Kyoko Yano

Kyoko Yano
矢野 喬子

Personal information
Full name	Kyoko Yano
Date of birth	(1984-06-03) June 3, 1984
Place of birth	Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Defender
Youth career
2003–2006	Kanagawa University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2012	Urawa Reds	111	(3)
Total		111	(3)
National team
2003–2012	Japan	74	(1)
Honours Olympic Games 2012 London Team Asian Games 2010 Guangzhou Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Kyoko Yano (矢野 喬子, Yano Kyōko, born June 3, 1984) is a former Japanese football player. She played for Japan national team.

Club career

Yano was born in Yokohama on June 3, 1984. After graduating from Kanagawa University, she joined Urawa Reds in 2007. In 2007 season, she was elected Best Young Player awards. She retired end of 2012 season.^[1] In 6 seasons, she played 111 matches in L.League and she was elected Best Eleven every season.

National team career

In June 2003, Yano was a Kanagawa University student, she was elected Japan national team for 2003 AFC Championship. At this competition, on June 11, she debuted and scored a goal against Guam.^[2] She played at World Cup 3 times (2003, 2007 and 2011) and Summer Olympics 3 times (2004, 2008 and 2012). Japan won the championship at 2011 World Cup and silver medal at 2012 Summer Olympics. She played 74 games and scored 1 goals for Japan until 2012.

Club statistics

National team statistics

^[2][3]

Japan national team Year Apps Goals 2003 9 1 2004 5 0 2005 5 0 2006 16 0 2007 6 0 2008 10 0 2009 1 0 2010 13 0 2011 4 0 2012 5 0 Total 74 1

International goals # Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 11 June 2003 Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand  Guam Unknown 7-0 2003 AFC Women's Championship

Honors

References

External links

• Kyoko Yano – FIFA competition record (archive)