Yahiro Kazama

Yahiro Kazama
風間 八宏
Personal information
Full name Yahiro Kazama
Date of birth (1961-10-16) October 16, 1961
Place of birth Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Youth career
1977–1979 Shimizu Commercial High School
1980–1983 University of Tsukuba
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–1985 Bayer Leverkusen II
1985–1988 Remscheid
1988–1989 Eintracht Braunschweig 15 (0)
1989–1995 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 166 (13)
1996–1997 Remscheid
National team
1979 Japan U-20 3 (0)
1980–1983 Japan 19 (0)
Teams managed
1998–2003 Toin University of Yokohama
2008–2012 University of Tsukuba
2012–2016 Kawasaki Frontale
2017– Nagoya Grampus
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Yahiro Kazama (風間 八宏, Kazama Yahiro, born October 16, 1961) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team. He is the first Japanese player to score in J1 League.[1] His son Koki Kazama and Koya Kazama are also footballer.

Club career

Kazama was born in Shizuoka on October 16, 1961. After graduating from University of Tsukuba, he moved to Germany in 1984. He played for several clubs, including Remscheid and Eintracht Braunschweig.[2] In 1989, he returned to Japan and joined Japan Soccer League Division 2 club Mazda (later Sanfrecce Hiroshima). The club was promoted to Division 1 in 1991. In 1992, Japan Soccer League was folded and founded new league J1 League. J1 League first season in 1993, he played opening match and scored a goal. This is the first goal by Japanese player in J1 League. He left Sanfrecce Hiroshima end of 1995 season and moved to Germany club Remscheid again. He retired in 1998.

National team career

In August 1979, when Kazama was a Shimizu Commercial High School student, he was elected Japan U-20 national team for 1979 World Youth Championship and he played 3 games. In December 1980, when he was a University of Tsukuba student, he was elected Japan national team for 1982 World Cup qualification. At this qualification, on December 22, he debuted against Singapore. He also played at 1982 Asian Games and 1984 Summer Olympics qualification. He played 19 games for Japan until 1983.[3] After he moved to Germany in 1984, he was not elected Japan.

Coaching career

After retirement, Kazama became a manager for Toin University of Yokohama in 1998.[4] He resigned in 2003. In 2008, he became a manager for his alma mater University of Tsukuba and managed until April 2012.

On April 23, 2012, Kawasaki Frontale announce appointment of their new manager Kazama. The former Sanfrecce Hiroshima and national team player begins his first professional managerial stint two weeks after the firing of former boss Naoki Soma for poor results.[1] Kazama led the club to won the 3rd place 2 times (2013 and 2016) and 2nd place 2016 Emperor's Cup. He resigned in end of 2016 season. In 2017, he moved to J2 League club Nagoya Grampus. He led the club to won 3rd place and promoted to J1 League.

Club statistics

Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
1989/90MazdaJSL Division 227310283
1990/9121430244
1991/92JSL Division 115040190
1992Sanfrecce HiroshimaJ1 League-106070
19933564000396
19944303010470
199525010-260
CountryJapan 166139015019013
Total 166139015019013

National team statistics

[3]

Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
198040
198180
198240
198330
Total190

Managerial statistics

Update; April 3, 2017[5]

Team From To Record
GWDLWin %
Kawasaki Frontale 2012 2016 129 62 26 41 048.06
Nagoya Grampus 2017 Present 6 4 1 1 066.67
Total 135 66 27 42 048.89

References

  1. 1 2 "Kawasaki Frontale announce appointment of new manager Yahiro Kazama". Goal.com. April 23, 2012. Retrieved December 26, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Yahiro Kazama" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
  3. 1 2 Japan National Football Team Database
  4. ↑ Toin University of Yokohama(in Japanese)
  5. ↑ J.League Data Site(in Japanese)
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