Masakuni Yamamoto

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|name=Masakuni Yamamoto
山本昌邦

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|fullname=Masakuni Yamamoto

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1958|4|4}}

|birth_place=Numazu, Shizuoka, Japan

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|height={{Height|m=1.82}}

|position=Defender

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|youthyears1=1974–1976|youthclubs1=Nihon University Mishima High School

|collegeyears1=1977–1980|college1=Kokushikan University

|years1=1981–1987|clubs1=Yamaha Motors|caps1=109|goals1=3

|totalcaps=109|totalgoals=3

|nationalyears1=1980–1981|nationalteam1=Japan|nationalcaps1=4|nationalgoals1=0

|manageryears1=1995–1997|managerclubs1=Japan U-20

|manageryears2=2002–2004|managerclubs2=Japan U-23

|manageryears3=2004–2006|managerclubs3=Júbilo Iwata

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{{Nihongo|Masakuni Yamamoto|山本昌邦|Yamamoto Masakuni|born April 4, 1958}} is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team.

Club career

Yamamoto was born in Numazu on April 4, 1958. After graduating from Kokushikan University, he joined Yamaha Motors in 1981. First season, the club finished at bottom place and was relegated to Division 2. In 1982, the club won the champions and was promoted Division 1. The club also won 1982 Emperor's Cup. He retired in 1987. He played 109 games and scored 3 goals in the league.

National team career

In December 1980, when Yamamoto was a Kokushikan University student, he was selected Japan national team for 1982 World Cup qualification. At this qualification, on December 26, he debuted against China. He played 4 games for Japan in 1981.[http://www.jfootball-db.com/en/players/yamamoto_masakuni.html Japan National Football Team Database]

Coaching career

After retirement, Yamamoto started coaching career at Yamaha Motors (later Júbilo Iwata) in 1987. He became a manager for Japan U-20 national team and managed at 1997 World Youth Championship. In 1997, he returned to Júbilo Iwata. In October 1998, he became a coach for Japan national team under manager Philippe Troussier. After 2002 World Cup, in August, Yamamoto became a manager for Japan U-23 national team and managed at 2004 Summer Olympics. In November 2004, he returned to Júbilo Iwata and became a manager. He resigned in June 2006.

Club statistics

colspan=3 \| Club performance ! colspan=2 \| League
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
Season ! Club ! League ! Apps	Goals
colspan=3 \|Japan ! colspan=2 \| League
1981	rowspan="6"\|Yamaha Motors	JSL Division 1	18	1
1982	JSL Division 2	16	0
1983	rowspan="4"\|JSL Division 1	18	1
1984	18	0
1985/86	22	0
1986/87	17	1
colspan=3\|Total !109\|\|3

National team statistics

Year	Apps	Goals
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! colspan=3 \| Japan national team
1980	2	0
1981	2	0
Total\|\|4\|\|0

Managerial statistics

[https://data.j-league.or.jp/SFIX07/?staff_id=970 J.League Data Site]{{in lang|ja}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" !rowspan="2"\|Team !rowspan="2"\|From !rowspan="2"\|To !colspan="5"\|Record
G	W	D	L	Win %
align="left"\|Júbilo Iwata \|align="left"\|2004 \|align="left"\|2006 {{WDL\|48\|18\|13\|17}}
colspan="3"\|Total {{WDLtot\|48\|18\|13\|17}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"

!rowspan="2"|Team

!rowspan="2"|From

!rowspan="2"|To

!colspan="5"|Record

Win %

align="left"|Júbilo Iwata

|align="left"|2004

|align="left"|2006

colspan="3"|Total