Kyoko Yano
Kyoko Yano (矢野 喬子, Yano Kyoko, born June 3, 1984) is a former Japanese football player. She played for the Japan national team.
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| Full name | Kyoko Yano | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | June 3, 1984 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2000–2002 | Shonan Gakuin High School | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2006 | Kanagawa University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2012 | Urawa Reds | 111 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 111 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2003–2012 | Japan | 74 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
Yano was born in Yokohama on June 3, 1984. After graduating from Kanagawa University, she joined Urawa Reds in 2007. In 2007 season, she was selected Best Young Player awards. She retired end of 2012 season.[1] In 6 seasons, she played 111 matches in Nadeshiko League and she was selected Best Eleven every season.
In June 2003, Yano was a Kanagawa University student, she was selected to play for the Japan national team at the 2003 AFC Championship. At this competition, on June 11, she debuted and scored a goal against Guam. She played at the World Cup 3 times (2003, 2007 and 2011) and at the Summer Olympics 3 times (2004, 2008 and 2012). Japan won the championship at the 2011 World Cup and silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She played 74 games and scored 1 goals for Japan until 2012.
Statistics
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| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2003 | 9 | 1 |
| 2004 | 5 | 0 |
| 2005 | 5 | 0 |
| 2006 | 16 | 0 |
| 2007 | 6 | 0 |
| 2008 | 10 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | 13 | 0 |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | 74 | 1 |
References
- Urawa Reds
- Japan Football Association(in Japanese)
- List of match in 2010, 2011, 2012 at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)
Other websites
- Kyoko Yano at Olympedia
- Kyoko Yano at FIFA
- Kyoko Yano at UEFA
- Kyoko Yano at Soccerway.com
- Kyoko Yano at FootballDatabase.eu
- Kyoko Yano at WorldFootball.net
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