title: 1997 Cerezo Osaka season
text: # 1997 Cerezo Osaka season
  
  1997 Cerezo Osaka season
  
  ## Competitions
  
  | Competitions | Position |
  | - | - |
  | J.League | 11th / 17 clubs |
  | Emperor's Cup | 4th round |
  | J.League Cup | GL-C 3rd / 4 clubs |
  
  ## Player statistics
  
  | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | D.o.B. (Age) | Height / Weight | J.League | J.League | Emperor's Cup | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | J.League Cup | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | D.o.B. (Age) | Height / Weight | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
  | 1 | GK | | Jiro Takeda | (1972-09-18)September 18, 1972 (aged 24) | 178 cm / 76 kg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | 2 | DF | | Masanori Kizawa | (1969-06-02)June 2, 1969 (aged 27) | 170 cm / 62 kg | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
  | 3 | DF | | Hiroyuki Inagaki | (1970-04-24)April 24, 1970 (aged 26) | 176 cm / 78 kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
  | 4 | DF | | Jean | (1969-12-05)December 5, 1969 (aged 27) | 189 cm / 89 kg | 18 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 4 |
  | 5 | MF | | Kazunari Koga | (1972-04-17)April 17, 1972 (aged 24) | 176 cm / 71 kg | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
  | 6 | DF | | Katsuo Kanda | (1966-06-21)June 21, 1966 (aged 30) | 182 cm / 74 kg | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
  | 7 | MF | | Makoto Yonekura | (1970-12-28)December 28, 1970 (aged 26) | 176 cm / 69 kg | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 1 |
  | 8 | MF | | Hiroaki Morishima | (1972-04-30)April 30, 1972 (aged 24) | 168 cm / 62 kg | 21 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 12 |
  | 9 | FW | | Akinori Nishizawa | (1976-06-18)June 18, 1976 (aged 20) | 180 cm / 74 kg | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 10 |
  | 10 | MF | | Manoel | (1972-03-02)March 2, 1972 (aged 25) | 175 cm / 67 kg | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 3 |
  | 11 | FW | | Ko Jeong-woon | (1966-06-27)June 27, 1966 (aged 30) | 177 cm / 79 kg | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 6 |
  | 12 | MF | | Takayuki Yokoyama | (1972-12-22)December 22, 1972 (aged 24) | 171 cm / 65 kg | 30 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 12 |
  | 13 | DF | | Rikiya Kawamae | (1971-08-20)August 20, 1971 (aged 25) | 180 cm / 68 kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
  | 14 | DF | | Kazuhiro Murata | (1969-05-12)May 12, 1969 (aged 27) | 182 cm / 75 kg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
  | 15 | MF | | Katsuhiro Minamoto | (1972-07-02)July 2, 1972 (aged 24) | 176 cm / 70 kg | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
  | 16 | MF | | Toshihiro Uchida | (1972-08-12)August 12, 1972 (aged 24) | 174 cm / 72 kg | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
  | 17 | DF | | Shigeki Kurata | (1972-06-22)June 22, 1972 (aged 24) | 178 cm / 73 kg | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
  | 18 | MF | | Satoshi Kajino | (1965-11-09)November 9, 1965 (aged 31) | 177 cm / 71 kg | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
  | 19 | FW | | Tomotaka Fukagawa | (1972-07-24)July 24, 1972 (aged 24) | 180 cm / 72 kg | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 4 |
  | 20 | DF | | Yoshinari Hyakutake | (1977-11-21)November 21, 1977 (aged 19) | 181 cm / 80 kg | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
  | 21 | GK | | Gilmar | (1959-01-13)January 13, 1959 (aged 38) | 184 cm / 78 kg | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
  | 22 | GK | | Nobuhiro Takeda | (1965-03-22)March 22, 1965 (aged 31) | 180 cm / 75 kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
  | 23 | GK | | Seigo Shimokawa | (1975-11-17)November 17, 1975 (aged 21) | 183 cm / 75 kg | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
  | 24 | DF | | Kenichi Serata | (1973-10-20)October 20, 1973 (aged 23) | 177 cm / 70 kg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
  | 25 | FW | | Kiyoyasu Kato | (1974-04-16)April 16, 1974 (aged 22) | 182 cm / 70 kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
  | 26 | DF | | Masaru Hashiguchi | (1974-05-21)May 21, 1974 (aged 22) | 177 cm / 64 kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
  | | MF | | Naohiro Kitade | (1973-05-14)May 14, 1973 (aged 23) | 176 cm / 70 kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
  | | DF | | Takahiro Sasaki | (1974-09-25)September 25, 1974 (aged 22) | 180 cm / 76 kg | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 1 |
  | | MF | | Kazuo Shimizu | (1975-04-30)April 30, 1975 (aged 21) | 172 cm / 67 kg | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
  | | FW | | Shinichi Sato | (1975-09-14)September 14, 1975 (aged 21) | 174 cm / 72 kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
  | | MF | | Katsutoshi Domori | (1976-06-29)June 29, 1976 (aged 20) | 177 cm / 64 kg | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
  | | FW | | Taro Urabe | (1977-07-11)July 11, 1977 (aged 19) | 169 cm / 60 kg | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
  | | MF | | Tetsu Yamato | (1978-05-30)May 30, 1978 (aged 18) | 170 cm / 60 kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
  | | MF/FW | | Shingo Aino | (1978-07-23)July 23, 1978 (aged 18) | 167 cm / 57 kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
  | | FW | | Masaya Nishitani | (1978-09-16)September 16, 1978 (aged 18) | 170 cm / 62 kg | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
  | | MF | | Takashi Miyamoto | (1978-10-15)October 15, 1978 (aged 18) | 175 cm / 68 kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
  | | DF | | Masahide Kubo | (1978-12-16)December 16, 1978 (aged 18) | 165 cm / 58 kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
  | 27 | FW | | Claudinho † | (1967-04-19)April 19, 1967 (aged 29) | 180 cm / 72 kg | 16 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 10 |
  | 28 | MF | | Alex † | (1969-04-22)April 22, 1969 (aged 27) | 178 cm / 73 kg | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6 |
  | 21 | GK | | Takeaki Yuhara † | (1978-01-13)January 13, 1978 (aged 19) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
  | | GK | | Makoto Fukuyama † | no data | -cm / -kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
  
  * † player(s) joined the team after the opening of this season.
  
  ## Transfers
  
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 4 | DF | BRA | Jean Elias Peixoto (from Cruzeiro) |
  | 26 | DF | JPN | Masaru Hashiguchi (from Hannan University) |
  | — | DF | JPN | Takahiro Sasaki (from Waseda University) |
  | — | DF | JPN | Masahide Kubo (from Cerezo Osaka youth) |
  | 16 | MF | JPN | Toshihiro Uchida (from Nagoya Grampus Eight) |
  | — | MF | JPN | Tetsu Yamato (from Cerezo Osaka youth) |
  | — | MF | JPN | Shingo Aino (from Cerezo Osaka youth) |
  | — | MF | JPN | Takashi Miyamoto (from Cerezo Osaka youth) |
  | 11 | FW | KOR | Ko Jeong-woon (from Ilhwa Cheonan) |
  | 25 | FW | JPN | Kiyoyasu Kato (from Hannan University) |
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | — | GK | JPN | Shinji Yamasaki |
  | — | DF | JPN | Akimasa Tsukamoto (to Sagan Tosu) |
  | — | DF | JPN | Masato Otake |
  | — | DF | JPN | Taku Watanabe (to Consadole Sapporo) |
  | — | DF | JPN | Koji Yamaguchi |
  | — | DF | JPN | Takahiro Hatakeda |
  | — | MF | BRA | Marquinhos |
  | — | MF | JPN | Mitsuhiro Misaki |
  | — | MF | JPN | Toru Kishimoto |
  | — | MF | JPN | Takashi Yamahashi (to Consadole Sapporo) |
  | — | MF | JPN | Tatsuya Kojima |
  | — | | BRA | Narcizio |
  | — | | BRA | Guga |
  
  ## Transfers during the season
  
  ### In
  
  * Claudinho (on July)
  * Alex Lopes de Nascimento (on July)
  * Takeaki Yuhara (on July)
  * Makoto Fukuyama (on July)
  
  ### Out
  
  * Shinichi Sato (loan to Sagan Tosu on January)
  * Gilmar (on July)
  * Manoel (to Botafogo on July)
  
  ## Awards
  
  none
  
  