Hiroshige Yanagimoto ( Japanese 柳 本 啓 成 Yanagimoto Hiroshige , born October 15, 1972) is a Japanese footballer who was born in Higashiosaka on October 15, 1972.
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| Born | October 15, 1972 (aged 46) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship |  Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defender | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
Over the course of his football career, he played for the clubs Sanfrecce Hiroshima , Gamba Osaka , and Cereso Osaka . After graduating from high school in 1991, he joined Mazda (later Sanfrecce Hiroshima), where he played as a regular player on the right flank. The club took 2nd place in 1994 in the J1 League , in 1995 and 1996 at the Emperor Cup.
In 1999, Hiroshige moved to his local club, Gamba Osaka , and in 2003 he joined the rival team, Cereso Osaka . The club won 2nd place in the 2003 Emperor Cup. Hiroshige resigned at the end of the 2006 season. [one]
National Team
In January 1995, Yanagimoto was elected to the 1995 Japan Fahd Cup. In this competition, on January 8, he made his debut against Argentina. After the debut, he became a regular player on the right flank. In 1996, he played in all matches, including the 1996 Asian Cup . However, in the qualification of the 1998 World Cup in March 1997, he was injured. After that, he was no longer part of the Japanese team. From 1995 to 1997, he played 30 matches for the Japanese national team . [2]
Team stats
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| Year | Matches | Goals |
| 1995 | 12 | 0 |
| 1996 | 13 | 0 |
| 1997 | five | 0 |
| Total | thirty | 0 |
Notes
- ↑ J. League Data Site . data.j-league.or.jp. Date of treatment May 7, 2019.
- ↑ Japan National Team Database (unavailable link) . Date accessed May 7, 2019. Archived June 12, 2018.