is a
Japanese
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football
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player who plays for
Fukushima United FC
is a Japanese football club from Fukushima City, the capital of Fukushima Prefecture. They play in the J3 League, Japan's third tier of professional football.
History
The club was founded in 2006, by the merger of ''FC Pelada Fukushima'' and ...
.
Club career
Having worked his way through the S-Pulse youth system, he signed full professional terms with at the start of the
2004
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Events January
* January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...
season. Yamamoto has thus far been a deputy to the omnipresent
Yohei Nishibe
is a Japanese football player who plays for Shimizu S-Pulse.
Playing career
Nishibe was born in Kobe on 1 December 1980. After graduating from high school, he joined J1 League club Urawa Reds in 1999. Reds was relegated to J2 League from 2 ...
.
National team career
In June 2005, Yamamoto was selected
Japan U-20 national team for
2005 World Youth Championship. In August 2008, he was selected
Japan U-23 national team for
2008 Summer Olympics
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. But he did not play in the match, as he was the team's reserve goalkeeper behind
Shusaku Nishikawa
is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Urawa Red Diamonds.
Club career
Nishikawa is a product of Oita's youth system and was promoted to the top team in 2005. He made his J1 League debut on 2 July 2005 for Oita Tr ...
both tournaments.
Club statistics
''Updated to 10 April 2020''.
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1Includes Emperor's Cup
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.
2Includes J.League Cup
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.
References
External links
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Profile at Yokohama FC
1985 births
Living people
Association football people from Shizuoka Prefecture
Japanese footballers
J1 League players
J2 League players
J3 League players
Shimizu S-Pulse players
Vissel Kobe players
JEF United Chiba players
Yokohama FC players
Roasso Kumamoto players
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Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Olympic footballers of Japan
Association football goalkeepers
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