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Yoshiyuki Takemoto
竹元 義幸
Personal information
Full name Yoshiyuki Takemoto
Date of birth (1973-10-03) October 3, 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth Kanagawa, Japan
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Yokohama College of Commerce High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993 NKK 12 (3)
1994–1997 Avispa Fukuoka 46 (17)
1996 Tokyo Gas (loan) 12 (1)
1997 Fukushima FC 13 (3)
1998 Mito HollyHock 17 (2)
1999–2002 Sagan Tosu 63 (18)
Total 163 (44)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Yoshiyuki Takemoto (竹元 義幸, born October 3, 1973) is a former Japanese football player. He played as a forward during his career.

Yoshiyuki Takemoto's Football Journey

Yoshiyuki Takemoto was born in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, on October 3, 1973. After finishing high school, he started his professional football career. He joined a team called NKK in 1993. This team played in the Japan Football League. He played in many games for NKK. However, the club closed down at the end of the 1993 season.

Moving to New Teams

In 1994, Takemoto moved to another JFL club. This team was first known as Fujieda Blux. Later, it became Fukuoka Blux and then Avispa Fukuoka. In 1995, he became a regular player for Avispa Fukuoka. He scored 14 goals that season. His team also won the league championship. This win meant they were promoted to the J1 League for the 1996 season.

However, Takemoto did not play much in the J1 League in 1996. So, in August 1996, he went on loan to Tokyo Gas, another JFL club. He played 12 games there.

Challenges and New Starts

In 1997, Takemoto returned to Avispa Fukuoka. But he still did not get to play many matches. He then moved to Fukushima FC, a JFL club. He played in many games for Fukushima FC. Sadly, this club also closed down at the end of 1997. This happened because of money problems.

In 1998, he joined Mito HollyHock, another team in the JFL. He played 17 games for them.

Playing for Sagan Tosu

In 1999, Yoshiyuki Takemoto moved to Sagan Tosu. This club had just been promoted to the J2 League. He became a regular player for Sagan Tosu. He scored 16 goals that year, making him the top scorer for his club.

However, 2000 was a tough year for him. He could not play any matches because of injuries. From 2001, he started playing more games again. He continued to play for Sagan Tosu until the end of the 2002 season. After that, he retired from playing professional football.

Career Statistics

Here is a summary of Yoshiyuki Takemoto's career statistics:

Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
1993 NKK Football League 12 3 1 0 - 13 3
1994 Fujieda Blux Football League 11 3 1 0 - 12 3
1995 Fukuoka Blux Football League 27 14 2 2 - 29 16
1996 Avispa Fukuoka J1 League 1 0 0 0 2 1 3 1
1996 Tokyo Gas Football League 12 1 0 0 - 12 1
1997 Avispa Fukuoka J1 League 7 0 0 0 1 1 8 1
1997 Fukushima FC Football League 13 3 3 1 - 16 4
1998 Mito HollyHock Football League 17 2 1 0 - 18 2
1999 Sagan Tosu J2 League 34 16 0 0 1 0 35 16
2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001 10 1 4 0 0 0 14 1
2002 19 1 0 0 - 19 1
Total 163 44 12 3 4 2 179 49

More Information

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