Masafumi Yokoyama
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Masafumi Yokoyama | ||
Date of birth | April 10, 1956 | ||
Place of birth | Nagasaki, Japan | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
1972–1974 | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1975–???? | Nippon Steel | ||
National team | |||
1979–1984 | Japan | 31 | (10) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Masafumi Yokoyama (横山 正文, Yokoyama Masafumi, born April 10, 1956) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
Club career[]
Yokoyama was born in Nagasaki Prefecture on April 10, 1956. After graduating from high school, he joined Japan Soccer League Division 1 club Nippon Steel in 1975. However the club performance was not good, the club was relegated to Division 2 in 1982. He played 105 games and scored 29 goals in Division 1.
National team career[]
On August 23, 1979, Yokoyama debuted for Japan national team against North Korea. In 1980, he played in all matches included 1980 Summer Olympics qualification and 1982 World Cup qualification. In 1983 and 1984, he also played at 1984 Summer Olympics qualification. This qualification was his last game for Japan. He played 31 games and scored 10 goals for Japan until 1984.[1]
National team statistics[]
Japan national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
1979 | 1 | 0 |
1980 | 12 | 2 |
1981 | 9 | 6 |
1982 | 1 | 0 |
1983 | 7 | 2 |
1984 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 31 | 10 |
References[]
External links[]
- Masafumi Yokoyama at National-Football-Teams.com
- Japan National Football Team Database
- 1956 births
- Living people
- Association football people from Nagasaki Prefecture
- Japanese footballers
- Japan international footballers
- Japan Soccer League players
- Nippon Steel Yawata SC players
- Association football forwards
- Japanese football forward stubs