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{{short description|Japanese footballer}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2013}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name=Chikara Fujimoto<br/>藤本 主税
|image=Chikara Fujimoto.jpg
|image_size=180
|caption=
|fullname=Chikara Fujimoto
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1977|10|31}}
|birth_place=[[Ube, Yamaguchi]], Japan
|height={{Height|m=1.68}}
|position=[[Midfielder]]
|currentclub=[[AC Nagano Parceiro]] (manager)
|youthyears1=1984–1989|youthclubs1=Kuwajima Elementary School
|youthyears2=1990–1992|youthclubs2=Naruto Daini Junior High School
|youthyears3=1993–1995|youthclubs3=Tokushima Ichiritsu High School
|years1=1996–1998|clubs1=[[Avispa Fukuoka]]|caps1=41|goals1=6
|years2=1999–2002|clubs2=[[Sanfrecce Hiroshima]]|caps2=111|goals2=20
|years3=2003|clubs3=[[Nagoya Grampus|Nagoya Grampus Eight]]|caps3=23|goals3=2
|years4=2004|clubs4=[[Vissel Kobe]]|caps4=20|goals4=1
|years5=2005–2011|clubs5=[[Omiya Ardija]]|caps5=190|goals5=15
|years6=2012–2014|clubs6=[[Roasso Kumamoto]]|caps6=52|goals6=3
|totalcaps=437|totalgoals=47
|nationalyears1=2001|nationalteam1=[[Japan national football team|Japan]]|nationalcaps1=2|nationalgoals1=0
|medaltemplates=
{{Medal|Team|[[Sanfrecce Hiroshima]]}}
{{Medal|RU|[[Emperor's Cup]]|[[1999 Emperor's Cup|1999]]}}
}}
{{Nihongo|'''Chikara Fujimoto'''|藤本 主税|Fujimoto Chikara|born October 31, 1977}} is a former [[Japan]]ese [[Association football|football]] player. He played twice for [[Japan national football team|Japan national team]].

==Club career==
Fujimoto was born in [[Ube, Yamaguchi|Ube]] on October 31, 1977. After graduating from high school, he joined [[Avispa Fukuoka]] in 1996. He played many matches in 1998. He moved to [[Sanfrecce Hiroshima]] in 1999. The club won second place in the [[1999 Emperor's Cup]]. However the club was relegated to the [[J2 League]] in 2002. After that, although he played for [[Nagoya Grampus|Nagoya Grampus Eight]] in 2003 and [[Vissel Kobe]] in 2004, his opportunity to play decreased. In 2005, he moved to [[Omiya Ardija]]. He played central player at the club and also served as captain. He moved to [[Roasso Kumamoto]] in 2012. He retired at the end of the 2014 season.

==National team career==
On July 1, 2001, Fujimoto debuted for [[Japan national football team|Japan national team]] against [[Paraguay national football team|Paraguay]]. He played 2 games for Japan in 2001.<ref name="JNFTD">[http://www.jfootball-db.com/en/players/fujimoto_chikara.html Japan National Football Team Database]</ref>

==Club statistics==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! colspan=3 | Club performance
! colspan=2 | League
! colspan=2 | Cup
! colspan=2 | League Cup
! colspan=2 | Total
|-
! Season
! Club
! League
! Apps !! Goals
! Apps !! Goals
! Apps !! Goals
! Apps !! Goals
|-
! colspan=3 |Japan
! colspan=2 | League
! colspan=2 | [[Emperor's Cup]]
! colspan=2 | [[J.League Cup]]
! colspan=2 | Total
|-
|[[1996 Avispa Fukuoka season|1996]]||rowspan="3"|[[Avispa Fukuoka]]||rowspan="3"|[[J1 League]]||10||0||1||0||1||1||12||1
|-
|[[1997 Avispa Fukuoka season|1997]]||1||0||2||0||0||0||3||0
|-
|[[1998 Avispa Fukuoka season|1998]]||30||6||1||0||0||0||31||6
|-
|[[1999 Sanfrecce Hiroshima season|1999]]||rowspan="4"|[[Sanfrecce Hiroshima]]||rowspan="4"|[[J1 League]]||27||5||5||5||4||2||36||12
|-
|[[2000 Sanfrecce Hiroshima season|2000]]||27||2||2||1||3||1||32||4
|-
|[[2001 Sanfrecce Hiroshima season|2001]]||28||9||2||0||5||1||35||10
|-
|[[2002 Sanfrecce Hiroshima season|2002]]||29||4||0||0||5||2||34||6
|-
|[[2003 Nagoya Grampus Eight season|2003]]||[[Nagoya Grampus|Nagoya Grampus Eight]]||[[J1 League]]||23||2||2||0||5||0||30||2
|-
|[[2004 Vissel Kobe season|2004]]||[[Vissel Kobe]]||[[J1 League]]||20||1||1||1||6||0||27||2
|-
|[[2005 Omiya Ardija season|2005]]||rowspan="7"|[[Omiya Ardija]]||rowspan="7"|[[J1 League]]||29||4||3||1||8||1||40||6
|-
|[[2006 Omiya Ardija season|2006]]||20||3||2||0||5||0||27||3
|-
|[[2007 Omiya Ardija season|2007]]||31||2||0||0||6||1||37||3
|-
|[[2008 Omiya Ardija season|2008]]||28||3||2||0||2||0||32||3
|-
|[[2009 Omiya Ardija season|2009]]||31||3||1||0||6||0||38||3
|-
|[[2010 Omiya Ardija season|2010]]||25||0||1||0||0||0||26||0
|-
|[[2011 Omiya Ardija season|2011]]||26||0||1||0||1||0||28||0
|-
|[[2012 Roasso Kumamoto season|2012]]||rowspan=3|[[Roasso Kumamoto]]||rowspan=3|[[J2 League]]||21||1||2||0||colspan=2|-||23||1
|-
|[[2013 Roasso Kumamoto season|2013]]||24||2||2||0||colspan=2|-||26||2
|-
|[[2014 Roasso Kumamoto season|2014]]||7||0||1||0||colspan=2|-||8||0
|-
!colspan=3|Total
!437||47||31||8||57||9||525||64
|}

==National team statistics==
<ref name="JNFTD"/>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan=3 | [[Japan national football team|Japan national team]]
|-
!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|[[2001 Japan national football team|2001]]||2||0
|-
!Total||2||0
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{NFT player|pid=10764}}
*[http://www.jfootball-db.com/en/players/fujimoto_chikara.html Japan National Football Team Database]
*{{J.League player|2289}}

{{AC Nagano Parceiro squad}}
{{J3 League managers}}
{{AC Nagano Parceiro managers}}

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[[Category:1977 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Association football people from Yamaguchi Prefecture]]
[[Category:Japanese men's footballers]]
[[Category:Japan men's international footballers]]
[[Category:J1 League players]]
[[Category:J2 League players]]
[[Category:Avispa Fukuoka players]]
[[Category:Sanfrecce Hiroshima players]]
[[Category:Nagoya Grampus players]]
[[Category:Vissel Kobe players]]
[[Category:RB Omiya Ardija players]]
[[Category:Roasso Kumamoto players]]
[[Category:Men's association football midfielders]]
[[Category:20th-century Japanese sportsmen]]
[[Category:J3 League managers]]
[[Category:AC Nagano Parceiro managers]]
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