is a former

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player. She played for Japan national team.

Club career

Yano was born in

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on June 3, 1984. After graduating from Kanagawa University, she joined

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in 2007. In 2007 season, she was selected Best Young Player awards. She retired end of 2012 season. In 6 seasons, she played 111 matches in

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and she was selected Best Eleven every season.

National team career

In June 2003, Yano was a Kanagawa University student, she was selected to play for the Japan national team at the 2003 AFC Championship. At this competition, on June 11, she debuted and scored a goal against

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.Japan Football Association
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3 times ( 2003, 2007 and

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) and at the

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3 times ( 2004,

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and

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). Japan won the championship at the 2011 World Cup and silver medal at the

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. She played 74 games and scored 1 goals for Japan until 2012.

Club statistics

National team statistics

List of match i
2010
at Japan Football Association

Honors

Club Team

: ''Champion (1)'':

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National Team

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: ''Champion (1)'':

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: ''Gold Medal (1)'':

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* East Asian Football Championship : ''Champions (2)'':

References

External links

* * * * 1984 births Living people Kanagawa University alumni Association football people from Kanagawa Prefecture Japanese women's footballers Japan women's international footballers Nadeshiko League players Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies players FIFA Women's World Cup-winning players 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup players 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup players 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup players Olympic footballers for Japan Olympic silver medalists for Japan Olympic medalists in football Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Asian Games medalists in football Asian Games gold medalists for Japan Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games Footballers at the 2006 Asian Games Footballers at the 2010 Asian Games Women's association football defenders {{Japan-women-footy-bio-stub