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football player and manager. He played for, and then managed, the Japanese national team.

Club career

Yokoyama was born in Saitama on January 21, 1943. After graduating from Kawaguchi High School and

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, he joined his local club

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until 1974. In 1975, he was deprived of regular goalkeeper by

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. The club won the league champions 2 times ( 1969 and 1973) and 2nd place 6 times. The club also won 1971 and 1973 Emperor's Cup. He retired in 1977. He played 136 games in the league. He was selected Best Eleven 7 times.

National team career

In October 1964, when Yokoyama was a

student, he was selected Japan national team for 1964 Summer Olympics in

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. At this competition, he debuted and played all matches on behalf of Tsukasa Hosaka fractured his hand just before Olympics. After that, Yokoyama became a regular goalkeeper at Japan national team. In 1968, he was selected Japan for 1968 Summer Olympics in

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. He played all matches and Japan won bronze medal. In 2018, this team was selected

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. He also played at 1966, 1970 and 1974 Asian Games. He played 49 games for Japan until 1974.Japan National Football Team Database
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Coaching career

In 1976, when Yokoyama played for

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successor. In 1978, the club won all three major titles in Japan;

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and Emperor's Cup. It was first domestic treble for a Japanese club. The club also won 1980 Emperor's Cup,

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and 1982 Japan Soccer League. He resigned in 1984. In 1988, he became a manager for Japan national team as Yoshinobu Ishii successor, where he coached Japan in the country's first competitive tournament, the 1988 AFC Asian Cup. At 1990 World Cup qualification in 1989, Japan lost in First round. Although Yokoyama managed at 1990 Asian Games, he resigned in 1991. In 1994, he became a manager for Urawa Reds as

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successor. However, the club finished at the bottom in J1 League and he resigned end of season. In 1995, he became a general manager. From October 2000, he managed the club. In 2002, he resigned as general manager. In 2005, Yokoyama was selected

Club statistics

National team statistics

Managerial statistics

J.League Data Site
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Awards

Best Eleven: (7) 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1974

References

External links

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Japan National Football Team Database
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at Japan Football Association
Japan Football Hall of Fame
(Japan team at 1968 Olympics) at Japan Football Association * {{DEFAULTSORT:Yokoyama, Kenzo 1943 births Living people Rikkyo University alumni Association football people from Saitama Prefecture Japanese footballers Japan international footballers Japan Soccer League players Urawa Red Diamonds players Olympic footballers of Japan Olympic bronze medalists for Japan Olympic medalists in football Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Footballers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Footballers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Asian Games medalists in football Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan Footballers at the 1966 Asian Games Footballers at the 1970 Asian Games Footballers at the 1974 Asian Games Association football goalkeepers Japanese football managers Japan national football team managers J1 League managers Urawa Red Diamonds managers 1988 AFC Asian Cup managers Medalists at the 1966 Asian Games