1. Keisuke Honda is a Japanese former professional footballer and manager who played as a midfielder.
40 Facts About Keisuke Honda
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Keisuke Honda earned over 90 international caps between 2008 and 2018, playing at the 2010,2014 and 2018 World Cups.
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Keisuke Honda was part of the squad which won the 2011 Asian Cup, where he was voted Player of the Tournament.
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Keisuke Honda became known as Keizer Keisuke among the club's fans.
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Keisuke Honda made his debut for CSKA in the UEFA Champions League match against Sevilla.
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Keisuke Honda scored his first league goal on 12 March 2010, in the home match against Amkar Perm.
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Keisuke Honda scored the goal in the third minute of injury time, slotting home a pass from Necid with his left.
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On 16 September 2012, Keisuke Honda scored twice off passes from Ahmed Musa, scoring the only goals in a league victory over Alania.
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On 27 October 2013, Milan manager Massimiliano Allegri announced a deal for Keisuke Honda to join Milan on a free transfer in January 2014.
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Keisuke Honda officially joined the team on 4 January 2014 on a contract lasting until June 2017 and wore the number 10 jersey.
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Keisuke Honda provided an assist for Giacomo Bonaventura's opening goal and scored a bullet header to restore Milan's lead, from Ignazio Abate's cross.
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On 6 August 2018, Keisuke Honda signed for Australian A-League side Melbourne Victory.
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However, after Leonid Slutsky's departure, Keisuke Honda decided to leave Vitesse after only four league appearances.
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On 31 January 2020, Keisuke Honda signed with Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A side Botafogo.
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Keisuke Honda made 27 appearances across all competitions and scored three goals.
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On 4 February 2021, Keisuke Honda announced that he had reached an agreement with Primeira Liga club Portimonense.
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The signing was officially confirmed two days later, with Keisuke Honda joining the Portuguese side on a six-month deal with the option for a one-year extension.
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The deal broke down after Portmonense was unable to register him in the league, as a LPFP ruling required free agent players to be at least three months in that status in order to be registered outside of the transfer window period; Keisuke Honda had spent less than two months out of contract.
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On 15 March 2021, Keisuke Honda joined Azerbaijan Premier League club Neftci PFK on a deal until the end of the season.
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On 16 June 2021, Neftci confirmed that Keisuke Honda had left the club after the expiration of his contract, during which he scored twice in seven games for the club.
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On 14 September 2021, Keisuke Honda joined Lithuanian A Lyga club Suduva on a deal until 31 December 2021.
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Keisuke Honda initially joined Paro on a one-match contract to play in the AFC Challenge League play-off against Church Boys United.
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Keisuke Honda was a member of the Japan team for 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship and played for the U-23 national team, that qualified for 2008 Summer Olympics finals.
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Keisuke Honda made a full international debut for Japan on 22 June 2008 in a World Cup qualifier against Bahrain.
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Keisuke Honda scored his first goal for the senior national team on 27 May 2009 in a friendly match against Chile at Nagai Stadium in Osaka and has since been given the nickname "Emperor Keisuke".
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Keisuke Honda has scored 37 goals in 98 games for the Japan national team from his debut in 2008, onwards.
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Keisuke Honda rose to prominence in the 2010 FIFA World Cup and became the country's newest prospect.
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Keisuke Honda scored the only goal in Japan's opening match against Cameroon, finishing off Daisuke Matsui's cross into the top left corner of the net.
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Keisuke Honda was included in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup by coach Alberto Zaccheroni.
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Keisuke Honda was awarded the most valuable player of the 2011 AFC Asian Cup as Japan lifted a record fourth continental title.
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Keisuke Honda missed the majority of the third round of AFC World Cup qualification due to injury he picked up while playing for his club.
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In Japan's opening game against Ivory Coast, Keisuke Honda collected a pass from Yuto Nagatomo after a quick throw-in and scored with a left footed shot in the 16th minute of the game.
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Keisuke Honda was included in Javier Aguirre's 23-man squad for 2015 AFC Asian Cup.
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Keisuke Honda participated in Japan's quarter final match against the United Arab Emirates.
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On 24 June 2018, Honda scored a goal against Senegal in the second match of the group stages of Group H With this goal he became the top scoring Asian player in World Cup history and the only player to register a goal and an assist in each of the last three tournaments.
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Under this arrangement, Keisuke Honda held weekly conferences with the Cambodia coaching staff, and was on the touchline when Cambodia's matches were during international breaks, with his assistant Felix Dalmas stepping in whenever Keisuke Honda was unavailable.
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Keisuke Honda would fulfill his final duties as general manager for the Cambodia U-23 team during the 2023 SEA Games, which Cambodia hosted.
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However, Keisuke Honda did not manage to guide his team out of the group stage, finishing third in their group behind Indonesia and Myanmar.
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Keisuke Honda's great-uncle Daisaburo was a canoeist who represented Japan in C-2 1000 metres event at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.
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Keisuke Honda married Misako, whom he knew since high school.