Kozue Ando

Kozue Ando
安藤 梢
Ando with Duisburg in 2011
Personal information
Full name Kozue Ando
Date of birth (1982-07-09) 9 July 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Urawa Red Diamonds
Number 10
Youth career
1998–2000 Utsunomiya Women's High School
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001 University of Tsukuba
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2009 Urawa Reds 146 (98)
2010–2012 Duisburg 58 (19)
2013–2015 Frankfurt 52 (16)
2015–2017 Essen 35 (5)
2017– Urawa Red Diamonds 46 (9)
Total 314 (140)
International career
1999–2015 Japan 126 (19)
Medal record
Urawa Reds
Winner Nadeshiko League 2004
Winner Nadeshiko League 2009
Runner-up Nadeshiko League 2006
Runner-up Nadeshiko League Cup 2007
Runner-up Nadeshiko League Cup 2017
Runner-up Empress's Cup 2004
Runner-up Empress's Cup 2009
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Team
FIFA Women's World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2011 Germany
Silver medal – second place 2015 Canada
AFC Women's Asian Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Vietnam
Bronze medal – third place 2010 China
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2006 Doha Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2018

Kozue Ando (安藤 梢, Andō Kozue, born 9 July 1982) is a Japanese football player. Ando currently plays club football for the Urawa Reds Diamonds. She previously played for the Japan national team before retiring in 2015.