Five most famous players to have played in J-League

#2 Diego Forlan

Diego Forlan

An emphatic performance that ended in despair for the Uruguayans, Diego Forlan provided the sole shaft of hope in the 2010 FIFA World Cup. After rattling the woodwork from a perfectly-executed free-kick from the edge of the penalty box that witnessed Germany getting lucky in the dying embers of the game to clinch the third position of the tournament, Forlan won the best goal of the tournament.

In the form of his life, Forlan also went on to score a brace in the finals of 2011 Copa America that was laced with Suarez’s thumping finish to accord Uruguay their 15th continental title.

After spending years with top clubs like Manchester United, Villarreal, Atletico Madrid, Forlan headed to Japan to don on the jersey of Cerezo Osaka. Despite, belting out a brief spell at Internacional and Internazionale, his days at both the clubs weren’t remarkable enough vis-à-vis the baseline of his standards.

His debut for Cerezo Osaka came in an AFC Champions League encounter against Pohang Steelers in a lacklustre 1-1 affair. His first goal for Osaka came against Buriram United in a 4-0 triumph of the Japanese outfit.

His first hat-trick came against Kyoto Sanga FC in the J2 League after his team got relegated in that season.

With the end of the season, Forlan called it a day at Japan to head over to his boyhood club, Penarol. His final figures in the Japanese colours read 17 goals from 42 games, an enviable one comparatively to the other legends gracing the league.