is a former
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
ese
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
player.
Playing career
Yamaguchi was born in
Nagasaki Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Nagasaki Prefecture has a population of 1,314,078 (1 June 2020) and has a geographic area of 4,130 Square kilometre, km2 (1,594 sq mi). Nagasaki Prefecture borders ...
on September 8, 1977. After graduating from high school, he joined
J1 League
The , known as the for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of the system. Founded in 1992, it is one of the most successful leagues in Asian club football. Contested by 18 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the J ...
club
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Sanfrecce Hiroshima ( ja, サンフレッチェ広島, translit=''Sanfuretche Hiroshima'') is a Japanese professional football club based in Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima. The club plays in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the coun ...
in 1996. However he could hardly play in the match behind
Kazuya Maekawa
is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team. His son Daiya Maekawa is also footballer.
Club career
Maekawa was educated at and played for Hirado High School. After graduating in 1986, he joined Japan Soccer League ...
and
Takashi Shimoda
is a former Japanese football player. He who is the currently goalkeeper coach for Japan.
Club career
Shimoda was born in Hiroshima on 28 November 1975. After graduating from high school, he joined Sanfrecce Hiroshima in 1994. He did not play m ...
until 1998. In 1999, he moved to newly was promoted to
J2 League
The or simply J2 is the second division of the and the second level of the Japanese association football league system. The top tier is represented by the J1 League. It (along with the rest of the J.League) is currently sponsored by Meiji Yas ...
club,
Sagan Tosu
is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J1 League. The team is located in Tosu, Saga Prefecture.
''Sagan'' is a coined word with a couple of meanings behind it. One of its homophones is in Japanese. This symbolises ...
. However he could hardly play in the match behind
Riki Takasaki from 2000. In 2001, Takasaki left the club and Yamaguchi became a regular goalkeeper. However lost his regular position behind
Junnosuke Schneider
is a Japanese former Association football, football player. He is goalkeeper coach of J3 League club AC Nagano Parceiro.
Playing career
Schneider was born in Shinjuku, Tokyo on May 22, 1977. He is the son of a Swiss-German father and a Japanese ...
and he retired end of 2002 season.
Club statistics
References
External links
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biglobe.ne.jp
1977 births
Living people
Association football people from Nagasaki Prefecture
Japanese men's footballers
J1 League players
J2 League players
Sanfrecce Hiroshima players
Sagan Tosu players
Men's association football goalkeepers
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