FC Tokyo soccer player Yasuyuki Konno’s favorite singer

FC Tokyo Soccer Player Yasuyuki Konno’s Favourite Singer?

-June 22, 2010-

Takeshi Okada

Head coach of the national Japanese soccer team, Takeshi Okada’s preferential soccer player’s favorite singer and song is…

Yasuyuki Konno

Born January 25 1983 in Sendai, capital of Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.

Soccer Background:
# Shirt number: 15
# Position: Defender
# Current club: FC Tokyo (JPN)
# First international: Japan v.s China PR (3 August 2005)

Yasuyuki Konno had almost given up on becoming a professional footballer when he was discovered by Takeshi Okada in 2001. The defender had been released by Vegalta Sendai and was on the verge of joining an amateur club when the current Japan coach noticed his potential and took him to Consadole Sapporo. Konno spent three seasons at the club, two of those in the J.League, and impressed as a defensive midfielder. During his time at Sapporo, he also represented Japan at the AFC Asian U-19 Championship and the FIFA U-20 World Cup UAE 2003.

Favorite singer and song: Tohoshinki

Source: [baidutvxq + fifa.com]
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