Ryo Kushino
櫛野 亮

Personal information
Full name	Ryo Kushino
Date of birth	(1979-03-03) March 3, 1979
Place of birth	Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Japan
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1994–1996	Ozu High School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997–2013	JEF United Chiba	182	(0)
2007	→Nagoya Grampus Eight (loan)	6	(0)
Total		188	(0)
Medal record JEF United Chiba Winner J.League Cup 2005 Winner J.League Cup 2006 Runner-up J.League Cup 1998 Representing  Japan AFC U-19 Championship 1998 Thailand
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ryo Kushino (櫛野 亮, Kushino Ryo, born March 3, 1979) is a former Japanese football player.

Playing career

Kushino was born in Kumamoto on March 3, 1979. After graduating from high school, he joined the J1 League club JEF United Ichihara (later JEF United Chiba) in 1997. However he did not play in any matches, as all play time was assigned to Japan national team goalkeeper Kenichi Shimokawa until 1999. From 2000, he became a regular goalkeeper. However he was injured in August 2005 and he lost his regular position to Tomonori Tateishi. Although he did not play much in any league competition, he played in many matches in the J.League Cup and the club won the championships in 2005 and 2006 J.League Cup. In 2007, he moved to Nagoya Grampus Eight on loan. However he did not play much, as he was second to Japan national team goalkeeper Seigo Narazaki. In 2008, he returned to JEF United. However he was second string to the young goalkeeper Masahiro Okamoto and the club was relegated to the J2 League in 2010. He played often as a regular goalkeeper in 2010, but did not play much in 2011. He retired at the end of the 2013 season.

Club statistics

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References

External links

• Ryo Kushino at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)