Jun Tamano

Jun Tamano (玉乃 淳, Tamano Jun; born June 19, 1984) is a former Japanese football player. In 1999, Tamano joined Nike Premier Cup upon transfer to Atlético Madrid youth team. Although had an opportunity for promotion to Atlético Madrid B, he had to turn down the offer as he didn't hold a Spanish passport. In 2002, Tamano returned to Japan and joined Tokyo Verdy youth team. He debuted in top team in 2002 J.League Cup in May. After the debut, he played several matches as offensive midfielder every season. Although he played many matches as substitute midfielder in 2005, Verdy was relegated to J2 League end of 2005 season. In 2006, he moved to J2 club Tokushima Vortis. He became a regular player and played many matches in 2006. In 2007, he moved to newly was promoted to J1 League club, Yokohama FC.