Kotaro Yamazaki (山崎 光太郎, Yamazaki Kotaro, born October 19, 1978) is a former Japanese football player.
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| Full name | Kotaro Yamazaki | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | October 19, 1978 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994–1996 | Shimizu Higashi High School | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Chukyo University | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1997–1998 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 9 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2007 | Ventforet Kofu | 73 | (10) | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 82 | (10) | ||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995 | Japan U-17 | 3 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club career edit
Yamazaki was born in Shizuoka on October 19, 1978. After graduating from Shimizu Higashi High School, he joined Nagoya Grampus Eight in 1997. He also entered in Chukyo University. However he had no opportunity to play at Grampus. He left Grampus and joined Chukyo University team in 1999. After graduating from the university, he joined his local club Shimizu S-Pulse in 2001. He moved to J2 League club Ventforet Kofu in 2003. The club was promoted to J1 League in 2006. He retired end of 2007 season.
National team career edit
In August 1995, Yamazaki was selected Japan U-17 national team for 1995 U-17 World Championship. He played all 3 matches and scored a goal against United States.
Club statistics edit
| 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 | ||||||
| 1997 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2001 | Shimizu S-Pulse | J1 League | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2003 | Ventforet Kofu | J2 League | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 15 | 3 | |
| 2004 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | - | 19 | 5 | |||
| 2005 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 10 | 1 | |||
| 2006 | J1 League | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 5 | |
| 2007 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 82 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 80 | 14 | ||
References edit
External links edit
- Kotaro Yamazaki – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Kotaro Yamazaki at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- jsgoal
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