Hiromasa Yamamoto facts for kids
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hiromasa Yamamoto | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | June 5, 1979 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Okazaki, Aichi, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995–1997 | Shimizu Higashi High School | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–2006 | Júbilo Iwata | 28 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | →Vissel Kobe (loan) | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Cerezo Osaka | 16 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Ehime FC | 68 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | SC Sagamihara | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 116 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Medal record
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hiromasa Yamamoto (山本 浩正, Yamamoto Hiromasa, born June 5, 1979) is a former Japanese football player. He played as a goalkeeper for several clubs in Japan during his career.
Contents
Hiromasa Yamamoto's Football Journey
Hiromasa Yamamoto was born in Okazaki, Aichi on June 5, 1979. After finishing high school at Shimizu Higashi High School, he began his professional football career. He joined the J1 League club Júbilo Iwata in 1998.
Early Years at Júbilo Iwata
Being a goalkeeper means only one player can be on the field at a time. For many years at Júbilo Iwata, Hiromasa faced strong competition. Other talented goalkeepers like Tomoaki Ogami and Arno van Zwam were often chosen to play.
In September 2002, Hiromasa got his chance and became the main goalkeeper for a while. However, in 2003, he again found himself playing less. When van Zwam left the club in September 2003, Hiromasa stepped up to be the regular goalkeeper once more. This changed again in 2004 when a new goalkeeper, Yohei Sato, joined the team.
Moving to Other Clubs
In September 2004, Hiromasa moved to Vissel Kobe on a temporary loan. Even there, he faced tough competition from goalkeepers Seiji Honda and Makoto Kakegawa, which meant he didn't play many games.
He returned to Júbilo Iwata in 2005. However, the club signed Japan's national team goalkeeper Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi. This made it very difficult for Hiromasa to get playing time.
In 2007, Hiromasa moved to Cerezo Osaka, a club in the J2 League. In 2007, he didn't play much behind Motohiro Yoshida. But in 2008, he competed with Takashi Aizawa for the goalkeeper spot and played in many matches.
Later Career and Retirement
In 2009, Hiromasa joined another J2 club, Ehime FC. He became the regular goalkeeper there until late 2010. This was partly because the usual goalkeeper, Yusuke Kawakita, was injured. When Kawakita returned in late 2010, Hiromasa's playing time became limited again.
In 2011, he moved to SC Sagamihara, a club in the Japanese Regional Leagues. He played a few games for them. At the end of the 2011 season, Hiromasa Yamamoto decided to retire from professional football.
External links
- Hiromasa Yamamoto at J.League Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 22: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
See also
In Spanish: Hiromasa Yamamoto para niños
