Masaki Yokotani

Masaki Yokotani
横谷政樹
Personal information
Full name	Masaki Yokotani
Date of birth	May 10, 1952
Place of birth	Kyoto, Japan
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Defender
Youth career
1971–1974	Hosei University
Senior career*
National team
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Masaki Yokotani (横谷政樹, Yokotani Masaki, born May 10, 1952) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.

Club career

Yokotani was born in Kyoto Prefecture on May 10, 1952. After graduating from Hosei University, he joined Hitachi in 1975. The club won 1975 Emperor's Cup and 1976 JSL Cup. He moved to Division 2 club All Nippon Airways in 1984. In 1984, the club was promoted to Division 1. He retired in 1986.

On July 23, 1974, when Yokotani was a Hosei University student, he debuted for Japan national team against Romania. He also played at 1976 Asian Cup qualification and 1978 World Cup qualification. He played 20 games for Japan until 1977.^[1]

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