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Cerezo Osaka: The Latin Connection of Japanese Football · Global Voices

The club was born as Yanmar Diesel, but in the 1990s it adopted the name ‘Cerezo’, inspired by Osaka’s cherry blossom. Instead of using ‘sakura’, they chose the term in Spanish, forever linking their identity to the language. Eventually, the hobby incorporated trumpets, drums and songs typical of South American bars. In 2014, the arrival of Uruguayan Diego Forlan triggered the connection: the stands began to chant phrases such as ‘And Dale, Dale…
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The club was born as Yanmar Diesel, but in the 1990s it adopted the name ‘Cerezo’, inspired by Osaka’s cherry blossom. Instead of using ‘sakura’, they chose the term in Spanish, forever linking their identity to the language. Eventually, the hobby incorporated trumpets, drums and songs typical of South American bars. In 2014, the arrival of Uruguayan Diego Forlan triggered the connection: the stands began to chant phrases such as ‘And Dale, Dale…

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aztecamorelos.com broke the news on Thursday, June 4, 2026.
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