2012 Cerezo Osaka Roster
J1 League (J1)
Japan, Level I
Team Record: 11-14-9 - 42 points
Finishing 14th in J1
Location: Osaka-shi, Japan
2012 Cerezo Osaka StatisticsJapan, Level I
Team Record: 11-14-9 - 42 points
Finishing 14th in J1
Location: Osaka-shi, Japan
Cerezo Osaka of J1 League ended the 2012 season with a record of 11 wins, 9 draws and 14 losses for 42 points finishing fourteenth in J1.
The team recorded 47 goals and surrendered 53. Yoichiro Kakitani scored 11 goals for the squad, while Bo-kyung Kim and Kempes netted five or more, too.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryuji Bando | F | August 2, 1979 | 5'7" | 148 | Hyogo, Japan |
| Branquinho | M | January 2, 1983 | 5'8" | 157 | São José do Rio Preto, Brazil |
| Takuma Edamura | M | November 16, 1986 | 5'9" | 154 | Haibara, Japan |
| Kota Fujimoto | M, D | April 2, 1986 | 5'10" | 168 | Kumamoto, Japan |
| Tetsuya Funatsu | D | February 9, 1987 | 5'10" | 150 | Osaka, Japan |
| Heberty | M, F | August 29, 1988 | 5'8" | 159 | São Paulo, Brazil |
| Yoichiro Kakitani | F, M | January 3, 1990 | 5'10" | 150 | Osaka, Osaka Japan |
| Kempes | F | August 3, 1982 | 6'0" | 170 | Recife, Brazil |
| Bo-kyung Kim | M, F | October 6, 1989 | 5'10" | 161 | Seoul, South Korea |
| Jin-hyeon Kim | G | July 6, 1987 | 6'4" | 181 | Suwon, South Korea |
| Song-gi Kim | D | October 23, 1988 | 6'3" | 183 | Himeji, Japan |
| Hiroshi Kiyotake | M | November 12, 1989 | 5'8" | 146 | Ōita, Japan |
| Arata Kodama | D | October 8, 1982 | 5'10" | 163 | Osaka, Japan |
| Masato Kurogi | M | October 24, 1989 | 5'11" | 159 | Nobeoka, Miyazaki Japan |
| Yusuke Maruhashi | D, M | September 2, 1990 | 5'10" | 161 | Osaka, Japan |
| Takumi Minamino | F | January 16, 1995 | 5'9" | 150 | Izumisano, Osaka Japan |
| Teruyuki Moniwa | D | September 8, 1981 | 5'11" | 181 | Kanagawa, Japan |
| Kazuya Murata | M | October 7, 1988 | 5'7" | 141 | Moriyama, Japan |
| Ryo Nagai | F, M | May 23, 1991 | 5'11" | 161 | Nishinoyama, Hyogo Japan |
| Takahiro Ogihara | M | October 5, 1991 | 6'1" | 163 | Sakai, Japan |
| Noriyuki Sakemoto | M, D | September 8, 1984 | 5'9" | 161 | Wakayama, Japan |
| Fábio Simplício | M | September 23, 1979 | 5'8" | 165 | São Paulo, Brazil |
| Kenyu Sugimoto | F | November 18, 1992 | 6'2" | 174 | Osaka, Osaka Japan |
| Daisuke Takahashi | M | September 18, 1983 | 5'10" | 163 | Fukuoka, Japan |
| Hotaru Yamaguchi | M | October 6, 1990 | 5'9" | 159 | Nabari, Japan |
| Tatsuya Yamashita | D | November 7, 1987 | 6'0" | 161 | Hyogo, Japan |
| Tomonobu Yokoyama | M, D | March 18, 1985 | 6'0" | 165 | Nerima, Japan |
| Takamitsu Yoshino | April 24, 1989 | 5'9" | 148 | Kyoto, Japan |
