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Japan Futsal National Team squad, schedule - Europe tour (3/25-4/8)
17 March 2017

Staff
Coach: Bruno GARCIA (JFA National Coahing Staff)
Assistant Coach: SUZUKI Ryuji (JFA National Coahing Staff)
GK Coach: UCHIYAMA Keitaro (FUGADOR SUMIDA)
Physical Coach: SHIMOJI Tatsuaki (SHRIKER OSAKA)
Squad
GK
2 PIRES Higor (PESCADOLA MACHIDA)
1 SEKIGUCHI Yushi (NAGOYA OCEANS)
12 UEHARA Takuya (Shonan Bellmare)
FP
9 MORIOKA Kaoru (PESCADOLA MACHIDA)
6 OSODO Nobuya (SHRIKER OSAKA)
14 NISHITANI Ryosuke (FUGADOR SUMIDA)
13 WATANABE Tomoaki (FUCHU ATHLETIC F.C.)
8 TAKITA Manabu (PESCADOLA MACHIDA)
5 MINAMOTO Akira (FUCHU ATHLETIC F.C.)
10 NIBUYA Kazuhiro (VASAGEY OITA)
15 YOSHIKAWA Tomoki (MAGNA GURPEA/Spain) *1
4 KATO Ryuma (BARDRAL URAYASU)
11 MUROTA Yuki (PESCADOLA MACHIDA)
7 HENMI Katsutoshi Rafael (SL Benfica/Portugal) *1
3 HARA Shinsuke (PESCADOLA MACHIDA)
- UEMURA Atsuya (Shonan Bellmare) * *2
16 SHIMIZU Kazuya (FUGADOR SUMIDA)
*The players with an asterisk indicate players for first international cap.
*1 YOSHIKAWA Tomoki, HENMI Katsutoshi Rafael will join the team on 1 April.
*2 UEMURA Atsuya will participate only in a domestic training.
Coach's Comment
Bruno GARCIA, Coach
This is the first opportunity for me to take a decent amount of time with the players after becoming the team’s Coach. We will have five international matches during this tour. I expect these match experiences will be good preparation for the up-coming international matches later this year such as the Asian Indoor Games and the AFC Futsal Championships Qualifiers. This is also a very precious opportunity for the players who usually play in European countries, since this is the only chance for them to join in the squad during this year. For the players who have not gone through or have had very few international experiences, I expect this tour to be a good experience to get ready well for the mentioned international matches of this year.
Schedule
| Sat. 25 March | AM/PM | Training |
|---|---|---|
| Sun. 26 March | AM/PM | Training |
| Tue. 28 March | AM/PM | Training |
| Wed. 29 March | AM 20:15 |
Training International Friendly Match vs Hungary |
| Thu. 30 March | AM/PM | Training |
| Fri. 31 March | AM 20:00 |
Training International Friendly Match vs Hungary |
| Sat. 1 April | PM | Training |
| Sun. 2 April | AM/PM | Training |
| Mon. 3 April | AM 19:00 |
Training International Friendly Match vs Slovenia |
| Tue. 4 April | AM 19:00 |
Training International Friendly Match vs Slovenia |
| Wed. 5 April | AM/PM | Training |
| Thu. 6 April | AM 18:00 |
Training International Friendly Match vs Slovenia |
*The schedule is subject to change due to the team condition, the weather, etc.
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