is a Japanese football manager and former player. He played for the Japan national team.

Club career

Yamaguchi was born in

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on January 29, 1969. After graduating from

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, he joined

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(later ''Yokohama Flügels'') in 1991. The club won

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their first time in major title. In Asia, the club also won 1994–95 Asian Cup Winners' Cup. In 1998, the club won Emperor's Cup. However the club was disbanded end of 1998 season due to financial strain, he moved to Nagoya Grampus Eight with

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in 1999. The club won 1999 Emperor's Cup. He moved to J2 League club

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in 2003. The club won the champions in 2003 and was promoted to J1 League. In August 2005, he moved to J2 League club

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was founded by Yokohama Flügels supporters. The club won the champions in 2006 and was promoted to J1 League. He retired end of 2007 season. He also served as captain in all teams.

International career

In January 1995, Yamagugchi was selected by the Japan national team for the 1995 King Fahd Cup. At this competition, on January 6, he debuted against

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. After his debut, he became a regular player and he played most matches for Japan until the 1998 FIFA World Cup. In 1996, he played full time in all matches at

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. In the

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in 1997, he played all matches and Japan won the qualify for 1998 World Cup first time Japan's history. At the 1998 FIFA World Cup, he played full time in all three matches. These were his last appearances for Japan. He played 58 games and scored 4 goals for Japan until 1998.Japan National Football Team Database
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Coaching career

After retirement, Yamaguchi became a manager for

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successor in March 2012. He managed the club until 2014

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Yamaguchi goal.''

Managerial statistics

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Honors

Yokohama Flügels * Emperor's Cup:

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1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ...

Asian Super Cup The Asian Super Cup was an annual football competition between the winners of the Asian Club Championship and the Asian Cup Winners' Cup. The competition started in 1995, but came to an end in 2002 after both major AFC tournaments were merged int ...

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Nagoya Grampus Eight *Emperor's Cup:

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Albirex Niigata * J2 League: 2003 Individual * J1 League Best Eleven: 1996,

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References

External links

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Japan National Football Team Database
* * 1969 births Living people Tokai University alumni Association football people from Gunma Prefecture Japanese men's footballers Japan men's international footballers Japan Soccer League players J1 League players J2 League players Yokohama Flügels players Nagoya Grampus players Albirex Niigata players Yokohama FC players 1995 King Fahd Cup players 1996 AFC Asian Cup players 1998 FIFA World Cup players Japanese football managers J2 League managers Yokohama FC managers Men's association football midfielders {{Japan-footy-midfielder-1960s-stub