is a former

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Career

After graduating high school, he entered the

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, where he represented them in football. After graduating in 2005, he signed for

Shimizu S-Pulse is a Japanese professional association football, football club located in Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka, Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka (city), Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture. S-Pulse is going to compete in the J1 League for the 2025 Season, after winning promotio ...

. Hyodo scored his first professional goal against

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in August of the same year. After retiring at the end of the 2018 season, he joined Shimizu S-Pulse as a scout in June 2019.

Club statistics

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"2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑"
10 February 2016, Japan, (p. 231 out of 289)

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and J2 playoffs.

References

External links

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Profile at Mito HollyHock

Profile at Shimizu S-Pulse
1982 births Living people People from Shiroi University of Tsukuba alumni Association football people from Chiba Prefecture Japanese men's footballers J1 League players J2 League players Shimizu S-Pulse players Kashiwa Reysol players JEF United Chiba players Oita Trinita players Mito HollyHock players Ventforet Kofu players Men's association football midfielders Summer World University Games medalists in football FISU World University Games gold medalists for Japan 21st-century Japanese sportsmen {{Japan-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub