Atsushi Yoneyama
Atsushi Yoneyama (米山 篤志, Yoneyama Atsushi, born November 20, 1976) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Atsushi Yoneyama | |||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | November 20, 1976 | |||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | |||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
| 1992–1994 | Toin Gakuen High School | |||||||||||||||
| 1995–1997 | Komazawa University | |||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
| 1998–2005 | Tokyo Verdy | 198 | (10) | |||||||||||||
| 2006 | Kawasaki Frontale | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Nagoya Grampus | 39 | (1) | |||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Tochigi SC | 54 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| Total | 298 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | Japan | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | ||||||||||||||||
Club career
Yoneyama was born in Utsunomiya on November 20, 1976. When he was a Komazawa University student, he joined Verdy Kawasaki (later Tokyo Verdy) in 1998. He became a regular player as center-back among the teams where generations change. In 2004, the club won the champions J.League Cup. However, the club was relegated to J2 League in 2005. He moved to Kawasaki Frontale in 2006. However, there were few opportunities to play, so he moved to Nagoya Grampus Eight (later Nagoya Grampus) in 2007. In 2009, he moved to his local club Tochigi SC in J2 League. He left the club end of 2010 season and announced his retirement in November 2011.
National team career
In February 2000, Yoneyama was selected Japan national team for 2000 Asian Cup qualification. At this qualification, on February 16 he debuted against Brunei.[1]
Club statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1998 | Verdy Kawasaki | J1 League | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 1 |
| 1999 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 3 | ||
| 2000 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 38 | 1 | ||
| 2001 | Tokyo Verdy | J1 League | 21 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 2 |
| 2002 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 35 | 3 | ||
| 2003 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| 2004 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 42 | 5 | ||
| 2005 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||
| 2006 | Kawasaki Frontale | J1 League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2007 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | J1 League | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 2008 | Nagoya Grampus | J1 League | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
| 2009 | Tochigi SC | J2 League | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 38 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 17 | 0 | |||
| Total | 298 | 11 | 23 | 3 | 42 | 2 | 363 | 16 | ||
References
- Japan National Football Team Database
- Kawasaki Frontale(in Japanese)
External links
- Atsushi Yoneyama at National-Football-Teams.com
- Japan National Football Team Database
- Atsushi Yoneyama at J.League (in Japanese)