Yoshitada Yamaguchi

Yoshitada Yamaguchi
山口 芳忠

Personal information
Full name	Yoshitada Yamaguchi
Date of birth	(1944-09-28) September 28, 1944
Place of birth	Fujieda, Shizuoka, Japan
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Defender
Youth career
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 Olympic Games 1968 Mexico City Team competition
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Yoshitada Yamaguchi (山口 芳忠, Yamaguchi Yoshitada, born September 28, 1944) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.

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 elected Best Eleven for 7 years in a row (1968-1974).

National team career

In October 1964, he Yamaguchi elected Japan national team for 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. At this competition, he debuted and played all matches. In 1968, he was also elected Japan for 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. He played 5 matches and Japan won Bronze Medal. 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 elected Japan Football Hall of Fame.

Club statistics

National team statistics

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Awards

• Japan Soccer League Best Eleven: (7) 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974

References

External links

• Yoshitada Yamaguchi – FIFA competition record (archive)
• Yoshitada Yamaguchi at National-Football-Teams.com
• Japan National Football Team Database
• Japan Football Hall of Fame at Japan Football Association