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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.

Yoshitada Yamaguchi
山口 芳忠

Personal information
Full name	Yoshitada Yamaguchi
Date of birth	(1944-09-28) September 28, 1944 (age 77)
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
1963–1966	Chuo University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1967–1975	Hitachi	121	(15)
Total		121	(15)
National team
1964–1973	Japan	49	(0)
Teams managed
1989–1992	Japan U-23
1993	Kashiwa Reysol
Honours Hitachi Winner Japan Soccer League 1972 Runner-up Japan Soccer League 1973 Winner Emperor's Cup 1972 Winner Emperor's Cup 1975 Runner-up Emperor's Cup 1973 Representing  Japan Olympic Games 1968 Mexico City Team Asian Games 1966 Bangkok Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

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)

На других языках

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- [en] Yoshitada Yamaguchi

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[fr] Yoshitada Yamaguchi

Yoshitada Yamaguchi (山口 芳忠, Yamaguchi Yoshitada?, né le 28 septembre 1944 à Fujieda dans la préfecture de Shizuoka au Japon) est un footballeur japonais.

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[it] Yoshitada Yamaguchi

Yoshitada Yamaguchi (Shizuoka, 28 settembre 1944) è un ex calciatore giapponese, di ruolo difensore.

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[ru] Ямагути, Ёситада

Ёситада Ямагути (яп. 山口芳忠 Ямагути Ёситада, р. 28 сентября 1944 года в Фудзиэде) — японский футболист и тренер.

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