Masakiyo Maezono

Masakiyo Maezono (前園 真聖, Maezono Msakiyo, born 29 October 1973) is a former Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.

Masakiyo Maezono
前園 真聖
Personal information
Full name Masakiyo Maezono
Date of birth (1973-10-29) 29 October 1973
Place of birth Satsumasendai, Kagoshima, Japan
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position(s) Forward, Midfielder
Youth career
1989–1991 Kagoshima Jitsugyo High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1996 Yokohama Flügels 128 (25)
1997–1998 Verdy Kawasaki 50 (8)
1998 Santos 5 (1)
1999 Goiás 0 (0)
2000 Shonan Bellmare 38 (11)
2001–2002 Tokyo Verdy 13 (1)
2003 Anyang LG Cheetahs 16 (0)
2004 Incheon United 4 (0)
Total 263 (47)
National team
1996 Japan U-23 3 (2)
1994–1997 Japan 19 (4)
2009 Japan Beach Soccer
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Maezono was born in Satsumasendai on 29 October 1973. After graduating from high school, he joined Yokohama Flügels in 1992. He debuted in June 1993 and he became a regular player after his debut. The club won the 1993 Emperor's Cup, their first major title. In Asia, the club also won the 1994–95 Asian Cup Winners' Cup, their first Asian title. In 1997, he moved to Verdy Kawasaki (later Tokyo Verdy). In October 1998, he moved to Brazil and played for Santos (1998) and Goiás (1999). In 2000, he returned to Japan and joined J2 League club Shonan Bellmare. In 2001, he returned to Tokyo Verdy. In 2003, he moved to South Korea and played for Anyang LG Cheetahs (2003) and Incheon United (2004). He announced his retirement in May 2005.

National team career

On 22 May 1994, Maezono debuted for the Japan national team against Australia. He also played at the 1994 Asian Games.

From 1995, Maezono prioritized the Japan U-23 national team. He played as captain for U-23 Japan. In the 1996 Summer Olympics Qualifiers Japan qualified for the 1996 Summer Olympics for the first time in 28 years since the 1968 Summer Olympics where Japan won the Bronze Medal. At the 1996 Olympics, although Japan won 2 matches, they exited in the first round. At the Olympics Japan beat Brazil in the first game. It was known as the "Miracle of Miami" (マイアミの奇跡) in Japan. He played 3 games at the Olympics and scored 2 goals against Hungary.

After the 1996 Summer Olympics, in August 1996, Maezono was selected by the Japan senior team for the first time in years. On 25 August, he played and scored a goal against Uruguay. This goal was his first goal for Japan. In December, he played at the 1996 Asian Cup. He played 19 games and scored 4 goals for Japan until 1997.[1]

Beach Soccer career

After retirement, Maezono was selected by the Japan national beach soccer team by manager Ruy Ramos who was his team mate at Verdy Kawasaki. Japan won the championship at the 2009 AFC Beach Soccer Championship and participated in the 2009 Beach Soccer World Cup.

Club statistics

[2]

Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
1992Yokohama FlügelsJ1 League-0000
19932425150343
19943882020428
199540720-427
1996268201173915
1997Verdy KawasakiJ1 League2852000305
19982230021244
Brazil League Copa do Brasil League Cup Total
1998SantosSérie A5151
1999GoiásSérie B0000
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
2000Shonan BellmareJ2 League381132204313
2001Tokyo VerdyJ1 League1310020151
200200000000
Korea Republic League FA Cup League Cup Total
2003Anyang LG CheetahsK League1600000160
2004Incheon UnitedK League400091131
CountryJapan 2294516324826956
Brazil 5151
Korea Republic 2000091291
Total 2544616333930358

National team statistics

[1]

Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
199460
199540
199674
199720
Total194

National team goals
Results list Japan's goal tally first.
DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
25 August 1996Osaka, Japan Uruguay1 goal5–3Friendly match
13 October 1996Kobe, Japan Tunisia1 goal1–0Friendly match
9 December 1996Al Ain, UAE Uzbekistan2 goals4–01996 AFC Asian Cup

Honors and awards
Individual
Japan beach soccer national team

National team
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References
  1. Japan National Football Team Database
  2. Masakiyo Maezono at National-Football-Teams.com
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