Yoshitada Yamaguchi

Yoshitada Yamaguchi
山口芳忠
Personal information
Full name	Yoshitada Yamaguchi
Date of birth	September 28, 1944 (age 76)
Place of birth	Fujieda, Shizuoka, Empire of Japan
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1960–1962
1963–1966	Chuo University
Senior career*
National team
Teams managed
1989–1992	Japan U-23
1993	Kashiwa Reysol
Hitachi
Representing Japan
Olympic Games
Asian Games
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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[]

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[]

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[]

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[]

Club performance			League
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[]

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Japan national team
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[]

Japan Soccer League Best Eleven: (7) 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Japan National Football Team Database

External links[]

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 the International Olympic Committee
Yoshitada Yamaguchi at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

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