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Satoshi Yamaguchi
山口 悟
Personal information
Full name Satoshi Yamaguchi
Date of birth (1959-08-01) August 1, 1959 (age 66)
Place of birth Oita, Japan
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1975–1977 Oita Technical High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1984 Mitsubishi Motors 0 (0)
Total 0 (0)
International career
1981 Japan 1 (0)
Medal record
Mitsubishi Motors
Winner Japan Soccer League 1978
Winner Japan Soccer League 1982
Winner JSL Cup 1978
Winner JSL Cup 1981
Winner Emperor's Cup 1978
Winner Emperor's Cup 1980
Runner-up Emperor's Cup 1979
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Satoshi Yamaguchi (山口 悟, Yamaguchi Satoshi, born August 1, 1959) is a former Japanese football player. He played as a goalkeeper. He also played for the Japan national team.

Playing Career

Club Teams

Satoshi Yamaguchi was born in Oita Prefecture, Japan, on August 1, 1959. After finishing high school, he joined a football club called Mitsubishi Motors in 1978.

At Mitsubishi Motors, Satoshi was a reserve goalkeeper. This means he was a backup player. He did not get to play in any official games for his club. The main goalkeeper for the team was Mitsuhisa Taguchi, who was also a player for Japan's national team. Satoshi Yamaguchi retired from playing football in 1984.

National Team Appearances

Even though he did not play for his club team, Satoshi Yamaguchi had a chance to play for his country. In August 1979, he was chosen for the Japan U-20 national team. This team played in the 1979 World Youth Championship. However, he was a reserve goalkeeper for this team too. Yasuhito Suzuki was the main goalkeeper.

In February 1981, Satoshi Yamaguchi was selected for the Japan national team. This was special because he had not played in any games for his club. The manager of the Japan team, Saburo Kawabuchi, liked to choose young players. On February 19, Satoshi Yamaguchi played his first game for the Japan national team. This game was against the Singapore team.

National Team Statistics

Satoshi Yamaguchi played one game for the Japan national team.

Japan national team
Year Games Played Goals Scored
1981 1 0
Total 1 0

External Links

  • Satoshi YamaguchiFIFA competition recordLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 22: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
  • Japan National Football Team Database

See also

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