On the 5th, both clubs announced that former Japan national team MF Yasuhito Endo (40) of Gamba Osaka will be transferred to J2 Jubilo Iwata for a limited time.

G Osaka has already been absent from training since late September, and the match against Kashima Antlers on October 3 was off the bench as well. Starting at 10 a.m. that day, G Osaka held an online meeting, which was attended by Endo and G Osaka President Tadashi Ono (59). According to G Osaka, we generally do not conduct interviews for time-limited transfers, but in view of Endo’s accomplishments, we have established a location for interviews.

At first, President Ono said: “I wanted the club to fight to the end and contribute to the development of G Osaka in some way even after my retirement. At that, the offer came and the club stayed.” However, I respected Endo’s strong will to participate in the game as much as possible. I want him to play an active role in G Osaka again. “

Endo in a suit said: “Yes, I have both the gratitude to be cared for at G Osaka for almost 20 years and the pleasure to take on new challenges. (Reason for transfer) First of all, I want to take on new challenges. I wanted to play in the game. I was always in competition and it was difficult to get involved in the game, and that disappointed me. “

Endo’s limited-time transfer period is until January 31 of the next year. This season, it was a contract that Iwata and G Osaka could not participate in the official match. The uniform number in Iwata is 50.

Endo, who is in his 23rd year as a professional, has appeared in 11 of the 19 games so far in the J1 league game this season, but his turn has dropped dramatically in just 3 games. Therefore, I received an offer from Iwata, who was in the middle of J2, and decided to transfer from G Osaka, where I had been enrolled for about 20 years, for a limited time. The contract between Endo and G Osaka is until the end of this season, and next year he will be in a free position.

Currently, he continues to break the record with 641 games (103 points), which is the most in J1. He has a wealth of experience, including having been selected as Japan’s representative for the World Cup (W Cup) three times in the past. Currently, the most important characteristic is playing mainly voluntarily and playing games from the third row. He is vulnerable to injury and will turn 41 in January next year, but he has no physical anxiety.

◆ Yasuhito Endo Was born in Kagoshima Prefecture on January 28, 1980 (Showa 55). Transferred to G Osaka in 2001 from Minoru Kagoshima via Yokohama F and Kyoto. The World Cup participated in Germany 2006, South Africa 2010 and Brazil 2014. 152 international A matches (15 points) ranked first in history. J1 total 641 games 103 points. 178 cm, 75 kg. The family is a wife and 2 boys and 2 girls. Estimated annual salary of 100 million yen.