13 Facts About Jungo Fujimoto

Jungo Fujimoto is a former Japanese football player.

Jungo Fujimoto has played for Shimizu S-Pulse, Nagoya Grampus, Yokohama F Marinos, Gamba Osaka, Kyoto Sanga, SC Sagamihara and the Japan national team.

Jungo Fujimoto played three games in the competition but the team was eliminated after the group stage.

Jungo Fujimoto was a member of the national team for the 2005 Universiade held at Izmir, Turkey.

Jungo Fujimoto was the top scorer with six goals and was selected as the MVP of the competition.

Jungo Fujimoto was awarded the J-League Young Player of the Year Award.

Jungo Fujimoto was seriously injured in late season of 2008 and made a comeback goal against Kyoto Sanga FC via direct free kick on 19 August 2009.

Jungo Fujimoto spent 3 seasons with Nagoya and scored 14 goals in 94 games as they finished 2nd, 7th and 10th in the league between 2011 and 2013.

Jungo Fujimoto signed for Gamba Osaka ahead of the 2016 season and in his first 3 years at the club he was never able to establish himself as a first-team regular for any sustained period of time.

Jungo Fujimoto made just 13 league appearances in his first season with the men in blue and black, 14 the following year, before at the age of 34 playing 21 out of Gamba's 34 league games to help them to 9th in the final league standings.

On 27 December 2022, Jungo Fujimoto announced his retirement from football after a 16 years career as a professional.

Jungo Fujimoto came on as a substitute in the 85th minute to replace his high school fellow alumnus Shunsuke Nakamura.

Jungo Fujimoto's father Koju was a footballer who played for Nippon Kokan of the Japan Soccer League, the former top-flight league in Japan.