What is Ryūji Bando?
{{Infobox football biography |name=Ryuji Bando |image= |image_size= |caption= |fullname=Ryuji Bando |birth_date={{Birth date and age|1979|8|2}} |birth_place=[[Himeji, Hyogo|Himeji]], [[Hyogo Prefecture|Hyogo]], [[Japan]] |death_date= |death_place= |height={{Height|m=1.71}} |position=[[Forward]] |currentclub= |clubnumber= |youthyears1=1995–1997|youthclubs1=[[Kotogaoka High School]] |years1=1998–1999|clubs1=[[Gamba Osaka]]|caps1=34|goals1=3 |years2=2000–2001|clubs2=[[Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo|Consadole Sapporo]]|caps2=57|goals2=24 |years3=2002–2005|clubs3=[[Vissel Kobe]]|caps3=99|goals3=30 |years4=2006–2009|clubs4=[[Gamba Osaka]]|caps4=97|goals4=28 |years5=2010–2013|clubs5=[[Cerezo Osaka]]|caps5=56|goals5=17 |years6=2013–2014|clubs6=[[Sagan Tosu]]|caps6=11|goals6=0 |years7=2015–2017|clubs7=[[Omiya Ardija]]|caps7=23|goals7=5 |years8=2018|clubs8=[[FC Ryukyu]]|caps8=19|goals8=2 |totalcaps=396|totalgoals=109 |nationalyears1=1999|nationalteam1=[[Japan national football team|Japan]]|nationalcaps1=5|nationalgoals1=0 |nationalyears2=2006–2008|nationalteam2=[[Japan national football team|Japan]]|nationalcaps2=7|nationalgoals2=2 |manageryears1=|managerclubs1= |medaltemplates= {{Medal|Team|[[Gamba Osaka]]}} {{Medal|W|[[AFC Champions League]]|2008}} {{Medal|W|[[J.League Cup]]|2007}} {{Medal|W|[[Emperor's Cup]]|2008}} {{Medal|W|[[Emperor's Cup]]|2009}} {{Medal|RU|[[Emperor's Cup]]|2006}} {{Medal|Country|{{Fb|JPN}}}} {{Medal|Competition|[[FIFA U-20 World Cup]]}} {{Medal|S|[[1999 FIFA World Youth Championship|1999 Nigeria]]|}} {{Medal|Competition|[[AFC U-20 Asian Cup]]}} {{Medal|S|[[1998 AFC Youth Championship|1998 Thailand]]|}} }} {{Nihongo|'''Ryuji Bando'''|播戸 竜二|Bando Ryuji|born August 2, 1979}} is a former [[Japan]]ese [[Association football|football]] player. He played for the [[Japan national football team|Japan national team]]. ==Biography== Bando was born in [[Himeji, Hyogo|Himeji]] on August 2, 1979. After graduating from [[Kotogaoka High School]], he joined [[J1 League]] club [[Gamba Osaka]] in 1998. He played many ma