Mitsunori Yamao

Mitsunori Yamao (山尾 光則, Yamao Mitsunori, born April 13, 1973) is a former Japanese football player.

Mitsunori Yamao
山尾 光則
Personal information
Full name Mitsunori Yamao
Date of birth (1973-04-13) April 13, 1973
Place of birth Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position(s) Defender
Youth career
1992–1995 Aichi Gakuin University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996 Nagoya Grampus Eight 0 (0)
1997–1998 Ventforet Kofu 54 (4)
1999–2002 FC Tokyo 16 (0)
2002 Cerezo Osaka 17 (0)
2003–2005 Yokohama FC 108 (3)
Total 195 (7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Yamao was born in Nagoya on April 13, 1973. After graduating from Aichi Gakuin University, he joined his local club Nagoya Grampus Eight in 1996. However he could not play at all in the match. In 1997, he moved to Japan Football League club Ventforet Kofu. He played as regular player as center back in 2 seasons. In 1999, he moved to newly was promoted to J2 League club, FC Tokyo. The club was promoted to J1 League from 2000. Although he played as center back, he could not play many matches. In May 2002, he moved to J2 club Cerezo Osaka. He played many matches and the club was promoted to J1. In 2003, he moved to J2 club Yokohama FC. He played as regular player as center back in 3 seasons. He retired end of 2005 season.

Club statistics
Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Japan League Emperor's Cup League Cup Total
1996Nagoya Grampus EightJ1 League00000000
1997Ventforet KofuFootball League26230-292
199828240-322
1999FC TokyoJ2 League20204080
2000J1 League70000070
200170100080
200200001010
2002Cerezo OsakaJ2 League17000-170
2003Yokohama FCJ2 League38130-411
200439131-422
200531100-311
Career total 1957161502168

References
    This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.