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Playing career

Known by the nickname 'Jumbo' due to his size, he plays primarily as a target-man striker, scoring the majority of his goals with his head. Popular with fans and teammates during his career due to his entertaining personality, he hosted a radio show while at his previous club,

Avispa Fukuoka is a Japanese professional football club based in Hakata, Fukuoka. They currently compete in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the country. History Earlier years in Fujieda The club were originally based in Fujieda, Shizu ...

. On 15 March 2019, Okubo joined Yokohama Fifty Club.

Club statistics

''Updated to 23 February 2021''.Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社
"2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑"
10 February 2016, Japan, (p. 216 out of 289)

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* * 1980 births Living people Komazawa University alumni Japanese men's footballers J1 League players J2 League players J3 League players Japan Football League players Yokohama FC players Sagawa Shiga FC players Kashiwa Reysol players Avispa Fukuoka players Montedio Yamagata players Tochigi SC players Thespa Gunma players Men's association football forwards Association football people from Yokosuka, Kanagawa 21st-century Japanese sportsmen {{Japan-footy-forward-1980s-stub