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- Japan National Team Coach Moriyasu (Photographer Kawada Shinji) will be taking part in the press conference
On the 3rd, the Japan Football Association announced the 26 Japanese national team members who will compete in the East Asia E-1 Championship in Korea, and Nagoya Grampus' 19-year-old goalkeeper Pisano Alexandre Koto Horio was selected for the first time.
Pisano, who has a Canadian father and a Japanese mother, was promoted to the top position last season from Nagoya's youth team. Before the match against Shimizu S-Pulse on May 3rd this year, he suddenly made his J1 debut after complaining of full goalkeeper S-Midt Daniel complaining of poor health. After that, he secured his regular position with stable play.
The 196cm, 90kg goalkeeper commented through the club, “I am very pleased to have been selected for the Japanese national team. I feel that this selection is not something I have gained on my own, but I feel that it is only possible with the support of many people, including the manager, club staff and teammates who have supported me on a daily basis. With this gratitude in mind, I will do my best to show my 100% of my strength and become a little more powerful in the team. I will also work hard to return to my team as I have grown a little. I hope you will continue to support me!”
His full name is “Pisano Alexandre Kotofuyu Horio,” the longest letter in history for the Japanese national team. Although he did not participate in the International A-Match, he surpassed the 12 letters of midfielder Hasegawa Alia Jassur, who was selected for the national team in 2012.
Among the recent Japanese national team, J1FC Tokyo's defender, Bangunagande Yoshifumi, has 11 characters. The nine characters were goalkeeper Nozawa Taishi Brandon, who transferred to Belgian first division Antwerp from J1FC Tokyo, and former Japanese national team members Tanaka Marcus Torio and Santo Lord Alesandro.
