Takashi Inui, who left soccer and Spanish clubs only last season, will return to J1 Cerezo Osaka for the first time in about 10 years.
This was announced by Cerezo on the 31st.
Inui is 33 years old from Shiga prefecture.
A midfielder with a sharp dribble, he scored two goals at the World Cup Russia tournament three years ago and contributed to Japan's advance to the final tournament.
The Japanese national team has participated in 36 games and scored 6 goals.
In the J-League, he played for Cerezo for about three years from the middle of the 2008 season, and in 2009 he led the team to J1 promotion.
He moved to a club in the second division of Germany in the middle of the 2011 season and has since continued to play in clubs in Germany and Spain.
Last season I was playing for Eibar in the first division of Spain at the time, but after the season I left the group and was looking for the next transfer destination.
On the other hand, this season's Cerezo has won only two wins in 14 league games since May, and has been slumping to 12th place provisionally and has acquired Inui to strengthen his offensive power.
Through the club, Inui said, "I have had a lot of experience in the last 10 years, but my desire to improve soccer is endless. I can deliver fun soccer to children in Osaka and all over Japan. I will do my best at Cerezo Osaka. "