Umlingiswa: Kojirô Hyûga (Mark Lenders)

Kuma manga amaningi isitha noma imbangi ye-protagonist ingathandwa njengo-protagonist uqobo, noma nangaphezulu. Esinye sezibonelo zokuqala zalolu hlobo lomuzwa sitholakala enganekwaneni Ababolekisi BamaMark (Kojirô Hyûga ekuqaleni), imbangi ka-Oliver (Tsubasa) e Abanqobi (UCaptain Tsubasa).

Indlela ayedlala ngayo nobuntu bakhe behluke ngokuphelele kokaOliver: UMark wayenjalo nolakaWayedlala futhi engakhombisi ukuzwelana nabanye. Empeleni, ukuphela kwesikhathi akwenzile, lapho ebona uJulian Ross (Jun Misugi) elahlekelwa yilwazi enkundleni ngenxa yesifo senhliziyo, wakhombisa uhlangothi lwakhe lomuntu futhi amandla akhe abuzwa. Ubezobuya eseqinisiwe futhi enezinzipho nezingwegwe ezicijile, kodwa yize ayedlala isitayela sakhe esinzima futhi edubula engwe enganqandeki, uMark wayengasenamuntu omubi njengoba wayebonakala eziwombeni ezimbalwa zokuqala.

Isikhathi sokuqala esambona ngaso, wadlala kuMuppet (Meiwa) wehlula iNewpi (Nankatsu), ngaleyo ndlela wasungula umbango oqhubekayo phakathi kuka-Oliver naye, ngezikhathi eziphakeme kowamanqamu ngawo lowo nyaka (owawinwa nguNewpi). eminyakeni emithathu kamuva (eyanqoba iThimba Elisha, igama leqembu elisha lika-Oliver), lapho uMark abamba iqhaza njengokaputeni weqembu lesinye isikhungo, i UThoho, lapho athuthela khona wasizakala ngomfundaze ababemnikeza wona owawuzomvumela ukuthi ondle umndeni wakhe, ngaphandle kukayise.

Ngaphandle kwenkundla, waba ngumngane ka-Oliver ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, futhi bavumelana ngeqembu lesizwe laseJapan. Ngemuva kwalokho esikubonile ochungechungeni lokuqala, uMark wadlala kumdlalo we- Juventus ngaphandle kwenhlanhla enkulu futhi wabolekiswa kuyo Reggiana, evela ku-Italian Serie C. Isiphetho esinesihluku somlingiswa okwathi ngokubonakala kwezimbangi zakhe ezintsha emsebenzini ka-Oliver, walahlekelwa ukubaluleka kodwa owayethandwa amantombazane aseSpain abukela lolu chungechunge ekuqaleni kweminyaka engamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye, futhi ekude nokubukeka kweJapan, izicubu zakhe ezithuthukile, isikhumba sakhe esisheshisiwe nemikhono yakhe emifushane yagoqeka.