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10MA TOPICS! [JAPAN FA] Japanese football great Shinji Ono retires at 44

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December 4, 2023

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Sapporo: Japanese great Shinji Ono retired from football at the age of 44 on Sunday, ending a career that saw him become the first player from his country to win a European club trophy.

Ono was part of the Feyenoord team that beat Borussia Dortmund in the 2002 UEFA Cup final, during a successful four-year stint with the Dutch club.

Nicknamed "Genius", Ono made his international debut as an 18-year-old and played for Japan at the FIFA World Cup in France 1998 two months later. .....



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