Class of 2001 Class of 2002 Class of 2003 Class of 2004 Class of 2005 Class of 2006 Class of 2007 Team Index Albirex Niigata Kashima Antlers Omiya Ardija Avispa Fukuoka Shonan Bellmare Cerezo Osaka Consadole Sapporo Ehime FC Kawasaki Frontale Gamba Osaka Nagoya Grampus Gifu FC Mito Hollyhock JEF United Jubilo Iwata Yokohama Marinos Montedio Yamagata Urawa Reds Kashiwa Reysol Roasso Kumamoto Sagan Tosu Sanfrecce Hiroshima Kyoto Sanga Shimizu S-Pulse Thespa Kusatsu FC Tokyo Oita Trinita Vegalta Sendai Ventforet Kofu Tokyo Verdy Vissel Kobe Tokushima Vortis Yokohama FC

Masahiro Ando Position:DF Born:02-Apr-1972 Height/Weight:176/67 Birthplace:Saitama Previous Teams:Ogose HS, Kokushikan U., Shimizu S-Pulse, Jubilo Iwata, Yokohama Marinos, Omiya Ardija, Gamba Osaka, Vegalta Sendai, Omiya Ardija, Kyoto Purple Sanga, Omiya Ardija Appearances (J1/J2):147/124 Goals: 6/9 First Appearance: 29-Mar-1995 Shimizu S-Pulse - vs - Kashima Antlers (at Nihondaira Stadium) First Goal : 23-Aug-1997 Shimizu S-Pulse - vs - JEF United (at Ichihara Seaside Stadium) Year Team League Matches Cup Matches Caps Goals Caps Goals 1995 Shimizu S-Pulse 7 0 0 - 1996 Shimizu S-Pulse 30 0 19 0 1997 Shimizu S-Pulse 32 2 9 0 1998 Shimizu S-Pulse 30 2 10 1 1999- Shimizu S-Pulse 16 2 3 1 -1999 Jubilo Iwata 4 0 3 0 2000 Yokohama Marinos 7 0 1 0 2001 Omiya Ardija 44 5 3 0 2002- Gamba Osaka 2 0 1 0 -2002 Vegalta Sendai 12 0 2 0 2003 Omiya Ardija 3 0 1 0 2003 Kyoto Purple Sanga 3 0 1 0 2004 Omiya Ardija 44 1 2 0 2005 Omiya Ardija 4 0 - 0 TOTAL 271 15 54 2 Masahiro Ando was a journeyman defender/defensive midfielder who played a central role in the back line for Shimizu S-Pulse during the "bridesmaid years" of the late 1990s. In 1999, as he neared the end of his career, he was traded to Jubilo Iwata and subsequently bounced around the league including stints at Yokohama Marinos, Gamba Osaka and J2 club Omiya Ardija. Ando was called up to the national team a few times in 1999, at the start of Phillippe Troussier's reign, and he received one national team cap against Paraguay, in a Copa America match. Though he never maade much of a mark on the national team, his solid play and inspirational role over a 10-year J.League career certainly qualify him for the Hall of Fame.

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