Tetsuharu Yamaguchi facts for kids
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| Full name | Tetsuharu Yamaguchi | |||||||||
| Date of birth | September 8, 1977 | |||||||||
| Place of birth | Nagasaki, Japan | |||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft +1⁄2 in) | |||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | |||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||
| 1993–1995 | Isahaya Commercial High School | |||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||
| 1996–1998 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 0 | (0) | |||||||
| 1999–2002 | Sagan Tosu | 57 | (0) | |||||||
| Total | 57 | (0) | ||||||||
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||
Tetsuharu Yamaguchi (山口 哲治, Yamaguchi Tetsuharu, born September 8, 1977) is a former Japanese football player. He played as a goalkeeper.
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Tetsuharu Yamaguchi's Football Journey
Tetsuharu Yamaguchi was born in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan, on September 8, 1977. After finishing high school, he joined a professional football club. This club was called Sanfrecce Hiroshima in 1996. They played in the J1 League, which is Japan's top football league.
It was hard for Tetsuharu to get a chance to play. There were two other experienced goalkeepers ahead of him. Their names were Kazuya Maekawa and Takashi Shimoda. Because of this, he did not play in any official games for Sanfrecce Hiroshima until 1998.
Moving to a New Team
In 1999, Tetsuharu Yamaguchi moved to a new club. This team was Sagan Tosu. They had just moved up to the J2 League. This is the second-highest league in Japan. At Sagan Tosu, he still faced strong competition. Another goalkeeper, Riki Takasaki, often played instead of him starting in 2000.
Things changed for Yamaguchi in 2001. Takasaki left the club that year. This gave Tetsuharu Yamaguchi a chance to become the main goalkeeper. He played in many matches during that season. He played 37 league games for Sagan Tosu in 2001.
Retirement from Football
In 2002, Tetsuharu Yamaguchi lost his regular spot. Another player, Junnosuke Schneider, became the main goalkeeper. At the end of the 2002 season, Tetsuharu Yamaguchi decided to stop playing professional football. He played a total of 57 league games in his career.
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