Atsushi Yoneyama facts for kids
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| Full name | Atsushi Yoneyama | |||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | November 20, 1976 | |||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Defender | |||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
| 1992–1994 | Toin Gakuen High School | |||||||||||||||
| 1995–1997 | Komazawa University | |||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† | |||||||||||||
| 1998–2005 | Tokyo Verdy | 198 | (10) | |||||||||||||
| 2006 | Kawasaki Frontale | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Nagoya Grampus | 39 | (1) | |||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Tochigi SC | 54 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| Total | 298 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | Japan | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| Teams managed | ||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Tokyo 23 | |||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Kamatamare Sanuki | |||||||||||||||
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Atsushi Yoneyama (米山 篤志, Yoneyama Atsushi, born November 20, 1976) is a Japanese football player who used to play as a defender. After his playing career, he became a football manager. He played for the Japan national team once and is currently the manager of Kamatamare Sanuki.
Playing for Football Clubs
Atsushi Yoneyama was born in Utsunomiya, Japan, on November 20, 1976. He started his professional football career in 1998 with a team called Verdy Kawasaki. This team later changed its name to Tokyo Verdy.
Yoneyama quickly became an important player for Tokyo Verdy, playing as a center-back. In 2004, his team achieved a big success by winning the J.League Cup. This is a major competition in Japanese football. However, in 2005, Tokyo Verdy moved down to a lower league, the J2 League.
After leaving Tokyo Verdy, Yoneyama played for other teams. In 2006, he joined Kawasaki Frontale. He then moved to Nagoya Grampus in 2007 and played there until 2008. In 2009, he joined his local team, Tochigi SC, which was in the J2 League. He played for Tochigi SC until the end of the 2010 season. Atsushi Yoneyama officially announced his retirement from playing football in November 2011.
Becoming a Manager
After he stopped playing, Atsushi Yoneyama started a new career as a football manager. In 2012, he became the manager for Tokyo 23 FC.
Later, on November 22, 2022, he was announced as the new manager for Kamatamare Sanuki, a club in the J3 League. He started managing the team for the 2023 season and is still their manager today.
Playing for Japan
In February 2000, Atsushi Yoneyama was chosen to play for the Japan national football team. This was for the qualification matches for the 2000 AFC Asian Cup.
He made his first and only appearance for the national team on February 16, 2000. He played in a match against the Brunei national football team.
See also
In Spanish: Atsushi Yoneyama para niños
