Hiroshige Yanagimoto
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Full name | Hiroshige Yanagimoto | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | October 15, 1972 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Higashiosaka, Osaka, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1988–1990 | Nara Ikuei High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1991–1998 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 174 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1999–2002 | Gamba Osaka | 73 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2003–2006 | Cerezo Osaka | 73 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 320 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1995–1997 | Japan | 30 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Hiroshige Yanagimoto (柳本 啓成, Yanagimoto Hiroshige, born October 15, 1972) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
Club career
[edit]Yanagimoto was born in Higashiosaka on October 15, 1972. After graduating from high school, he joined Mazda (later Sanfrecce Hiroshima) in 1991. He played as regular player at right side-back. The club won the 2nd place at 1994 J1 League, 1995 and 1996 Emperor's Cup. In 1999, he moved to his local club Gamba Osaka. He moved to rival team, Cerezo Osaka in 2003. The club won the 2nd place at 2003 Emperor's Cup. He retired end of 2006 season.
International career
[edit]In January 1995, Yanagimoto was selected for the Japan national team for the 1995 King Fahd Cup. At this competition, on January 8, he debuted against Argentina. After debut, he became a regular player at right side-back. In 1996, he played in all matches included 1996 Asian Cup. However at 1998 World Cup qualification in March 1997, he got hurt and subsequently dropped from the national team. He had played 30 games for Japan until 1997.[1]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]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 | ||||||
1991/92 | Mazda | JSL Division 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1992 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | J1 League | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1993 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
1994 | 40 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 5 | ||
1995 | 50 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - | 55 | 0 | |||
1996 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 48 | 1 | ||
1997 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
1998 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
1999 | Gamba Osaka | J1 League | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
2000 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
2001 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
2002 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
2003 | Cerezo Osaka | J1 League | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
2004 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
2005 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 39 | 0 | ||
2006 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
Total | 320 | 4 | 32 | 2 | 48 | 0 | 400 | 6 |
International
[edit]Japan national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
1995 | 12 | 0 |
1996 | 13 | 0 |
1997 | 5 | 0 |
Total | 30 | 0 |
Personal life
[edit]Yanagimoto married Japanese actress, Atsuko Okamoto, in July 2005, but divorced in July 2017.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Japan National Football Team Database
- ^ "岡元あつこ、サッカー元日本代表の柳本啓成氏と離婚". Oricon News (in Japanese). 10 Jul 2017. Retrieved 10 Jul 2017.
External links
[edit]- Hiroshige Yanagimoto – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Hiroshige Yanagimoto at National-Football-Teams.com
- Japan National Football Team Database
- Hiroshige Yanagimoto at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- 1972 births
- Living people
- Association football people from Osaka Prefecture
- Japanese men's footballers
- Japan men's international footballers
- Japan Soccer League players
- J1 League players
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima players
- Gamba Osaka players
- Cerezo Osaka players
- 1995 King Fahd Cup players
- 1996 AFC Asian Cup players
- People from Higashiōsaka
- Men's association football defenders
- 20th-century Japanese sportsmen
- Japanese football defender, 1970s birth stubs