Makoto Yamazaki

Makoto Yamazaki (山崎 真, Yamazaki Makoto, born October 31, 1970) is a former Japanese football player and manager.

Makoto Yamazaki
山崎 真
Personal information
Full name Makoto Yamazaki
Date of birth (1970-10-31) October 31, 1970
Place of birth Kagoshima, Japan
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 12 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, Defender
Youth career
1986–1988 Okuchi High School
1989–1992 National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1994 Urawa Reds 6 (0)
1995 Tokyo Gas 19 (4)
1996–1997 Mito HollyHock 16 (2)
Total 41 (6)
Teams managed
2018– Albirex Niigata Ladies
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Yamazaki was born in Kagoshima Prefecture on October 31, 1970. After graduating from National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya, he joined Urawa Reds in 1993. Although he played several matches as left side back in first season, he could not play at all in the match behind newcomer Koichi Sugiyama in 1994. In 1995, he moved to Japan Football League (JFL) club Tokyo Gas and played many matches. In 1996, he moved to Regional Leagues club Prima Ham Tsuchiura (later Mito HollyHock). Although he could hardly play in the match in 1996, the club was promoted to JFL. In 1997, he played many matches as midfielder and he retired end of 1997 season.

Coaching career

After retirement, Yamazaki started coaching career at Oita Trinita in 1998. From 1999, he worked at many club, FC Tokyo (1999-02), Montedio Yamagata (2003-06), Albirex Niigata (2008), Sanfrecce Hiroshima (2009-12) and Nagoya Grampus (2016-17). He mainly coached youth team these clubs. In 2018, he signed with L.League club Albirex Niigata Ladies and became a manager.

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
1993Urawa RedsJ1 League602040120
199400000000
1995Tokyo GasFootball League19410-204
1996Prima Ham TsuchiuraRegional Leagues0010-10
1997Mito HollyHockFootball League16200-162
Total 4164040496

References

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