
1997 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Roster
Japan, Level I
Team Record: 11-19 - 36 points
Finishing 13th in J1
Location: Hiroshima, Japan
Sanfrecce Hiroshima of J1 League ended the 1997 season with a record of 11 wins, and 19 losses for 36 points finishing thirteenth in J1.
The club chalked up 44 goals and allowed 50. Takuya Takagi scored 12 goals for the squad, while Graham Arnold and Tatsuhiko Kubo netted five or more, too.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yuta Abe | July 31, 1974 | 5'10" | Yamaguchi, Japan | ||
| Graham Arnold | F | August 3, 1963 | 6'0" | 181 | Sydney, Australia |
| Antônio Carlos | M | June 8, 1964 | 5'10" | 179 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Ian Crook | M | January 18, 1963 | 5'8" | 146 | Romford, England |
| Masato Fue | March 22, 1973 | 5'9" | Kagoshima, Japan | ||
| Kota Hattori | M, D | November 22, 1977 | 5'9" | 159 | Narashino, Japan |
| Tetsuya Ito | October 1, 1970 | 5'11" | 159 | Chiba, Japan | |
| Takashi Kageyama | May 27, 1977 | 5'11" | Osaka, Japan | ||
| Keita Kanemoto | July 13, 1977 | 5'8" | Hiroshima, Japan | ||
| Mitsuaki Kojima | July 14, 1968 | 5'9" | 163 | Nagasaki, Japan | |
| Tatsuhiko Kubo | F | June 18, 1976 | 5'11" | 161 | Chikuzen, Japan |
| Hiroyoshi Kuwabara | M | October 2, 1971 | 5'11" | 159 | Hiroshima, Japan |
| Kazuya Maekawa | G | March 22, 1968 | 6'2" | Hirado, Japan | |
| Kazuyoshi Matsunaga | November 13, 1977 | 6'3" | 196 | Nakatsu, Japan | |
| Ryuji Michiki | August 25, 1973 | 5'10" | Nagasaki, Japan | ||
| Hajime Moriyasu | M | August 23, 1968 | 5'9" | 150 | Kakegawa, Japan |
| Jung-Yoon Noh | M | March 28, 1971 | 5'7" | Incheon, South Korea | |
| Susumu Oki | F | February 23, 1976 | 5'10" | 159 | Ehime, Japan |
| Tony Popovic | D | July 4, 1973 | 6'4" | 194 | Sydney, Australia |
| Takashi Shimoda | G | November 28, 1975 | 6'0" | 176 | Hiroshima, Japan |
| Takuya Takagi | F | November 12, 1967 | 6'2" | 181 | Minamishibara, Japan |
| Kenichi Uemura | D | April 22, 1974 | 5'11" | 163 | Yatsushiro, Japan |
| Kenji Wakai | September 22, 1974 | 5'7" | Hiroshima, Japan | ||
| Iwao Yamane | July 31, 1976 | 5'7" | 139 | Hiroshima, Japan | |
| Hiroshige Yanagimoto | D | October 15, 1972 | 5'9" | 146 | Higashiosaka, Japan |
| Toru Yasutake | December 10, 1978 | 5'6" | Fukuoka, Japan | ||
| Yasuhiro Yoshida | M | July 14, 1969 | 5'8" | 154 | Hiroshima, Japan |
