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osarusan
13/11/2007, 3:16 PM
Anybody heard of this guy? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Cullen)
He's doing reasonably well over here. The bio says he has taken Japanese citizenship, but it's not too late yet, I'm pretty sure he hasn't played a senior game.
Graemerz
13/11/2007, 3:28 PM
Never heard of him. Very strange.
Steve Bruce
13/11/2007, 10:32 PM
Fair play to him to want to play the country he is from rather than a country that would be more recognisable on a football front and would possibly open doors to bigger things
Steve Bruce
13/11/2007, 10:47 PM
Oh and I wasn't having a digg at ROI taking NI players if that's the way it came across.
osarusan
14/11/2007, 12:51 AM
Fair play to him to want to play the country he is from rather than a country that would be more recognisable on a football front and would possibly open doors to bigger things
To be honest I wouldn't be too sure of the second part of that statement. If he becomes a regular for Japan, he's pretty much guaranteed appearances in 2 or 3 World Cups. That just isn't the case with NI or and other club in the British Isles except England.
EalingGreen
14/11/2007, 10:01 AM
There was a thread about him on OWC from three years ago.
Apparently his Da is from Belfast and he even played in NI at the Milk Cup (International Youth Tournament) with a Japanese side.
But his Ma is Japanese, he was born and brought up in Japan and hardly speaks any English. In addition, he has represented Japan at under-age level (e.g. Japanese U-19 team in the AFC Cup in 2004) etc, so there doesn't look to be any sign of his opting for NI (never mind ROI :eek:).
Anyhow, some more info from that OWC thread:
http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthread.php?t=89523
dcfcsteve
14/11/2007, 11:07 AM
Picture of him here :
http://www.wldcup.com/Asia/jleague/jubilo/cullen.html
He looks like a Norn Iron fella wearing a Japanese man wig.....! :D
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