all-time. Mostly operates on the left side of midfield but he has also been used a striker. The technically gifted Kewell loves to take on defenders and provides the team with a genuine x-factor.<\/P>
An extensive injury tally over the years has taken its toll on Kewell who has perhaps lost some acceleration off the mark. Now 31, he remains a key player for Australia not only for his on-field contribution but as a group leader with Kewell appointed captain by coach Pim Verbeek for several matches in Lucas Neill’s absence, including for the key FIFA World Cup™ qualifier against Asian champions Iraq. Kewell literally rising to the occasion by heading home the only goal of that match to secure an important 1-0 win en route to the second and final stage of qualification. Kewell scoring three goals during the qualification campaign across nine matches.<\/P>
Club commitments and unavailability meant international appearances were relatively sparse early in his career and despite his pedigree Kewell played just 19 matches in his first ten years in the Socceroo shirt. However Kewell has rarely missed a match since the 2006 FIFA World Cup playing in the 2007 AFC Asian Cup and in numerous friendly matches.<\/P>
Kewell has achieved much with the green and gold dating back to a goal in each leg of the France 1998 play-off against Iran from a then precocious teenager. An extra-time winner in the semi-final of the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup was another milestone though injury forced Kewell to miss the 2000 Olympic Football Tournament in his hometown, plus the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup. An inspired performance in the famous play-off victory against Uruguay in 2005 was followed by Kewell scoring the equaliser against Croatia in the final group match at Germany 2006 which allowed Australia to reach the knockout stage for the first time. After playing in all three group matches Kewell missed the Round of 16 match against Italy with a foot ailment.<\/P>
Hailing from western Sydney, Kewell landed a contract at Leeds United when just 16 and he quickly established himself in the first team, briefly as a left full-back, before taking the more advanced role for which he is best known. Kewell was part of a young Leeds side that also featured Australia striker Mark Viduka and which moved rapidly up the pecking order of English football culminating in an UEFA Champions League semi-final appearance in 2001.<\/P>
A move to Liverpool followed in 2003 but after a good start to his Anfield career, Kewell was blighted by groin and ankle injuries curtailing his game time and effectiveness with the Reds. Though helping the side to a number of trophies Kewell moved outside England for the first time when joining Turkish giants Galatasaray in 2008.<\/P>
A strong start in Istanbul reinvigorated Kewell and he enjoyed a prolific season despite a hernia injury. A similarly strong start to the most recent season in Turkey was once again halted by a lengthy injury absence, this time due to a groin problem. It remains to be seen whether the lack of game time leading into South Africa 2010 hinders Kewell’s output.<\/P>","A09213A762233EEF":"Yokohama","2B4ACB3EB27556A3FE660F17C4669146":"Yokohama F Marinos","2B1A74B80063A830":"1","8C128606F1271EBD3FC32654DF08FF79":"Yokohama Marinos MM21 Training Center, 6-2, Minatomirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama City, Kanagawa 220-0012","51AE3EEB542020D34C08128CD3C01E6B88EB69E1589159EB":"1972","E17A5F6F92350E090E8BE67DDCE16BA0":"
Yokohama F•Marinos is a Japanese football team which participates in the fully professional J. League Division 1; the top Japanese professional football league. Having won the J-League title three times and finished second twice, they are one of the most successful J-League clubs. The team are based in Yokohama and were founded as the company team of Nissan Motors. The club was formed by the merger of Yokohama Marinos and Yokohama Flügels in 1999. The current name is intended to reflect both Marinos and Flügels. The team name Marinos means "sailors" in Spanish. Yokohama F•Marinos are the longest serving team in the top flight of Japanese football having played at the top level since 1982.<\/P>
In 1973, the team started as the Nissan Motors F.C. based in Yokohama, and were promoted to the Japan Soccer League Division 2 in 1976. They took necessary steps like building a friendly relationship with local high schools and universities and starting junior teams for school kids to be a winning team. Under the first paid or professional team manager in Japan Shu Kamo, the team won championships in 1988 and 1989 as well as the JSL Cup and Emperor's Cup winning all three major tournaments in Japan at that time.<\/P>
In 1991, it was one of the founding members of the J. League. In 1998, after losing one of their primary sponsors, it was announced that crosstown rivals Yokohama Flügels would merge with Marinos. Since then, an F was added to the name to represent the Flügels half of the club. Many Flügels fans rejected the merger, rather believing their club to have been dissolved into Marinos. As a result, they refused to follow F. Marinos and instead created Yokohama FC, F. Marinos' new crosstown rivals. In 2010, Shunsuke Nakamura made a come-back to Yokohama F•Marinos.<\/P>
The team's home stadiums are Nissan Stadium, otherwise know as International Stadium Yokohama, and Mitsuzawa Stadium. However, the squad trains in the newly constructed Marinos Town in the Minato Mirai area of Yokohama.<\/P>","6CBD8279C339CCCF54A0D29E3D6C8EB5FF3529A25124E9FE":"1","76A6191E4A1B10776555B78F436CE4D1":"
Other Rep Honours: U\/20 - 1997 World Youth Championship qualifiers
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