Makoto Yamazaki
Makoto Yamazaki (山崎 真, Yamazaki Makoto, born October 31, 1970) is a former Japanese football player and manager.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Makoto Yamazaki | ||
| Date of birth | October 31, 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Kagoshima, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1986–1988 | Okuchi High School | ||
| 1989–1992 | National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1994 | Urawa Reds | 6 | (0) |
| 1995 | Tokyo Gas | 19 | (4) |
| 1996–1997 | Mito HollyHock | 16 | (2) |
| Total | 41 | (6) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2018– | Albirex Niigata Ladies | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career edit
Yamazaki was born in Kagoshima Prefecture on October 31, 1970. After graduating from National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya, he joined Urawa Reds in 1993. Although he played several matches as left side back in first season, he could not play at all in the match behind newcomer Koichi Sugiyama in 1994. In 1995, he moved to Japan Football League (JFL) club Tokyo Gas and played many matches. In 1996, he moved to Regional Leagues club Prima Ham Tsuchiura (later Mito HollyHock). Although he could hardly play in the match in 1996, the club was promoted to JFL. In 1997, he played many matches as midfielder and he retired end of 1997 season.
Coaching career edit
After retirement, Yamazaki started coaching career at Oita Trinita in 1998. From 1999, he worked at many club, FC Tokyo (1999-02), Montedio Yamagata (2003–06), Albirex Niigata (2008), Sanfrecce Hiroshima (2009–12) and Nagoya Grampus (2016–17). He mainly coached youth team these clubs. In 2018, he signed with L.League club Albirex Niigata Ladies and became a manager.
Club statistics edit
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1993 | Urawa Reds | J1 League | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1995 | Tokyo Gas | Football League | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | 20 | 4 | |
| 1996 | Prima Ham Tsuchiura | Regional Leagues | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | |
| 1997 | Mito HollyHock | Football League | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 16 | 2 | |
| Total | 41 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 49 | 6 | ||
References edit
External links edit
- Makoto Yamazaki at J.League () (in Japanese)
- reds.uijin.com