Satoshi Yamaguchi (footballer, born 1959)

Satoshi Yamaguchi (山口 悟, Yamaguchi Satoshi, born August 1, 1959) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.

Satoshi Yamaguchi
山口 悟
Personal information
Full name Satoshi Yamaguchi
Date of birth (1959-08-01) August 1, 1959
Place of birth Oita, Japan
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1975–1977 Oita Technical High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1984 Mitsubishi Motors 0 (0)
Total 0 (0)
National team
1981 Japan 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Yamaguchi was born in Oita Prefecture on August 1, 1959. After graduating from high school, he joined Mitsubishi Motors in 1978. However he did not play in the game, as he was the team's reserve goalkeeper behind Japan national team player Mitsuhisa Taguchi. He retired in 1984. Eventually he could not play in the game.

National team career

In August 1979, Yamaguchi was selected Japan U-20 national team for 1979 World Youth Championship. However, he did not compete, as he was the team's reserve goalkeeper behind Yasuhito Suzuki. In February 1981, although he did not play at his club, he was selected Japan national team because Japan's manager Saburo Kawabuchi actively appointed young players. On February 19, Yamaguchi debuted for Japan national team against Singapore.[1]

Club statistics
Club performance League
Season Club League AppsGoals
Japan League
1978Mitsubishi MotorsJSL Division 100
197900
198000
198100
198200
198300
198400
Total 00

National team statistics

[1]

Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
198110
Total10

References
  1. Japan National Football Team Database


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