Hiroshige Yanagimoto
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Hiroshige Yanagimoto | ||
Date of birth | October 15, 1972 | ||
Place of birth | Higashiosaka, Osaka, Japan | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1991–1998 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 174 | (4) |
1999–2002 | Gamba Osaka | 73 | (0) |
2003–2006 | Cerezo Osaka | 73 | (0) |
Total | 320 | (4) | |
National team | |||
1995–1997 | Japan | 30 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Hiroshige Yanagimoto (柳本 啓成 Yanagimoto Hiroshige, born October 15, 1972) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
Club career
Yanagimoto was born in Higashiosaka on October 15, 1972. After graduating from high school, he joined Mazda (later Sanfrecce Hiroshima) in 1991. He played as regular player at right side-back. The club won the 2nd place at 1994 J1 League, 1995 and 1996 Emperor's Cup. In 1999, he moved to his local club Gamba Osaka. He moved to rival team, Cerezo Osaka in 2003. The club won the 2nd place at 2003 Emperor's Cup. He retired end of 2006 season.
National team career
In January 1995, Yanagimoto was elected Japan national team for 1995 King Fahd Cup. At this competition, on January 8, he debuted against Argentina. After debut, he became a regular player at right side-back. In 1996, he played in all matches included 1996 Asian Cup. However at 1998 World Cup qualification in March 1997, he got hurt. After that, he was not elected Japan. He played 30 games for Japan until 1997.[1]
Club statistics
Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
1991/92 | Mazda | JSL Division 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1992 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | J1 League | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1993 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
1994 | 40 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 5 | ||
1995 | 50 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - | 55 | 0 | |||
1996 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 48 | 1 | ||
1997 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
1998 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
1999 | Gamba Osaka | J1 League | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
2000 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
2001 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
2002 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
2003 | Cerezo Osaka | J1 League | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
2004 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
2005 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 39 | 0 | ||
2006 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
Country | Japan | 320 | 4 | 32 | 2 | 48 | 0 | 400 | 6 | |
Total | 320 | 4 | 32 | 2 | 48 | 0 | 400 | 6 |
National team statistics
Japan national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
1995 | 12 | 0 |
1996 | 13 | 0 |
1997 | 5 | 0 |
Total | 30 | 0 |
National team
References
External links
- Hiroshige Yanagimoto – FIFA competition record (archive)
- Hiroshige Yanagimoto at National-Football-Teams.com
- Japan National Football Team Database
- Hiroshige Yanagimoto at J.League (in Japanese)