is a former

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player. He played for Japan national team.

Club career

Yokotani was born in Kyoto Prefecture on May 10, 1952. After graduating from Hosei University, he joined

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in 1975. The club won

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and

1976 JSL Cup Statistics of JSL Cup in the 1976 season. Overview It was contested by 20 teams, and Hitachi won the championship. Results East-A East-B West-A West-B Quarterfinals *Mitsubishi Motors 2-0 Honda * Eidai 2-1 Fujita Industries *Hitachi 2-1 ...

. He moved to Division 2 club All Nippon Airways in 1984. In 1984, the club was promoted to Division 1. He retired in 1986.

National team career

On July 23, 1974, when Yokotani was a Hosei University student, he debuted for Japan national team against Romania. He also played at 1976 Asian Cup qualification and

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. He played 20 games for Japan until 1977.Japan National Football Team Database
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1952 births Living people Hosei University alumni Association football people from Kyoto Prefecture Japanese men's footballers Japan men's international footballers Japan Soccer League players Kashiwa Reysol players Yokohama Flügels players Men's association football defenders {{Japan-footy-defender-1950s-stub