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Vissel Kobe on Wednesday announced the signing of World Cup defensive midfielder Hotaru Yamaguchi from neighboring J League first-division side Cerezo Osaka. A fan favorite at Yanmar Stadium, Yamaguchi has played his entire J League career with Cerezo, punctuated by a short stint with German ...
Former Tokyo Verdy manager Miguel Angel Lotina hired to lead Cerezo Osaka
Miguel Angel Lotina, whose contract as head coach of J. League second-division side Tokyo Verdy expired after two seasons, has been appointed manager of Cerezo Osaka, the team announced Friday. The 61-year-old Basque joined Verdy as manager in 2017 after stints with clubs including Spanish ...
Cerezo Osaka announced on Monday that it will not renew the contract of manager Yoon Jong-hwan for next year's first-division campaign. The South Korean will lead Cerezo, which currently sits in eighth place, in the two remaining matches of the season. His replacement has not ...
Kawasaki Frontale clinch J. League title despite defeat to Cerezo Osaka
Only twice in the J. League's previous 12 seasons under a single-stage format has the first-division champion been decided with games to spare. Now that number stands at three. Kawasaki Frontale may have lost 2-1 at Cerezo Osaka on Saturday afternoon, but Sanfrecce Hiroshima's 1-0 loss ...
Itsuki Oda's maiden goal lifts Kashima youngsters past Cerezo
Twenty-year-old defender Itsuki Oda scored the first goal of his professional career as Kashima Antlers beat visiting Cerezo Osaka 1-0 in the J. League on Wednesday night. In an end-to-end clash between two teams angling for a berth in next year's Asian Champions League, it ...
Despite dominating possession and completing twice as many passes as their opponents, Cerezo Osaka needed a late equalizer from Spanish defender Osmar to salvage a 1-1 draw against Jubilo Iwata on Friday night. Jubilo came into the match five spots below fifth-place Cerezo following an ...
Independiente became the third Argentine side to capture the Suruga Bank Championship on Wednesday with a 1-0 win over J. League first-division side Cerezo Osaka. Playing for the second time in the game between the champions of South America's Copa Sudamericana and Japan's league cup, ...
Antlers strike twice in second half to down Cerezo, but lose Gen Shoji to ankle injury
Yuma Suzuki and Shoma Doi scored second-half goals in quick succession Wednesday night in the Kashima Antlers' 2-0 win away to Cerezo Osaka. The victory at Yanmar Stadium lifted Kashima up three places to seventh on the J. League table, but it may have come ...
Cerezo beat Jeju United to keep hopes alive in Asian Champions League
First-half goals from Eiichi Katayama and Yoichiro Kakitani helped Cerezo Osaka secure a vital 2-1 win Tuesday over visiting South Korean side Jeju United in the Asian Champions League. The victory at Yanmar Stadium ensures Cerezo are still alive in the tournament going into their ...
Kenyu Sugimoto strikes late to help Cerezo salvage point in Asian Champions League contest
Kenyu Sugimoto's 88th-minute equalizer salvaged a 2-2 Asian Champions League draw for Cerezo Osaka against Thailand's Buriram United on Wednesday. Tightly marked for most of the night, Sugimoto shook his marker on a cross from the right, off the boot of captain Hotaru Yamaguchi, to ...
Cerezo Osaka ran through final preparations Monday on the eve of their Asian Champions League clash away to Thai side Buriram United. With hot and humid weather forecast for matchday, the visitors will need to maintain their focus to win, manager Yoon Jong-hwan said. "We have ...
