Atsushi Yoneyama

Atsushi Yoneyama
米山篤志
Personal information
Full name	Atsushi Yoneyama
Date of birth	November 20, 1976 (age 47)
Place of birth	Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1992–1994	Toin Gakuen High School
1995–1997	Komazawa University
Senior career*
Years	Team
1998–2005	Tokyo Verdy
2006	Kawasaki Frontale
2007–2008	Nagoya Grampus
2009–2010	Tochigi SC
Total
International career
2000	Japan
Medal record
Tokyo Verdy
Kawasaki Frontale
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Atsushi Yoneyama (米山篤志, Yoneyama Atsushi, born November 20, 1976) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.

Club career

Yoneyama was born in Utsunomiya on November 20, 1976. When he was a Komazawa University student, he joined Verdy Kawasaki (later Tokyo Verdy) in 1998. He became a regular player as center-back among the teams where generations change. In 2004, the club won the champions J.League Cup. However the club was relegated to J2 League in 2005. He moved to Kawasaki Frontale in 2006. However there was few opportunity to play and moved to Nagoya Grampus Eight (later Nagoya Grampus) in 2007. In 2009, he moved to his local club Tochigi SC in J2 League. He left the club end of 2010 season and announced his retirement in November 2011.

National team career

In February 2000, Yoneyama was selected Japan national team for 2000 Asian Cup qualification. At this qualification, on February 16, he debuted against Brunei.^[1]

Club statistics

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Club performance			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
1998	Verdy Kawasaki	J1 League	15	0	3	0	2	1	20	1
1999			29	2	4	1	4	0	37	3
2000			30	1	2	0	6	0	38	1
2001	Tokyo Verdy	J1 League	21	1	3	1	2	0	26	2
2002			28	2	1	0	6	0	35	3
2003			23	0	2	0	3	0	28	0
2004			29	3	5	1	8	1	42	5
2005			23	1	0	0	2	0	25	1
2006	Kawasaki Frontale	J1 League	7	0	0	0	1	0	8	0
2007	Nagoya Grampus Eight	J1 League	21	0	1	0	2	0	24	0
2008	Nagoya Grampus	J1 League	18	1	1	0	6	0	25	1
2009	Tochigi SC	J2 League	37	0	1	0	-		38	0
2010	Tochigi SC	J2 League	17	0	0	0	-		17	0
Total			298	11	23	3	42	2	363	16

National team statistics

^[1]

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2000	1	0
Total	1	0

References

^ ^a ^b Japan National Football Team Database
^ Kawasaki Frontale(in Japanese)

External links

Atsushi Yoneyama at National-Football-Teams.com
Japan National Football Team Database
Atsushi Yoneyama at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)

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[JNFTD-1] Japan National Football Team Database

[2] Kawasaki Frontale(in Japanese)

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