Yoshitada Yamaguchi
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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
| 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
- Japan Football Hall of Fame: Inducted in 2007[2]
References
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External links
- Template:PAGENAMEBASE – FIFA competition record (archived)Template:EditAtWikidataTemplate:WikidataCheck
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- Japan Football Hall of Fame at Japan Football Association
- Japan Football Hall of Fame (Japan team at 1968 Olympics) at Japan Football Association
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