SC Freiburg has signed its third Japanese player, Keisuke Goto. A good decision, believes SWR sports editor Kersten Eichhorn. Last summer, Yuito Suzuki joined the team, and a few weeks ago, Rihito Yamamoto was signed. The sports club had already had great experiences with a player from the Far East, Ritsu Doan, before Suzuki. Ritsu Doan improved over his three years at Dreisam, becoming an absolute top player. He scored 22 goals in 97 games for Freiburg and transferred to Frankfurt last year for 21 million euros, according to transfermarkt.de. Japanese footballers have an excellent reputation in the Bundesliga, especially in Freiburg. More than 50 players from Japan have enriched the Bundesliga with their skills and character. The first of them was Yasuhiko Okudera in 1977, who won the double with 1.FC Köln a year after his arrival and became a legend on the Rhine. Okudera was the first Japanese professional to seek and find his luck abroad. SC Freiburg can rely on the Japanese players because they are technically, tactically, and physically well-trained and are absolute team players with discipline and stamina. This fits perfectly with SC Freiburg. In the last season alone, 15 Japanese professionals played in the Bundesliga, including the outstanding Kaishu Sano in the midfield of Mainz 05, who increased his market value to 40 million euros in the last half year.