Kozue Ando

Kozue Ando

Kozue Ando playing for Japan in the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup
Personal information
Date of birth	9 July 1982
Place of birth	Utsunomiya, Japan
Height	165 cm (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	SGS Essen
Number	14
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2002–2009	Urawa Red Diamonds	146	(98)
2009–2013	FCR 2001 Duisburg	58	(19)
2013–	1. FFC Frankfurt	10	(4)
National team^‡
1999–	Japan	123	(19)
Honours Olympic Games 2012 London Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 May 2013. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 09:26, 4 June 2015 (UTC)

Kozue Ando (安藤 梢 Andō Kozue, born 9 July 1982) is a Japanese footballer. As a midfielder, she plays for SGS Essen.^[2] She is a member of the Japanese national team, which defeated the United States in a penalty shootout in the finals to win the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup. She was also part of the Japanese team which won the silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[3]

Ando graduated from Utsunomiya Girls' High School. In 2012 she was a PhD candidate at University of Tsukuba.^[4]

Career statistics

As of 12 May 2013

Club	Season	League		Cup		League Cup		Continental^1		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Urawa Red Diamonds	2002	11	10			-		-
	2003	20	8			-		-
	2004	14	12			-		-
	2005	21	13	4	7	-		-		25	20
	2006	17	6	3	2	-		-		20	8
	2007	21	18	3	2	2	1	-		26	21
	2008	21	13	2	1	-		-		23	14
	2009	21	18	4	1	-		-		25	19
	Total	146	98			2	1	-
FCR 2001 Duisburg	2009–10	10	6	3	1	-		2	0	15	7
	2010–11	20	5	3	1	4	2	10	1	37	9
	2011–12	17	6	2	3	-		-		19	9
	2012–13	11	2	2	1	-		-		13	3
	Total	58	19	10	6	4	2	12	1	84	28
1. FFC Frankfurt	2012–13	10	4			-
	Total	10	4
Career total		214	121			6	3	12	1

¹Includes UEFA Champions League.

Honors

Club

Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies

• L. League: 2004, 2009

FCR 2001 Duisburg

• DFB-Pokal: 2009–10

Frankfurt

• DFB-Pokal: 2013–14

National team

• FIFA Women's World Cup: 2011

Individual

• L. League

MVP: 2004, 2009

Top Scorers: 2004, 2009

Best Eleven (6): 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009

Best Young Player: 2002

References

1. "Japanese Medalists in London 2012 Olympics". joc.or.jp. Japanese Olympic Committee. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
2. "Kozue Ando". FIFA. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
3. http://www.olympic.org/olympic-results/london-2012/football/football-w
4. Nadeshiko Japan's Kozue Ando and Saki Kumagai appear on the New University Music Video University of Tsukuba, 6 January 2012