History Characters / CaptainTsubasaForeignRivals

* DarkAndTroubledPast: He lost older brother Stijn, who was also a very talented player himself, due to a road accident.

* HesBack: In ''Rising Sun'', [[http://mangafox.me/manga/captain_tsubasa_rising_sun/v04/c026/11.html it turns out that]] Díaz [[spoiler: suffered an ''extremely'' serious injury [[GroinAttack to his groin]] (which included ''hip damage'') that required surgery and having him out of activity for half a year - which is why he wasn't present in WYC, story-wise.]] As soon as he came back, he [[spoiler: helped Boca Juniors to win the Copa Libertadores ''and'' sealed a deal with the Napoli from Italy]], so now he wants to reaffirm his return by beating Tsubasa.

* LonelyRichKid: Was one as a child, [[http://mangafox.me/manga/captain_tsubasa/v32/c099/103.html and started playing soccer to solve it.]] According to Pierre himself, people either bullied him or sucked up to him for his wealth and prestige, so he took up soccer since there are no distinctions and the rules are for everyone.

* KickTheDog: Being [[http://www.mangareader.net/295-21004-11/captain-tsubasa-world-youth/chapter-49.html extremely rude and racist to Shingo]] during the WYC opening gala, calling him "a monkey".

* SuperStrength: A very dark example. He has developed his "Levin Shoot" ''specifically'' to priorize impact over speed, has toughened himself up via TrainingFromHell to inhuman levels to get the strength he needs to do so, and [[http://www.mangareader.net/295-21011-24/captain-tsubasa-world-youth/chapter-56.html proves it via]] [[spoiler: ''destroying the statue of the Maiden Goddess'' that Karen was praying to... few minutes before her death.]]

* MyHeroZero: Unusually, he always wears a #0 jersey, even when playing for Brazil[[note]]International matches dictate that players must be numbered 1 to 23[[/note]].

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: If Rivaul is inspirated to Rivaldo, then Santana is one to Romário.

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: He is similar to Luis Nasario de Lima Ronaldo.

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Johann Cruyff, who else?

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: He has shades of one of Germany's best goalkeeper, Oliver Kahn.

* PowerTrio: Chana being the smallest, Faran being the middle of the road height, and Sakun being the biggest around the trio.

-->Voiced by: Creator/TakeshiKusao (''Shin Captain Tsubasa''), Creator/MamoruMiyano (''Tatakae Dream Team'' smartphone game), Creator/YoshitsuguMatsuoka (''Rise of the New Champions''); Claudio Velásquez and Rafael Pacheco (''Road to 2002'') [Latin American Spanish dub], Ricardo Escobar (''Road to 2002'') [European Spanish dub]

* TykeBomb:

* NiceGuy

** He's a very skilled player, but ''terrible'' in regards toteam work. Hence why his coach [[spoiler:Roberto Hongo]] [[YouAreGrounded got him benched]] until the end of the WYC.

* WorfHadTheFlue: In a way. His hand gets injured while trying to catch a shot by Hyuuga, which proves decisive for the match.

* DubNameChange: In the Italian dub his name is variously translated. He is named either "Dario Belli" or "Luis Hernandez" and also "Gino Buffetti". The Latin American dub changes his surname to "Hernández".

* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: Dyes his hair blond in the World Youth Cup
* HotBlooded

** He's a very skilled player, but ''terrible'' in regards to team work. Hence why his coach [[spoiler:Roberto Hongo]] [[YouAreGrounded got him benched]] until the end of the WYC.

* AdaptationPersonalityChange: His anime and film version is significantly more emotional in all senses than his main portrayal; he is usually confident to the point of arrogance yet at the same time tenses up quickly if things are not going his way. In the rest of continuities, he is an incredibly chill guy, almost a PerpetualSmiler, and it takes much more to truly frustrate him.

* AchillesHeel: Almost, as his only weak spot is the reaching zone between his legs, so the Japanese team's first goal is scored by aiming a low shot by Tsubasa. It gets subverted when it turns out he is still skilled enough to cover for the spot afterwards; his real weak spots turn out to be his proneness to gain hand injuries.

* ForWantOfANail: The Japanese victory against Mueller's team carries a very accidental quality. Their second goal happens almost fortuituously when the force of the shot (a point blank Neo Tiger Shoot by Hyuuga, nothing less) tears away Mueller's glove after catching, making him lose grip on the ball and conceding the goal; the same event also turns out to have injured Mueller's hand for the rest of the match, leading directly to the third and final Japanese goal.

* PuzzleBoss: A non-videogame example. After Mueller's goalkeeping exhibition, Tsubasa and pals realize that Mueller is simply too good to be beaten and that they have to find all together way to score him. Their first answer to the puzzle, a weird weak spot that Mueller happens to have, is successful only for a goal, as Mueller then adapts to it. The second and final solution comes only by a combination of high-level teamwork, heavy pressure and an opportune injury by the German.

* DiabolusExNihilo: Unlike Schneider, who was hyped some episodes before his debut on the field, Heffner came out from nowhere and was more or less unknown for the heroes right until their match, even although he would turn out just as dangerous as Scheinder himself. The only pre-match scene that hinted his skill was a brief training scene with Schneider that did not even introduce him formally.

* PerpetualFrowner: Most of the time is seen frowning or focused.

* AchillesHeel: Almost, as his only weak spot is the reaching zone between his legs, so the Japanese team's first goal is scored by aiming a low shot by Tsubasa. It gets subverted when it turns out he is still skilled enough to cover for the spot afterwards.

* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: Through an insane regime of training, he becomes capable to

* OneManArmy: Unlike most goalies in the series, Mueller will not concede a goal if facing a single player, whoever he is, which forces his opponents to basically gang on him with teamwork. Exceptions are done by Tsubasa and Levin, who find weak spots on him.

* AnimeHair: Has a cartoonishly prominent fringe that sticks out at least one foot long over his face.
* CanonForeigner: His character was created to replace Dieter Mueller in the first anime and the movie series.
* DiabolusExNihilo: Unlike Schneider, who got introduced some episodes before his debut in the field, Heffner came out from nowhere and did not even receive a name right until his encounter with the main cast. His only pre-match scene was a brief training scene with Schneider that did not even introduce him formally.

* PowerCopying: He uses some of Wakashimazu's moves, like the famous Sankakugeri Defense.

* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: To Dieter Mueller in ''Captain Tsubasa'', having the same aura and role in the history. Ironically enough, he was much easier to defeat despite lacking Dieter's AchillesHeel, and was beaten precisely by way of a Twin Shoot by Tsubasa and Kojiro, a technique Mueller would laugh at on his own appearances.

* AchillesHeel: Almost, as his only weak spot is the reaching zone between his legs, so the Japanese team's first goal is scored by aiming a low shot by Tsubasa. It gets subverted when it turns out he is still skilled enough to cover for the spot when he realizes their enemies have discovered it.

* DefeatingTheUndefeatable: His feats as a keeper are unparalelled in the series. He stopped the Japanese team's best individual techniques, managed to frustrate a combined shoot by Tsubasa and Kojiro of all people, and generally made both Wakabayashi and Wakashimazu look like total novices. The only real reason the German team lost the match was that Mueller's hand muscles gave out in a very extreme moment and made the difference on two hard-fought goals by the Japanese.

* ForWantOfANail: The second goal scored by the Japanese team happens basically by accident, as the force of the shot (a point blank Neo Tiger Shoot by Hyuuga) tears away his glove when he catches it and makes him lose grip on the ball. The event also injures Mueller's hand, leading to the third Japanese goal that wins the match.

* TheWorfEffect: By cortesy of Levin and the Brazilian national team.

* AchillesHeel: Almost. His only weak spot is the reaching zone between his legs, so the best chance to score against him is aiming low shots.
* AdaptationDyeJob: The original manga and the games make him a blue-eyed blond. The new anime series gives him light brown hair and purple eyes instead, just like the character of Otto Heffner who was created to replace him in the first anime (thus making his anime self an aesthetic version of a CompositeCharacter).

* TheBrute: Big, mean (in the fields, he isn't particularly jerkish otherwise) and absurdely good in his job.
* DefeatingTheUndefeatable: His feats as a keeper are unparalelled in the series. He stopped the Japanese team's best individual techniques, managed to frustrate a combined shoot by Tsubasa and Kojiro of all people, and generally made both Wakabayashi and Wakashimazu look like total novices.

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: ''Dieter'' is the German spelling. A recurrent spelling is "Deuter". Same with "Müller" and "Mueller", though ''both'' spellings are actually correct (The "ue" combination is the closest to a "ü", so it can be used effectively as a replacement.)

* EvilCounterpart: He looks basically like a foreign, evil version of Jito.

* AdaptationDyeJob: In the original TV series he has dark brown, curly hair, whereas in all the other continuities his hair is blonde, straight and much longer. His appearance in ''J'', interestingly, is a combination of the two: he has brown hair, as in the original anime, yet has it long and straight, as in the rest.

* AdaptationDyeJob: Downplayed. In the original anime and films, he had dark blonde hair. In all the other continuities, he has pale blond hair, with a longer haircut more similar to Tsubasa's.
* AdaptationPersonalityChange: His anime and film version was significantly more emotional than all his other portrayals; he was confident to the point of arrogance but tensed up quickly if things were not being easy. In the rest of continuities, he is an incredibly chill guy, almost a PerpetualSmiler, and it takes much more to truly frustrate him.

** His Fire Shot is prove of that [[spoiler:And he could score 1 out of two shots outside of the penalty area to Wakabayashi in before Road to 2002 series]].
** This has been established in ''Captain Tsubasa J'' video game where Schneider can use different shooting techniques: A powerful straight shot or a tricky curling shot.

* AchillesHeel: Literally. His only weak spots are his feet, so the best chance to score against him is aiming low shots.

* DefeatingTheUndefeatable: His feats as a keeper are unparalelled in the series. He stopped the entire Japanese team's individual techniques, managed to frustrate a combined shoot by Tsubasa and Kojiro of all people, and generally made both Wakabayashi and Wakashimazu look like total novices.

* KillerGorilla: He's nicknamed "King Kong" in the manga.

* XMarksTheHero: In the ''Road to 2002'' series he has a odd X-shaped scar in his cheek. Subverted in that he is an antagonist.

* AdaptationDyeJob: The first movie makes him blond-haired. The rest of his appearances have him brown-haired, although the exact tone sometimes varies.
* ArrogantKungFuGuy: He looks down on the Japanese team and engage in verbal brawls with both Wakabayashi and Hyuuga upon their arrival.

* LightningBruiser: He's giant and burly, but very fast as well.

* AdaptationDyeJob: In the original TV series he has dark hair, whereas in the manga and ''Road to 2002'' he is a blond.

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: His nickname "Elle Sid" probably comes from the Cid Campeador, but that doesn't stop people of translate it as "Elle Sire" or something with a similar sound.

* IdenticalStranger: Karl is quite taller than Tsubasa, as well as a blue-eyed blond rather than dark-haired/eyed, but otherwise, they're ''very'' physically similar.

* YouDontLookLikeYou: Schneider's design is very, VERY different in the original anime series's flashbacks and the early movies. Probably ''because'' he normally looks like a blond Tsubasa.

* BlondePeopleAreEvil: In the first film, he is blond-haired and a nasty piece of work.

* SatelliteCharacter: He's basically Steve's crony.

!!France

[[folder:Pierre "Elle Sid" Leblanc]]
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->Voiced by: Creator/KenyuHoriuchi (original series and ''Shin''), Creator/AkiraIshida (''Tatakae Dream Team'' smartphone game); Ricardo Mendoza (''Captain Tsubasa''), Alfredo Gabriel Basurto (''Road to 2002'') [Latin American Spanish dub], David Robles (''Road to 2002'') [European Spanish dub]

* TheAce: Handsome, charismatic, proud but kind-hearted, and an amazing player.
* AdaptationDyeJob: In the original TV series he has dark hair, whereas in the manga and ''Road to 2002'' he is a blond.
* ArmorPiercingSlap: Applied to [[spoiler: Napoleon]] in the manga, but only when he ''seriously'' crossed the line.
* {{Bishonen}}: Cracked UpToEleven and to ''narm'' extents in ''Road to 2002''.
* ChickMagnet: Very aware and pleased, he interacts directly with his fangirls.
* CoolHorse: In ''Road to 2002'', has a scene where he rides to the stadium on one.
* LonelyRichKid: Was one as a child, [[http://mangafox.me/manga/captain_tsubasa/v32/c099/103.html and started playing soccer to solve it.]] According to Pierre himself, people either bullied him or sucked up to him for his wealth and prestige, so he took up soccer since there are no distinctions and the rules are for everyone.
* LovableJock: Huge soccer star, super popular with girls, and rather nice to his fans and rivals. As well as not afraid to call out those who step outta line in the French team.
* MrFanservice: With a ShowerScene and InstantFanclub, to boot!
* PhenotypeStereotype: In ''Road to 2002''.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Deals a HUGE one to [[spoiler: Napoleon]] in the manga, after slapping him.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: His nickname "Elle Sid" probably comes from the Cid Campeador, but that doesn't stop people of translate it as "Elle Sire" or something with a similar sound.
* WorthyOpponent: To Misaki.

[[folder:Louis Napoleon]]
->Voiced by: Creator/YasunoriMatsumoto (''Shin Captain Tsubasa''), Creator/NobuhikoOkamoto (''Tatakae Dream Team'' smartphone game); Eduardo Curiel (''Road to 2002'') [Latin American Spanish dub]

* ArrogantKungFuGuy: Is infamous in-story for being an extremely talented, but arrogant player prone to explosive bouts of anger and violence that brought him many red cards. In the France vs. England match, in which the coach put him on the side for much of the game so he can get to know better the team and adapt himself to it, Napoleon instead never ceases to belittle his teammates and to boast that he alone would be enough to secure France's victory.
* BloodKnight: No qualms about violence on the fields.
* BoisterousBruiser
* BreakTheHaughty: Gets massively bitchslapped by karma thrice. First he [[spoiler: gets slapped across the face for bragging about how he provoked Souda into fouling him and doomed him to get kicked out the fieds]], then he [[spoiler: violently fouls Izawa which invalidates a really nice goal from his team ''and'' allows [[TheSmartGuy Misugi]] to play]], and later... see below.
* EvilCounterpart: To Soda.
* FrenchJerk: The straightest example in the team.
* IWorkAlone: He thinks he's the best, and that working together with his teammates is beneath him. However, he's actually excellent at playing in combinations with other players when he wants to, as shown with his near-symbiotic teamworks with Misaki and Pierre.
* ManlyTears: In the manga, after not only [[spoiler: Wakashimazu blocks his shot and France is eliminated ''because'' of that]], but [[spoiler: Pierre and his companions ''don't'' blame him for the loss, even telling him he did his best.]] [[CryCute It softens his image quite a bit]].

!!Germany

[[folder:Karl Heinz "The Kaiser" Schneider]]
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->Voiced by: Creator/KeiichiNanba (''Captain Tsubasa''), Creator/RyoHorikawa (''Captain Tsubasa J''), Creator/HiroshiShimozaki (''Road to 2002''), Creator/TakahiroSakurai (''Tatakae Dream Team'' smartphone game); Marcos Patiño (''Captain Tsubasa'' TV series), Creator/RicardoMendoza (''Captain Tsubasa'' movies), Creator/CarlosInigo (''Road to 2002'') [Latin American Spanish dub); Pablo Sevilla (''Captain Tsubasa'') [European Spanish dub]

* TheAce: Maybe the greatest player in the series, not counting Tsubasa.
* BigBrotherInstinct: Adores his [[{{Moe}} cute little sister]] Marie.
* {{Bishonen}}: Especially in ''Road to 2002'', where his prettiness is empathized.
* ChildhoodFriends: He refers to Wakabayashi as such in ''Road to 2002'', and some flashbacks in the Bayern Munchen vs. Hamburg game show that Genzo and Kaltz remember their shared past fondly. [[spoiler: Ironically, that match ends up with them almost getting into a fight, which concludes with Kaltz getting kicked out of the game.]]
* DemotedToExtra: In WYC, since Santana takes the main TheRival spot there.
* DidntThinkThisThrough: In Rising Sun, before the match between Japan vs Germany, he makes a bet to Wakabayashi that if Germany beats Japan, Wakabayashi will join Bayern Munich the next season, when Wakabayashi ask him what would happen if Japan win, Schneider say that [[AssumedWin he did not think of that at all]].
* IAmNotLeftHanded: Almost literally; he can shoot with both his legs, and he switches from one to another before the shoot to confuse the goalie.
* IdenticalStranger: Karl is quite taller than Tsubasa, as well as a blue-eyed blond rather than dark-haired/eyed, but otherwise, they're ''very'' physically similar.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed:
** Schneider evokes the image of Miroslav Klose in his youth.
** Also, his name is a reference to Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, a legendary forward who scored over 200 goals during his years as a Bayern Munich player.
* ParentsAsPeople: His parents are very kind people, but their relationship hasn't the best for a while already. In Shin CT, Karl angsts a LOT at the possibility of the Schneiders getting a divorce. [[spoiler: They don't, thankfully]].
* PhenotypeStereotype: Light blond hair, blue eyes, like a stereotypical German.
* TheRival: Not to Tsubasa, but to Wakabayashi, though Karl makes it clear he would like it better if they were teammates.
* StageDad: Subverted. While his father Rudi is also his coach and boss as well as an ex-player, they're very close and love each other very much.
* SugarAndIcePersonality: As said above, he's a kind-hearted guy who's also very proud and seemingly cold.
* StrongAndSkilled:
** His Fire Shot is prove of that [[spoiler:And he could score 1 out of two shots outside of the penalty area to Wakabayashi in before Road to 2002 series]].
** This has been established in ''Captain Tsubasa J'' video game where Schneider can use different shooting techniques: A powerful straight shot or a tricky curling shot.
* YouDontLookLikeYou: Schneider's design is very, VERY different in the original anime series's flashbacks and the early movies. Probably ''because'' he normally looks like a blond Tsubasa.

[[folder:Hermann Kaltz]]
-->Voiced by: Rubén León (''Road to 2002'') [Latin American Spanish dub]

* BoisterousBruiser: He's always ready for a good match
* EyesAlwaysShut: One of his defining features.
* HotBlooded: Which backfires BADLY in the Road to 2002 series, [[spoiler: when he starts shouting at Schneider in the Bayern vs. Hamburg match and almost beats him... so [[GetOut he gets a red card]].]]
* OralFixation: Has a toothpick between his teeth most of the time. When he spits it out, [[LetsGetDangerous you better hope your team is having a good day]].
* PintSizedPowerhouse: He's the shortest player in the German team, but damn he's very effective.

[[folder:Dieter Mueller]]
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->Voiced by: Nobuyuki Furuta (''Shin''), Creator/YasuyukiKase (in ''Road to 2002''), Creator/KentaMiyake (''Tatakae Dream Team'' smartphone game); Gabriel Gama (''Road to 2002'') [Latin American Spanish dub]

* AchillesHeel: Literally. His only weak spots are his feet, so the best chance to score against him is aiming low shots.
* AdaptationDyeJob: The original manga and the games make him a blue-eyed blond. The new anime series gives him light brown hair and purple eyes instead, just like the character of Otto Heffner who was created to replace him in the first anime (thus making his anime self an aesthetic version of a CompositeCharacter).
* ArrogantKungFuGuy: To the extent of throwing the ball back to their opponents in order to challenge them further.
* TheBrute: Big, mean (in the fields, he isn't particularly jerkish otherwise) and absurdely good in his job.
* DefeatingTheUndefeatable: His feats as a keeper are unparalelled in the series. He stopped the entire Japanese team's individual techniques, managed to frustrate a combined shoot by Tsubasa and Kojiro of all people, and generally made both Wakabayashi and Wakashimazu look like total novices.
* DubNameChange: Known as "Reinhardt Bauer" in Italy and "Dieter Miller" in Spain.
* HeroKiller: In a sport perspective. While he wasn't the first keeper to frustrate the efforts of Tsubasa, Kojiro and company, he was the first and only to do it to all of them put together and practically at will.
* TheJuggernaut: An interestingly reversed example: he can stop everything.
* LightningBruiser: The Japanese thought he was a MightyGlacier. They were ''completely wrong''. Cue the OhCrap.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: He has shades of one of Germany's best goalkeeper, Oliver Kahn.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: ''Dieter'' is the German spelling. A recurrent spelling is "Deuter". Same with "Müller" and "Mueller", though ''both'' spellings are actually correct (The "ue" combination is the closest to a "ü", so it can be used effectively as a replacement.)
* TrainingFromHell: Was mentioned to be going through this in the mountains before joining the team.
* TheWorfEffect: By cortesy of Levin and the Brazilian national team.
* XMarksTheHero: In the ''Road to 2002'' series he has a odd X-shaped scar in his cheek. Subverted in that he is an antagonist.

[[folder:Otto Heffner]]
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->Voiced by: Creator/KazukiYao

* AnimeHair: Has a cartoonishly prominent fringe that sticks out at least one foot long over his face.
* CanonForeigner: His character was created to replace Dieter Mueller in the first anime and the movie series.
* DiabolusExNihilo: Unlike Schneider, who got introduced some episodes before his debut in the field, Heffner came out from nowhere and did not even receive a name right until his encounter with the main cast. His only pre-match scene was a brief training scene with Schneider that did not even introduce him formally.
* DubNameChange: Known as "Gustav Heffner" in Germany and "Hugo Heffner" in Italy.
* PeekABangs: His bangs cover one of his eyes, though not by falling over it like most examples, but by being so ridiculously large.
* PerpetualFrowner: Most of the time is seen frowning or focused.
* PowerCopying: He uses some of Wakashimazu's moves, like the famous Sankakugeri Defense.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Also spelled as "Hefner" or "Effner". The Spanish dub spelled it in a really odd way, sounding as either "Henger" or "Henffer" (maybe another case of DubNameChange).
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: To Dieter Mueller in ''Captain Tsubasa'', having the same aura and role in the history. Ironically enough, he was much easier to defeat despite lacking Dieter's AchillesHeel, and was beaten precisely by way of a Twin Shoot by Tsubasa and Kojiro, a technique Mueller would laugh at on his own appearances.
* TheWorfEffect: Despite having outperformed both Wakabayashi and Wakashimazu, Heffner is easily beaten by Diaz and Victorino in the fourth film to show their skill.

[[folder:Franz Schester]]
->Voiced by: Creator/KappeiYamaguchi (''Shin''), Creator/TakahiroMizushima (''Tatakae Dream Team'' smartphone game); Creator/VictorUgarte (''Road to 2002'') [Latin American Spanish dub]

* ChickMagnet: He has his legion of fangirls.
* TheSmartGuy: Nicknamed "The Computer" due to his smarts and his talent for {{Indy Ploy}}ing.

!!Italy
[[folder:Gino Fernandez]]
-->''Voiced by'': Creator/MasamiKikuchi (''Captain Tsubasa J''); Roberto Mendiola (''Captain Tsubasa J''), Roberto Molina (''Road to 2002'') [Latin American Spanish dub]

* TheAce: He's Italy's goalkeeper, and a pretty good at his job.
* BigBrotherMentor: To Shingo.
* DivingSave: He first appears when he pulls one to save a little girl from being hit by a car. [[spoiler: That girl is Marie, Schneider's younger sister.]]
* DubNameChange: In the Italian dub his name is variously translated. He is named either "Dario Belli" or "Luis Hernandez" and also "Gino Buffetti". The Latin American dub changes his surname to "Hernández".
* NiceGuy: He can be ruthless in the field, but he's really this. He shows this during his interactions with Aoi Shingo.

[[folder:Salvatore Gentile]]

* BreakTheHaughty: He subjects this to Aoi Shingo, ridiculizing his game style and mocking him around. It was because of this that Aoi became so determined in beating him, even to the point of designing a strategy for Gentile.
* JerkAss: Later becoming a JerkWithAHeartOfGold.
* KickTheDog: Being [[http://www.mangareader.net/295-21004-11/captain-tsubasa-world-youth/chapter-49.html extremely rude and racist to Shingo]] during the WYC opening gala, calling him "a monkey".
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Of Claudio Gentile, who played for Juventus and was noted for his rough man-marking.

!!China
[[folder:Shou Shuunko/Xiao Jung Guang]]

* TheAce
* AnimalMotifs: The dragon
* BoisterousBruiser
* DramaPreservingHandicap: His legs can only withstand limited pressure coming from his playing style.
* {{Keet}}: Always cheerful, friendly and energetic.
* LightningBruiser
* VSign
* WorthyOpponent

!!Thailand
[[folder:Faran, Chana and Sakun Konsawatto]]
-->Voiced by: Creator/YasunoriMasutani (Sakun, ''Captain Tsubasa J''), Creator/TsutomuKashiwakura (Faran, ''Captain Tsubasa J''), Yusuke Numata (Chana, ''Captain Tsubasa J'')

* PowerTrio: Chana being the smallest, Faran being the middle of the road height, and Sakun being the biggest around the trio.
* RedBaron: The ''Sepak Takraw'' Brothers.

[[folder:Bunnark]]
-->Voiced by: Creator/WataruTakagi (''Captain Tsubasa J'')

* AllAsiansKnowMartialArts: Or rather, All Thais Know UsefulNotes/MuayThai.
* ArrogantKungFuGuy: This was his attitude in the game against Japan.
* TheBigGuy: He's just 18 and is already 7 feet tall?!
* CombatPragmatist: He'll do whatever it takes to nullify the aces of the opposing team. This was clearly showcased in the match against Japan when marking Tsubasa throughly.
* CryCute: [[spoiler:Blames himself so much for the loss of the Thai team that he breaks down crying in the airport. Tsubasa cheerfully tells him to not give up.]]
* EmotionalBruiser: He's a big bruiser, but [[spoiler:he showcases this after Thailand lost to Japan in the WYC Asian Preliminaries.]]
* JerkAss / JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He's such a mean person against opposing players, but he's also the captain of the team, in which his partners can trust when Bunnark is around.
* LightningBruiser: The biggest player in the Thailand team, a very strong player all around, but he also has the speed and movement due to his UsefulNotes/MuayThai training.

!!Saudi Arabia
[[folder:Prince Mark Owairan]]
-->Voiced by: Creator/YoshimasaHosoya (''Tatakae Dream Team'' smartphone game)

* TheAce: The captain of the team and a very versed player all around.
* NiceHat: Better said, nice white headscarf.
* RedBaron: "Desert Prince"
* ShelteredAristocrat: Was like this until he started playing soccer. In fact, this happened the ''first'' time he managed to leave his family's palace as a child: he saw a bunch of kids playing soccer in the streets, was fascinated by the sport and started to practice, [[NonIdleRich winning his place as the Saudi Arabia captain through his own effort]]
* TallDarkandHandsome
* WorthyOpponent: He's this to Tsubasa, Misaki and Misugi.
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!!South Korea
[[folder:Cha Inchon]]

* BashBrothers: With Lee
* GameBreakingInjury: [[spoiler: He has a serious injury that keeps him from playing at full strength.]]
* HotBlooded
* LongHairedPrettyBoy
* RedOniBlueOni: Red to Lee's Blue

[[folder:Lee Young-Woon]]

* TheAce
* BashBrothers: with Cha
* RedOniBlueOni: Blue to Cha's Red

!!Mexico
[[folder:Ricardo Espadas]]
-->Voiced by: Creator/TakumaTerashima (''Tatakae Dream Team'' smartphone game)

* BreakTheHaughty: And holy crap, HOW!
* {{Fingore}}: At the receiving end, [[spoiler: when he fails to catch Hyuuga's shot that seals the Japanese victory.]]
* HeelRealization: Has one in at the end of the match against Japan, which resulted in Ricardo becoming nicer overall.
* JerkAss: Loud, arrogant, racist, bitter, etc., the whole nine yards. Until he faces Tsubasa and remembers how he used to be far less of a jerk in his past.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Of Jorge Campos, down to the extravagant shirts.
* StreetUrchin: His and his teammates's collective FreudianExcuse. It still does ''not'' justify Espadas's prejudices and racism.
* PutOnABus: After the Japan/Mexico match. [[spoiler: He [[ThebusCameBack reappears]] in the ''Rising Sun'' manga, and is noticeably nicer and more mature.]]
* UsedToBeASweetKid: As an urchin from the Mexico DS.'s slums, he used to sincerely love soccer and enjoy being with his friends nevermind how harsh their lives were. But with time, the hardships he faced left him totally embittered.

!!Uruguay
[[folder:Ryoma Hino]]

-->Voiced by: Creator/MasayaOnosaka (''Captain Tsubasa J''); Marcos Patiño (''Captain Tsubasa J'') [Latin American Spanish dub]

* BadassBaritone: More so in ''Captain Tsubasa J'' when using his one-liners before doing supershots.
--> '''Hino''': "Doragon shūto!"
* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: Dyes his hair blond in the World Youth Cup
* HotBlooded
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Very harsh and arrogant when playing, but a more or less decent guy otherwise. i.e, he gets a rather literal PetTheDog moment when he's jogging and meets up with a little boy and his adorable puppy.
* MixedAncestry: Half Japanese, half Uruguayan. He first plays in the Real Japan 7, then refuses an offer to stay in the Japanese team to both honor his Uruguayan side and to keep his budding rivalry with Hyuga.
* WorthyOpponent: To Hyuga

[[folder:Ramón Victorino]]

* AbnormalLimbRotationRange: He can ''turn his upper body 180°'' to feint the opposition.
* TheAce: As TheCaptain to the Uruguayan team.
* RedBaron: "The Black Panther of Latinamerican Soccer"

!!Sweden
[[folder:Stefan Levin]]
-->Voiced by: Creator/RyoheiKimura (''Tatakae Dream Team'' smartphone game)

* BrokenAce: A brilliant and well-respected player, but one that went through horrible heartbreak and is '''shattered''' on the inside by the time he appears.
* BrokenBird: A RareMaleExample, lampshaded by a scene where [[spoiler: he's thinking of Karen's death]] and refers to himself as "[a bird with] only one wing". Complete with a panel that shows him as a winged humanoid with a single wing.
* CripplingTheCompetition: His signature move, the Levin Shoot, sacrifices speed for power, as he developed specifically to ''injure'' his rivals.
* DefrostingIceKing: He went through a soul-shattering loss few before the story started, which broke and froze his heart. The Japan/Sweden match is the start of his recovery.
* EmotionlessGirl: Another GenderInvertedExample, which is lampshaded by the Swedish Team's doctor:
-->'''Dr. Mikhael''': "His data never changes. The brainwaves don't look like they belong to a sports player... It's like they come from someone who has been deeply wounded in his heart. Like someone who has completely lost the feeling of joy".
* DiabolusExMachina: [[spoiler:A year before the WYC, Levin told his teammates that he had planned to propose to Karen, marry her and take her to live with him in Germany where he was about to land himself a great contract. Right after that, in the ''same day'' when he became the Swedish champion? ''Karen was hit by a truck and killed''.]] '''''[[{{Irony}} O U C H!]]'''''
* ItsAllMyFault: [[spoiler: The guilt he feels upon Karen's horrible death (she was hit by a truck ''while on her way to his last match in Sweden'') has totally corrupted Levin's mind and soul. And it's the "fuel" behind his best shot, the "Levin Shot" that he uses to harm his rivals -- including people like Wakabayashi, Müller, and Akai.]]
* KickTheDog: [[GameBreakingInjury His treatment of]] [[spoiler:Mueller]], while off-screen, is quite bad. He was ''this'' close to treat [[spoiler:Tomeya Akai]] that way as well, if not ''worse'', but [[spoiler: [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone he realized that]] [[WhatHaveIBecome and stopped himself]], kicking the ball out so Akai could get medical treatment.]]
* LoveMakesYouCrazy: He promised [[spoiler: his girlfriend Karen]] to be the best player ever [[spoiler:as she lay ''dying'']]. Little did she know what he would do to fulfill his word...
* PeekABangs
* StuffedIntoTheFridge: [[spoiler:The fate his beloved girlfriend Karen suffered in his {{Backstory}}, by being hit by a truck. It made him the sports version of a CrusadingWidower.]])
* SuperStrength: A very dark example. He has developed his "Levin Shoot" ''specifically'' to priorize impact over speed, has toughened himself up via TrainingFromHell to inhuman levels to get the strength he needs to do so, and [[http://www.mangareader.net/295-21011-24/captain-tsubasa-world-youth/chapter-56.html proves it via]] [[spoiler: ''destroying the statue of the Maiden Goddess'' that Karen was praying to... few minutes before her death.]]
* TragicKeepsake: [[spoiler:A locket with a picture of Karen.]]

!!Brazil
[[folder:Carlos Santana]]

-->Voiced by: Creator/KazuhikoInoue (old movies), Creator/TomokazuSeki (''Captain Tsubasa J''), Jin Nishimura (Road to 2002), Creator/HiroyukiYoshino (''Tatakae Dream Team'' smartphone game); Creator/YamilAtala (old movies), Marcos Patiño (''Captain Tsubasa J''), Creator/LuisDanielRamirez (''Road to 2002'') [Latin American Spanish dub], Rafael Alonso Naranjo, Jr. (''Road to 2002'') [European Spanish dub]

Brazil's Captain for the World Youth Cup and Tsubasa's rival. Turned Professional and played for Flamengo before a transfer to Spain's CF Valencia.

* AbusiveParents: His stepfather, the owner of the Bara FC, was this to him, shaping him up to be the "Soccer Cyborg".
* BreakTheCutie: As a child.
* BreakTheHaughty: As an adult.
* BrokenAce: He plays magnificently, is handsome and popular... but he cannot not enjoy soccer anymore thanks to his DarkAndTroubledPast.
* BrokenBird: He suffered severe, ''severe'' emotional damage in his past, reducing him to a beautiful and talented yet near emotionless "perfect player".
* CryCute: And ''how''!
* DarkSkinnedBlond: In the original movies.
* DefrostingIceKing: After his BreakTheHaughty incident, he learns his lesson and becomes a proud yet much kinder person. Which makes him ''an even better player'' since recovering his love of soccer lets him interact better with his companions, improving his playing style and the level of the Brazilian team as a whole.
* TheDogBitesBack: Once he grew old enough, he made public during a press conference all the abuse his stepfather Barsole submitted him to, and announced he was reassuming his original family name.
* DoorstopBaby: Was abandoned by a teenaged mother in a soccer field.
* EarnYourHappyEnding: [[spoiler:In the WYC manga, after losing to Tsubasa again [[GracefulLoser but taking it much better]], he finds his long lost mother.]]
* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: Has short hair in the beginning, later lets it grow and keeps it in little braids.
* MoralityPet: His OnlyFriend Luciano Leo plays this role for him.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: If Rivaul is inspirated to Rivaldo, then Santana is one to Romário.
* ParentalAbandonment:Was abandoned by his mother as a baby. His kind adoptive parents died when he was around 10 years old. [[spoiler:Reversed in WYC, where he meets his MissingMom...and takes her in immediately, crying happy tears]]. In the original movie, however, he ''did'' have his parents... but was raised in a ''favela''.
* PowerCopying: He copies Tsubasa's Dynamic Shoot right after seeing it.
* TallDarkAndSnarky
* TykeBomb:

[[folder:Luciano Leo]]

--> ''Voiced by'': Alfredo Leal and Creator/EduardoGarza (''Road to 2002'') [Latin American Spanish dub]

* AlliterativeName: His name and surname starts with ''L''.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Santana
* MoralityPet: Santana's. He's pretty much the only person he ''actually'' listens to.
* NiceGuy
* OnlyFriend: Because out of the friends Santana once had as a kid [[spoiler:before being broken]], Leo is the only one who has stayed with him through the years.
* TallDarkAndHandsome
* UndyingLoyalty: To Santana.

[[folder:Pepe]]

-->'''Voiced by''': Carlos Hugo Hidalgo (''Road to 2002'') [Latin American Spanish dub]

* BashBrothers: With Tsubasa
* GreenEyedMonster: At first, to Tsubasa. After they both pass the tests to get into their team, they become fast friends.
* NiceGuy
* SelfMadeMan: Comes from a poor village and aims to become this. Looks like it's working.

[[folder:Naturezza]]
-->Voiced by: Creator/YuukiKaji (''Tatakae Dream Team'' smartphone game)

A player for Brazil at the World Youth Cup, he becomes Tsubasa's rival at the Road to 2002 Arc. Currently playing for Real Madrid.

* BreakingTheFourthWall: Occassionally in the manga for comic relief, similar to Ishizaki and Urabe.
* ChildProdigy: Naturezza was around 10-12 years old when he was discovered teaching himself how to play soccer.
* CountryMouse: He and his brother come from from a small village in the Amazonas. In fact, when [[spoiler:Roberto]] went to recruit him, Naturezza objected to this proposal since he wasn't super thrilled with the idea of living in the polluted, noisy cities. [[spoiler:He changes his mind at the end of WYC, since his love of the sport itself is stronger.]]
* {{Expy}}: Of Coimbra from the Creator/{{Tecmo}} games.
* FatalFlaw:
** He's a very skilled player, but ''terrible'' in regards to team work. Hence why his coach [[spoiler:Roberto Hongo]] [[YouAreGrounded got him benched]] until the end of the WYC.
** [[spoiler:His teamwork [[CharacterDevelopment was certainly improved]] for the time of the Road to 2002 manga, where his individual playing, plus his teamwork along with the Real Madrid FC, caused a lot of problems to Tsubasa and the other players in Barcelona FC in the Spanish Derby.]]
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: He is similar to Luis Nasario de Lima Ronaldo.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname
* RedBaron: Known by many as the "Soccer King".
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: With his older brother Cario, a man in white who dresses like a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santeria Santeria]] believer.
* SkilledButNaive: One of the most talented players in the story, but up until few ago he had no formal training. He actually taught himself how to play with broken balls, and was discovered training like this near a river.

[[folder:Julio Salinas]]
-->Voiced by: Creator/YuuichiNakamura (''Tatakae Dream Team'' smartphone game)

* HairColorDissonance: Is he a blond, a light brunet...?
* LongHairedPrettyBoy
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: of Cláudio Tafarrel, Brazilian legendary goalkeeper

!!Netherlands
[[folder:Bryan Cruyfford]]
-->Voiced by: Creator/DaisukeOno (''Tatakae Dream Team'' smartphone game)

* TheAce: He's hyped as the best player in the team and Wakabayashi has him in high regards.
* ChekhovsGunman: He was showcased as the key player of Netherlands, however, he wasn't shown that much in the main manga series. [[spoiler:He returns to being relevant in the ''Rising Sun'' manga and he's as much of a threat as he was hyped about.]]
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Johann Cruyff, who else?
* TheUnfought: In the movie, apparently due to an injury. [[spoiler: However, the ''Rising Sun'' miniseries [[TheBusCameBack puts him]] [[AscendedExtra into the spotlight]].]]

[[folder:Luther Kleinstmeif]]
* TheBigGuy
* DemotedToExtra

[[folder:Caesar Guilt]]
* AmbiguouslyBrown: He's notoriously darker than his teammates. Then again he's inspired by dark-skinned Dutch players like Franklin "Frank" Rijkaard or Ruud [[ShoutOut Gullit]], both of Surinamese origins.
* HotBlooded
* PintSizedPowerhouse
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Caesar, Cesar, hm...?

* DiabolusExMachina: [[spoiler: A year before the WYC, Levin told his teammates that he had planned to propose to Karen, marry her and take her to live with him in Germany where he was about to land himself a great contract. Right after that, in the ''same day'' when he became the Swedish champion? ''Karen was hit by a truck and killed''.]] '''''[[{{Irony}} O U C H!]]'''''

* KickTheDog: [[GameBreakingInjury His treatment of]] [[spoiler: Mueller]], while off-screen, is quite bad. He was ''this'' close to treat [[spoiler: Tomeya Akai]] that way as well, if not ''worse'', but [[spoiler: [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone he realized that]] [[WhatHaveIBecome and stopped himself]], kicking the ball out so Akai could get medical treatment.]]
* LoveMakesYouCrazy: He promised [[spoiler: his girlfriend Karin]] to be the best player ever [[spoiler: as she lay ''dying'']]. Little did she know what he would do to fulfill his word...

* StuffedIntoTheFridge: [[spoiler: The fate his beloved girlfriend Karen suffered in his {{Backstory}}, by being hit by a truck. It made him the sports version of a CrusadingWidower.]])

* TragicKeepsake: [[spoiler: A locket with a picture of Karen.]]

* CryCute: And ''how''

* EarnYourHappyEnding: [[spoiler: In the WYC manga, after losing to Tsubasa again [[GracefulLoser but taking it much better]], he finds his long lost mother.]]

* ParentalAbandonment: Was abandoned by his mother as a baby. His kind adoptive parents died when he was around 10 years old. [[spoiler: Reversed in WYC, where he meets his MissingMom...and takes her in immediately, crying happy tears]]. In the original movie, however, he ''did'' have his parents... but was raised in a ''favela''.

* OnlyFriend: Because out of the friends Santana once had as a kid [[spoiler: before being broken]], Leo is the only one who has stayed with him through the years.

* CountryMouse: He and his brother come from from a small village in the Amazonas. In fact, when [[spoiler: Roberto]] went to recruit him, Naturezza objected to this proposal since he wasn't super thrilled with the idea of living in the polluted, noisy cities. [[spoiler: He changes his mind at the end of WYC, since his love of the sport itself is stronger.]]

** He's a very skilled player, but ''terrible'' in regards to team work. Hence why his coach [[spoiler: Roberto Hongo]] [[YouAreGrounded got him benched]] until the end of the WYC.

* LatinoIsBrown: Probably the reason why his ''Road to 2002'' has noticeably darker skin than his past incarnations.

-->Voiced by: Creator/TakeshiKusao (''Shin Captain Tsubasa''), Creator/MamoruMiyano (''Tatakae Dream Team'' smartphone game); Claudio Velásquez and Rafael Pacheco (''Road to 2002'') [Latin American Spanish dub], Ricardo Escobar (''Road to 2002'') [European Spanish dub]

* TheRival: Not to Tsubasa, but to Wakabayashi.

** This has been established in ''Captain Tsubasa J'' video game where Schneider can use different shooting techniques as a player from "The Dream Team": A powerful straight shot or a tricky curling shot.

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Schneider evokes the image of Miroslav Klose in his youth.

* StrongAndSkilled: His Fire Shot is prove of that [[spoiler:And he could score 1 out of two shots outside of the penalty area to Wakabayashi in before Road to 2002 series]].

* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: With his older brother Cario, a ManInWhite who dresses like a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santeria Santeria]] believer.

* AdaptationDyeJob: The original manga and the games make him a blue-eyed blond. The new anime series gives him light brown hair and PurpleEyes instead, just like the character of Otto Heffner who was created to replace him in the first anime (thus making his anime self an aesthetic version of a CompositeCharacter).