Nozomi Yamago
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nozomi Yamago | ||
Date of birth | January 16, 1975 | ||
Place of birth | Saitama, Saitama, Japan | ||
Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
1990–1992 | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1993–2001 | Iga FC Kunoichi | 115 | (0) |
2002–2004 | Saitama Reinas FC | 47 | (0) |
2005 | California Storm | ||
2005–2012 | Urawa Reds | 123 | (0) |
2013–2014 | AS Elfen Saitama | 41 | (0) |
Total | 326 | (0) | |
National team | |||
1997–2011 | Japan | 96 | (0) |
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Honours | |||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Nozomi Yamago (山郷 のぞみ, Yamagō Nozomi, born January 16, 1975) is a former Japanese football player. She played for Japan national team.
Club career[]
Yamago was born in Saitama on January 16, 1975. After graduating from high school, she joined Prima Ham FC Kunoichi (later Iga FC Kunoichi) in 1993. In 2002, she moved to her local club Saitama Reinas FC (later Urawa Reds). In 2005, she moved to Women's Premier Soccer League club California Storm. End of 2005 season, she returned to Urawa Reds in September. In 2012, she moved to AS Elfen Saitama. She retired in 2014. She was selected Best Eleven 10 times (1996, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010).
National team career[]
On June 15, 1997, Yamago debuted for the Japan national team against China.[1] She was a member of Japan squads at the 1999, 2003, 2007 and 2011 World Cups, as well as the 2004 Summer Olympics. At the 2011 World Cup, Japan won the championship.[2] She played 96 games for Japan until 2011.
National team statistics[]
Japan national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
1997 | 6 | 0 |
1998 | 8 | 0 |
1999 | 10 | 0 |
2000 | 4 | 0 |
2001 | 10 | 0 |
2002 | 8 | 0 |
2003 | 15 | 0 |
2004 | 10 | 0 |
2005 | 5 | 0 |
2006 | 4 | 0 |
2007 | 3 | 0 |
2008 | 3 | 0 |
2009 | 2 | 0 |
2010 | 7 | 0 |
2011 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 96 | 0 |
Honors[]
- Champion (1): 2011
- Gold Medal (1): 2010
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Japan Football Association(in Japanese)
- ^ FIFA
- ^ List of match in 2010, 2011 at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)
External links[]
- Nozomi Yamago – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Nozomi Yamago at Soccerway
- Nozomi Yamago at WorldFootball.net
- Nozomi Yamago at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- 1975 births
- Living people
- Association football people from Saitama Prefecture
- Japanese women's footballers
- Japan women's international footballers
- Nadeshiko League players
- Iga FC Kunoichi players
- Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies players
- Chifure AS Elfen Saitama players
- FIFA Women's World Cup-winning players
- 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- Olympic footballers of Japan
- Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Asian Games medalists in football
- Asian Games gold medalists for Japan
- Asian Games silver medalists for Japan
- Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan
- Footballers at the 1998 Asian Games
- Footballers at the 2002 Asian Games
- Footballers at the 2006 Asian Games
- Footballers at the 2010 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games
- Women's association football goalkeepers
- California Storm players
- Women's Premier Soccer League players
- Japanese expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States
- Japanese women's football biography stubs