Mitchell Langerak enjoys the life in Japan. "hope My son will be a member of the Samurai Blue" (2ページ目)

"It wasn't that I went chasing the opportunity to come to Japan," Langerak said in his high voice. "After playing in Germany for seven years (five with Borussia Dortmund, two for VfB Stuttgart), I moved to Spain (Levante UD). It was four or five months after moving there and we were still planning to stay in Europe for two or three more years, but I got a phone call out of nowhere. It was the offer from Nagoya and I thought it was a great opportunity because I knew a little bit about the city and the club through Josh Kennedy (former Australia international striker who played for Nagoya for six seasons). My agent took care of Josh Kennedy as well and they said everything is fantastic in Nagoya."

His wife also urged him to accept the offer, excitedly saying, "Let's go to Japan!"

"I'd been to Japan a few times for AFC Champions League matches when I played for Melbourne Victory and with the national team. But it was the first time for my wife and she was very excited. I knew it would be a great experience for all of us and promised her that."

In the beginning, however, it took a few months for them to adjust to their new surroundings, "because Japan is completely different to Australia or Europe.

"For example, I could get by with English a lot better than I can here in Japan. So, at the start, it was intimidating because I didn't know anything around my neighbourhood. But we got used to it as we walked around and now feel at home. Now we feel completely normal, even though I can't understand Japanese characters and signs. I can say it's my home town."