Yoshiyuki_Matsuyama
Yoshiyuki Matsuyama
Japanese footballer
Yoshiyuki Matsuyama (松山 吉之, Matsuyama Yoshiyuki, born July 31, 1966) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team. His brother Hiroaki Matsuyama is also former footballer.
| Personal information | |||||||||||
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| Full name | Yoshiyuki Matsuyama | ||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1966-07-31) July 31, 1966 (age 57) | ||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan | ||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||
| 1982–1984 | Yamashiro High School | ||||||||||
| 1985–1988 | Waseda University | ||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
| 1989–1991 | Furukawa Electric | 42 | (6) | ||||||||
| 1991–1996 | Gamba Osaka | 120 | (15) | ||||||||
| 1997 | Kyoto Purple Sanga | 19 | (0) | ||||||||
| Total | 181 | (21) | |||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||
| 1987–1989 | Japan | 10 | (4) | ||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||
Matsuyama was born in Kyoto on July 31, 1966. After graduating from Waseda University, he joined Furukawa Electric in 1989. He moved to Matsushita Electric (later Gamba Osaka) in 1991. In 1997, he moved to his local club Kyoto Purple Sanga. He retired end of 1997 season.
In April 1987, when Matsuyama was a Waseda University student, he was selected Japan national team for 1988 Summer Olympics qualification. At this qualification, on April 8, he debuted against Indonesia. He played 10 games and scored 4 goals for Japan until 1989.[1]
| 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 | ||||||
| 1989/90 | Furukawa Electric | JSL Division 1 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 4 | ||
| 1990/91 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | ||||
| 1991/92 | Matsushita Electric | JSL Division 1 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | ||
| 1992 | Gamba Osaka | J1 League | - | 7 | 2 | 7 | 2 | |||
| 1993 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4 | ||
| 1994 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 2 | ||
| 1995 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 0 | - | 30 | 4 | |||
| 1996 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 40 | 5 | ||
| 1997 | Kyoto Purple Sanga | J1 League | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 2 |
| Total | 181 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 28 | 9 | 223 | 32 | ||
| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1987 | 9 | 4 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 10 | 4 |
- Yoshiyuki Matsuyama at National-Football-Teams.com
- Japan National Football Team Database
- Yoshiyuki Matsuyama at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
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