Yoshitada Yamaguchi
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| Full name | Yoshitada Yamaguchi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | September 28, 1944 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Fujieda, Shizuoka, Empire of Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1960–1962 | Fujieda Higashi High School | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1963–1966 | Chuo University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1967–1975 | Hitachi | 121 | (15) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 121 | (15) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1964–1973 | Japan | 49 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989–1992 | Japan U-23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993 | Kashiwa Reysol | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Yoshitada Yamaguchi (山口 芳忠, Yamaguchi Yoshitada, born September 28, 1944) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
Club career
[edit]Yamaguchi was born in Fujieda on September 28, 1944. After graduating from Chuo University, he joined Hitachi (later Kashiwa Reysol) in 1967. In 1972, the club won the champions at Japan Soccer League and Emperor's Cup. The club also won 1975 Emperor's Cup. He retired in 1975. He played 121 games and scored 15 goals in the league. He was selected Best Eleven for 7 years in a row (1968-1974).
National team career
[edit]In October 1964, he Yamaguchi selected Japan national team for 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. At this competition, he debuted and played all matches. In 1968, he was also selected Japan for 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. He played 5 matches and Japan won bronze medal. In 2018, this team was selected Japan Football Hall of Fame. He also played at 1966 and 1970 Asian Games. He played 49 games for Japan until 1973.[1]
Coaching career
[edit]After retirement, Yamaguchi became a manager for Japan U-23 football team for 1992 Summer Olympics. However, at 1992 Summer Olympics qualification, following Japan's failure to qualify for 1992 Summer Olympics, Yamaguchi resigned. In 1993, he returned to Kashiwa Reysol and managed the club 1 season.
In 2007, Yamaguchi was selected Japan Football Hall of Fame.
Club statistics
[edit]| Club performance | League | |||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | |||
| 1967 | Hitachi | JSL Division 1 | 14 | 1 |
| 1968 | 14 | 2 | ||
| 1969 | 13 | 3 | ||
| 1970 | 14 | 2 | ||
| 1971 | 8 | 1 | ||
| 1972 | 14 | 2 | ||
| 1973 | 16 | 3 | ||
| 1974 | 16 | 1 | ||
| 1975 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Total | 121 | 15 | ||
National team statistics
[edit]| Japan national team | ||
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| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1964 | 1 | 0 |
| 1965 | 4 | 0 |
| 1966 | 7 | 0 |
| 1967 | 4 | 0 |
| 1968 | 3 | 0 |
| 1969 | 4 | 0 |
| 1970 | 12 | 0 |
| 1971 | 6 | 0 |
| 1972 | 5 | 0 |
| 1973 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 49 | 0 |
Awards
[edit]- Japan Soccer League Best Eleven: (7) 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974
- Japan Football Hall of Fame: Inducted in 2007[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Japan National Football Team Database
- ^ "YAMAGUCHI Yoshitada". Japan Football Association. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Yoshitada Yamaguchi – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Yoshitada Yamaguchi at National-Football-Teams.com
- Japan National Football Team Database
- Japan Football Hall of Fame at Japan Football Association
- Japan Football Hall of Fame (Japan team at 1968 Olympics) at Japan Football Association
- Yoshitada Yamaguchi at Olympics.com
- Yoshitada Yamaguchi at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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- 1944 births
- Living people
- Chuo University alumni
- Japanese men's footballers
- Japan men's international footballers
- Japan Soccer League players
- Kashiwa Reysol players
- Olympic footballers for Japan
- Olympic medalists in football
- Olympic bronze medalists for Japan
- Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Footballers at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Footballers at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Asian Games medalists in football
- Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan
- Footballers at the 1966 Asian Games
- Footballers at the 1970 Asian Games
- Japanese football managers
- Kashiwa Reysol managers
- Men's association football defenders
- Medalists at the 1966 Asian Games
- Association football people from Fujieda, Shizuoka
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