Masaki Yokotani
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Masaki Yokotani | ||
| Date of birth | May 10, 1952 | ||
| Place of birth | Kyoto, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1971–1974 | Hosei University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1975–1983 | Hitachi | 124 | (2) |
| 1984–1986 | All Nippon Airways | ||
| Total | 124 | (2) | |
| International career | |||
| 1974–1977 | Japan | 20 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Masaki Yokotani (横谷 政樹, Yokotani Masaki, born May 10, 1952) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
Club career
Yokotani was born in Kyoto Prefecture on May 10, 1952. After graduating from Hosei University, he joined Hitachi in 1975. The club won 1975 Emperor's Cup and 1976 JSL Cup. He moved to Division 2 club All Nippon Airways in 1984. In 1984, the club was promoted to Division 1. He retired in 1986.
National team career
On July 23, 1974, when Yokotani was a Hosei University student, he debuted for Japan national team against Romania. He also played at 1976 Asian Cup qualification and 1978 World Cup qualification. He played 20 games for Japan until 1977.[1]
Club statistics
| Club performance | League | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | |||
| 1975 | Hitachi | JSL Division 1 | 18 | 1 |
| 1976 | 18 | 0 | ||
| 1977 | 18 | 0 | ||
| 1978 | 15 | 1 | ||
| 1979 | 17 | 0 | ||
| 1980 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1981 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 1982 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 1983 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 1984 | All Nippon Airways | JSL Division 2 | ||
| 1985/86 | JSL Division 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Country | Japan | 125 | 2 | |
| Total | 125 | 2 | ||
National team statistics
| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1974 | 1 | 0 |
| 1975 | 10 | 0 |
| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 20 | 0 |
References
- ^ a b Japan National Football Team Database
- ^ Masaki Yokotani at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
- Masaki Yokotani at National-Football-Teams.com
- Japan National Football Team Database
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