was a Japanese

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player.

Playing career

Yamada was born in

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on February 13, 1968. After graduating from Waseda University, he joined

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in 1990. He played many matches in his first season with the team. In 1992, he moved to new club

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. He played as left side back and the club won the 2nd place

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and

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. He retired end of 1995 season.

Coaching career

After retirement, Yamada started coaching career at

in 1996. He coached youth team until 1997. In 2000, he became a manager for new university,

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. In April 2013, the university was integrated into

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and he managed Tokoha University. On April 8, 2013, Yamada died of

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