Tomoaki Makino, a former Japan national football team defender who left Urawa Reds of J1, will be transferred to Vissel Kobe of the same J1.
This was announced by Vissel on the 24th.
Makino is 34 years old from Hiroshima prefecture.
With the strength of one-on-one defense and active participation in attacks, he has been playing as the mainstay of Urawa Reds for 10 years from 2012.
With the Reds contract only this season, he scored a dramatic final goal and led the team to victory just before the end of the match immediately after the tie was caught up in the final of the Emperor's Cup on the 19th of this month. It got a lot of attention.
Also, as a representative of Japan, he has participated in 38 games, including participating in the 2018 World Cup Russia Tournament.
Makino, who has also played a role as a mood maker in the team he has belonged to, is excited to be able to take on new challenges at VISSEL KOBE with the title "Football festival man" on the VISSEL homepage. I want to reduce my role and power to the maximum and fight for Vissel as much as I can. "
Vissel was aiming to acquire a player who will play a central role in the defense with the departure of Belgian defender Thomas Vermaelen, who participated in 23 games this season.