Osmar Shigeru "Ozu" Moreira (茂怜羅 オズ, Shigeru Ozu) (born 21 January 1986) is a beach soccer player who plays as a defender.
Born in Brazil, he is the captain and head coach of the Japan national team, having gained Japanese citizenship in 2012.[1] He has won the Silver and Golden Balls at FIFA World Cups[2][3] and is known as one of the best defenders in beach soccer history.[4][5] He is particularly known for his towering presence and powerful long-range free kicks.[2][6][7] In 2019, he became the first Japanese player to score over 100 international goals.[7]
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^Japan Beach Soccer National Team's MOREIRA Ozu named as the Best Five of the World at the Beach Soccer Stars 2019. Japan Football Association. 16 November 2019.
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^Ozu, um 'samurai' de Copacabana que sonha ser campeão mundial, SAPO, 8 July 2015 (in Portuguese).
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Osmar Shigeru "Ozu" Moreira (茂怜羅 オズ, Shigeru Ozu) (born 21 January 1986) is a beach soccer player who plays as a defender. Born in Brazil, he is the captain...
Ōzu Island, an island in the Seto Inland Sea in Japan OzuMoreira (born 1986), a beach soccer player Yasujirō Ozu (1903–63), a Japanese filmmaker Ozu...
(12/26-29＠JFA YUME Field)]. Japan Football Association. 20 December 2022. "Mr. MoreiraOzu appointed as new coach of Japan beach soccer national team". Japan Football...
2022 Source: Coaches Ruy Ramos (20xx–2019) Teruki Tabata (2020–present) OzuMoreira (2021, interim) The following players were called up for the NEOM Beach...
scored in 29 matches, for an average of 7.28 goals per match. 9 goals OzuMoreira 8 goals Shusei Yamauchi 6 goals Haitham Fattal Sami Al Bulushi 5 goals...
Archived from the original on November 13, 2007. Retrieved 30 May 2017. "Ozu, Gori and Andrade take home individual honours". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale...
Dubai". beachsoccer.com. 10 November 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2018. "Ozu and Molly Clark win 2021 Best Player awards in Dubai". Beach Soccer Worldwide...
Japan national beach soccer team. The list is updated as 16 October 2022 OzuMoreira Ko Ishikawa Ademir Santos Alessandro Santos Bruno Suzuki Daishiro Yoshimura...
Santiago Alzate Coach: Teruki Tabata Note: Teruki Tabata is coach per FIFA; OzuMoreira is player-coach per the Japan Football Association, whilst Tabata is...
Goto won top scorer award based on tiebreaker. 8 goals Takasuke Goto MoreiraOzu Bùi Trần Tuấn Anh 7 goals Mohammad Ahmadzadeh Haitham Fattal Yahya Al-Araimi...
Boulokbashi 8 goals Takaaki Oba 7 goals Moslem Mesigar Takuya Akaguya OzuMoreira 6 goals Ali Nazem Mohamad Merhi Source: AFC The following three teams...
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