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Which team did the player Mitsuo Ogasawara belong to from 2002 to 2010?
Mitsuo Ogasawara Club career . Ogasawara was born in Morioka on April 5 , 1979 . After graduating from high school , he joined J1 League club Kashima Antlers in 1998 . He debuted in April 1998 and played many matches as offensive midfielder from 1999 . In 2000 , he became a regular midfielder and Antlers won the champions all three major title in Japan ; J1 League , J.League Cup and Emperors Cup first time in J1 League history . At Emperors Cup Final , he scored 2 goals and contributed to won the champions . The club also won the champions 2001 J1 League for 2 years in a row . In Final at 2002 J.League Cup , he scored a winning goal and Antlers won the champions . He was also selected MVP award . He was also selected Best Eleven award in J1 League for 5 years in a row ( 2001-2005 ) . In August 2006 , Ogasawara moved to Italy and signed with Serie A club Messina Peloro on loan . However he could not play many matches . In July 2007 , Ogasawara returned to Antlers . He played many matches as defensive midfielder and Antlers won the champions in J1 League for the first time in 6 years . Antlers also won the champions in 2007 Emperors Cup . Antlers won the champions in J1 League for 3 years in a row ( 2007-2009 ) . In 2009 , he was selected MVP award . From 2010 season , Antlers won the champions 2010 Emperors Cup , 2011 , 2012 and 2015 J.League Cup . He was also MVP award in 2015 J.League Cup . In 2016 , Antlers won the champions in J1 League and qualified for 2016 Club World Cup as host country champions . At Club World Cup , he played 3 matches and won the 2nd place . Antlers also won the champions in 2016 Emperors Cup . From 2017 , his opportunity to play decreased . In 2018 , Antlers won the champions in AFC Champions League first Asian title in the club history . He retired end of 2018 season . National team career . In April 1999 , Ogasawara was selected Japan U-20 national team for 1999 World Youth Championship . At this tournament , he played all 7 matches as offensive midfielder and Japan won the 2nd place . On March 21 , 2002 , Ogasawara debuted for Japan national team under manager Philippe Troussier against Ukraine . In June , he was selected Japan for 2002 World Cup . He played a match against Tunisia . Japan qualified to the knockout stage first time in Japans history . After 2002 World Cup , Ogasawara played many matches as starting member under manager Zico . He was selected Japan for 2003 Confederations Cup and 2004 Asian Cup . At 2004 Asian Cup , although he played only 2 matches , Japan won the champions . In 2005 , he was selected Japan for 2005 Confederations Cup and played all 3 matches . In 2006 , he was selected Japan for 2006 World Cup . Although he played 2 matches , Japan was eliminated in the group stages . After 2006 World Cup , Ogasawara was not selected Japan for generational change . In February 2010 , he was selected Japan by manager Takeshi Okada . He played for Japan for the first time in 4 years . He played 55 games and scored 7 goals for Japan until 2010 . National team . - 2002 FIFA World Cup - 2003 Confederations Cup - 2004 Asian Cup ( Champions ) - 2005 Confederations Cup - 2006 FIFA World Cup Honours . Kashima Antlers . - J1 League – 1998 , 2000 , 2001 , 2007 , 2008 , 2009 , 2016 - Emperors Cup – 2000 , 2007 , 2010 , 2016 - J.League Cup – 2000 , 2002 , 2011 , 2012 , 2015 - Japanese Super Cup – 1999 , 2009 , 2010 , 2017 - A3 Champions Cup – 2003 - AFC Champions League - 2018 International . - FIFA World Youth Championship – 1999 ( Runner-up ) - AFC Asian Cup – 2004 Individual . - J.League Most Valuable Player – 2009 - Japanese Footballer of the Year – 2009 - J.League Best Eleven – 2001 , 2002 , 2003 , 2004 , 2005 , 2009 - J . League Cup MVP – 2002 External links . - Japan National Football Team Database - Mitsuo Ogasawara at Kashima Antlers