Takahiro Yamada
Takahiro Yamada (山田 隆裕, Yamada Takahiro, born April 29, 1972) is a former Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.
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| Full name | Takahiro Yamada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | April 29, 1972 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Takatsuki, Osaka, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1988–1990 | Shimizu Commercial High School | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991–1997 | Yokohama Marinos | 159 | (18) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998 | Kyoto Purple Sanga | 29 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999 | Verdy Kawasaki | 27 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2003 | Vegalta Sendai | 65 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 280 | (23) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994 | Japan | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
Yamada was born in Takatsuki on April 29, 1972. After graduating from Shimizu Commercial High School, he joined Japan Soccer League club Nissan Motors (later Yokohama Marinos) in 1991. In 1992, Japan Soccer League was folded and the club joined new league, J1 League. He became a regular player from 1992. The club won the champions in 1995 season. He played 159 matches for the club until 1997. He played for Kyoto Purple Sanga in 1998 and Verdy Kawasaki in 1999. In 2000, he moved to J2 League club Vegalta Sendai. The club won the 2nd place in 2001 and was promoted to J1. He retired end of the 2003 season.
On September 27, 1994, Yamada debuted for the Japan national team against Australia.
Statistics
| Club statistics | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1990–91 | Nissan Motors | JSL Division 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991–92 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||||
| 1992 | Yokohama Marinos | J1 League | - | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1 | |
| 1993 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 4 | ||
| 1994 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 2 | ||
| 1995 | 43 | 7 | 1 | 0 | - | 44 | 7 | |||
| 1996 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 32 | 3 | ||
| 1997 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 6 | ||
| 1998 | Kyoto Purple Sanga | J1 League | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| 1999 | Verdy Kawasaki | J1 League | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| 2000 | Vegalta Sendai | J2 League | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| 2001 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 3 | ||
| 2002 | J1 League | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Country | Japan | 280 | 23 | 15 | 1 | 35 | 5 | 330 | 29 | |
| Total | 280 | 23 | 15 | 1 | 35 | 5 | 330 | 29 | ||
| Japan national team | ||
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| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 |
References
- Takahiro Yamada at National-Football-Teams.com
- Takahiro Yamada at J.League (in Japanese)
- Japan National Football Team Database
Other websites
- Takahiro Yamada at J.League (player) (in Japanese)
- Takahiro Yamada at National Football Teams.com
- Takahiro Yamada at FootballDatabase.eu
- Takahiro Yamada at WorldFootball.net
- Takahiro Yamada at Transfermarkt (player)