Shingo Aoi
The enthusiastic football lover who overcame swindlers to play for Inter Milan.
Shingo Aoi is an enthusiastic football-loving youngster whom Tsubasa once played against while in the High School National Championship. He leaves Japan to play football in Italy, where he hopes to play for a major Italian professional team. After arriving in Italy, however, Shingo gets tricked by a man who gives him fraudulent promises of getting him selected for an Italian team. After Shingo is taken to a badly furnished field, the man runs away, stealing all his money. Shingo realizes that he is swindled and tries hard to get his money back, doing such jobs as shoe-shining, until his enthusiastic attitude catches the eye of one of the coaches of Inter Milan (Intina in the 1994 anime, Lombardia in the 2001 anime), who sign him to play for their squad as an attacking midfielder.
Quick Facts
- Position
- Attacking Midfielder
- Affiliation
- Inter Milan (Intina in the 1994 anime, Lombardia in the 2001 anime), Japan Youth
- Nationality
- Japanese
- Key trait
- Enthusiastic Attitude
Lore & Background
Shingo Aoi first appears in the story when Tsubasa Oozora plays against him in the High School National Championship. After that match, Shingo leaves Japan to pursue his dream of playing for a major Italian professional team. Upon arriving in Italy, he is tricked by a man who promises to get him selected for an Italian team but instead takes him to a badly furnished field, then runs away with all of Shingo's money. Shingo works hard to get his money back by doing jobs such as shoe-shining.
His enthusiastic attitude eventually catches the eye of one of the coaches of Inter Milan (Intina in the 1994 anime, Lombardia in the 2001 anime), who signs him to play for their squad as an attacking midfielder. Later, Shingo joins the Japan youth side for the FIFA World Youth Championship, helping the team defeat Thailand 5–4 after being 4–1 down, and contributing to Japan's eventual victory in the tournament. After the World Youth Championship, Shingo is bought by A.S.D. Albese in Italy.
Reader's Guide
Shingo Aoi plays as an attacking midfielder for Inter Milan (Intina in the 1994 anime, Lombardia in the 2001 anime) after being signed by a coach who noticed his enthusiastic attitude. He later joins the Japan youth side for the FIFA World Youth Championship, where he contributes to key victories, including a 5–4 comeback win against Thailand after being 4–1 down.
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