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Yoshimatsu Oyama
大山 義松
Personal information
Full name Yoshimatsu Oyama
Place of birth Empire of Japan
Playing position Defender
Youth career
Kwansei Gakuin University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Osaka SC
National team
1925 Japan 2 (0)
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Yoshimatsu Oyama (大山 義松, Oyama Yoshimatsu) was a Japanese football player. He played as a defender. Oyama was also a member of the Japan national team.

Playing for Clubs

After finishing his studies at Kwansei Gakuin University, Yoshimatsu Oyama joined a football club called Osaka SC. At that time, many other talented players who also played for the Japanese national team were part of Osaka SC. These players included Toshio Miyaji, Uichiro Hatta, Sakae Takahashi, and Kiyonosuke Marutani.

Playing for Japan

His First Games

In May 1925, Yoshimatsu Oyama was chosen to play for the Japan national team. He traveled with the team to Manila for the 1925 Far Eastern Championship Games.

His first game for Japan was on May 17, 1925. He played against the Philippines. A few days later, on May 20, he played another game against the Republic of China. Japan lost both of these matches. They lost 0-4 to the Philippines and 0-2 to the Republic of China.

Total Matches Played

In total, Yoshimatsu Oyama played 2 games for the Japan national team in 1925.

National Team Statistics

Here's a quick look at his games for the Japan national team:

Japan national team
Year Apps Goals
1925 2 0
Total 2 0

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