Masakuni Yamamoto

Masakuni Yamamoto

Personal information
Full name	Masakuni Yamamoto
Date of birth	April 4, 1958
Place of birth	Numazu, Shizuoka, Japan
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Defender
Youth career
1974-1976	Nihon University Mishima High School
1977-1980	Kokushikan University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1981-1987	Yamaha Motors	109	(3)
National team
1980-1981	Japan	4	(0)
Teams managed
1995-1997	Japan U-20
2002-2004	Japan U-23
2004-2006	Júbilo Iwata
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Masakuni Yamamoto (born April 4, 1958 in Numazu, Shizuoka, Japan) is a Japanese former football player and is currently a commentator of football match program of NHK. He coached Japan national team at 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship and 2004 Summer Olympics.

Club statistics

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Club performance			League
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals
Japan			League
1981	Yamaha Motors	JSL Division 1	18	1
1982		JSL Division 2	16	0
1983		JSL Division 1	18	1
1984			18	0
1985/86			22	0
1986/87			17	1
Country	Japan		109	3
Total			109	3

National team statistics

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1980	2	0
1981	2	0
Total	4	0

References

1. Masakuni Yamamoto at National-Football-Teams.com