Ozu Moreira

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ozu Moreira
Occupation	Soccer Player
Date Of Birth	Jan 21, 1986(1986-01-21)
Age	38
Birthplace	Rio de Janeiro
Country	Brazil
Horoscope	Capricorn

Ozu Moreira Biography

Ozu Moreira is one of the most popular and richest Soccer Player who was born on January 21, 1986 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Osmar “Ozu” Moreira (born 21 January, 1986) is born in Brazil. Japanese footballer who is a defender.

In his first international competition in 2013, in 2013, the AFC Beach Soccer Championship, Ozu was named the the best player, and later in the year , he guided his new nation as captain to the quarterfinals at the 2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup the debut World Cup, in which Ozu was awarded the Silver Ball (second best player) award. The first Beach Soccer Stars awards in 2014 were a success, with Ozu recognized as a member of the top team of the year. This achievement he has repeated each time since, with the exception of one in the year of 2019, confirming his place among the top players.

In 2019, he became the first Japanese player to score over 100 international goals.

He is leader of Japan’s Japanese national team after gaining citizenship in Japan in the year 2012. He has been awarded numerous times to acknowledge his status as one of top players. These include his Silver as well as the Golden Balls at the FIFA World Cups; he is often called the world’s best defensive player in beach soccer. He is especially recognized for his impressive presence and skill at high-intensity free kicks.

Ozu Moreira Net Worth

Ozu Moreira is one of the richest Soccer Player from Brazil. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ozu Moreira 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Ozu was born Osmar from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and started playing soccer in the summer of his six years in the beaches at Copacabana and was a child alongside the players who would later make up the Brazilian national team which included Rafinha, Bokinha and Mauricinho. When he was 10, the beach soccer club was invited to play in an exhibition match prior to an official Brazil game at Copacabana arena, which saw a crowd of 5,000 fans. When he was a kid, Ozu played association football as well as joining Vasco da Gama at the age of 14 and was sought out on many occasions. However, living just close to the beach and watching soccer on a regular basis on TV was the motivation for Ozu to consider the career of a professional in beach soccer at the age of 16. At the age of 18, in 2004 the young man signed his first contract in beach soccer and signed in the Brazilian club Sao Paulo.

He was in 2006 when he emigrated to Germany and briefly played in Germany. At the age of 21, he was offered to be a part of Lequios from Okinawa, Japan. Even though he had no knowledge of Japanese lifestyle, the player quickly adjusted to the Japanese lifestyle and, due to his firsthand experience with the warmth that is characteristic of Japanese people was captivated by Japan. As of 2009, Lequios made the move away from Okinawa in Japan to Tokyo and Ozu did the same. He was in Tokyo when he met his fellow Brazilian and naturalized Japanese, Ruy Ramos, who was then the director of the Japanese national team. Despite offers to take part in Brazil, Ozu expressed to Ramos his desire to obtain Japanese citizenship to play for Japan as the country that was the country of the country of his “heart”. Ramos was able to assist Ozu in his quest. Ozu later became proficient with the Japanese language. After five mandatory years of being in Japan Ozu was granted Japanese citizenship on the 12th of December, 2012 and swapped the name of Osmar to Ozu and was invited to join for the Japanese nation’s team.

In 2015, Ozu was once again named best player at the AFC Championship and was also joint top scorer. He also joined the FC Barcelona team at that year’s Mundialito de Clubes which the Spanish team won and opened his own institution for children, the “Copacabana Beach Soccer School”, in Okinawa. 2016 saw Ozu branch further into playing for European clubs; he became the second Japanese to play in the Italian National League, for Viareggio, winning Europe’s top club prize, the Euro Winners Cup, with the Tuscan side that season. He has since had spells at FC City and Lokomotiv Moscow of Russia, Sporting CP of Portugal and Falfala Kfar Qassem of Israel. In 2017, Ozu joined the first J-League club to establish a beach soccer branch, Tokyo Verdy, who he would go on to win multiple JFA League titles with. He also became an ambassador of the JFA’s ‘Teacher of Dreams’ project, touring schools across Japan, explaining to children how he has overcome problems in his life to achieve the successes in his field. The AFC described Ozu’s performance as “outstanding” as he again won the best player and top scorer awards of the AFC Championship, this time the 2019 edition, which Japan won for the first time under his leadership. 2019 continued to mark major international landmarks for Ozu as he reached a century of goals scored in a 7–2 win over Uruguay at the World Beach Games and also earned his 100th cap at the Intercontinental Cup a month later. Despite crucially missing his attempt in the penalty shootout against Portugal in the semi-final, Ozu ultimately inspired Japan to a positive 2019 World Cup performance of fourth place, their joint best ever finish at the World Cup matching 2005, and he also won the prestigious Golden Ball (best player) award at the tournament.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Ozu Moreira height 6 ft 3 in Ozu weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

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Facts & Trivia

Ozu Ranked on the list of most popular Soccer Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Brazil. Ozu Moreira celebrates birthday on January 21 of every year.