Yoshiteru Yamashita

Yoshiteru Yamashita (山下 芳輝, Yamashita Yoshiteru, born November 21, 1977) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.

Yoshiteru Yamashita
山下 芳輝
Personal information
Full name Yoshiteru Yamashita
Date of birth (1977-11-21) November 21, 1977
Place of birth Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Youth career
1993–1995 Higashi Fukuoka High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2001 Avispa Fukuoka 118 (27)
2002–2003 Vegalta Sendai 59 (14)
2004–2006 Kashiwa Reysol 27 (1)
2005 →Omiya Ardija (loan) 5 (0)
2007 Tochigi SC 28 (6)
2008–2010 FC Ryukyu 93 (19)
Total 330 (67)
National team
1997 Japan U-20 2 (0)
2001–2003 Japan 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Yamashita was born in Fukuoka on November 21, 1977. After graduating from Higashi Fukuoka High School in 1996, he joined J1 League side Avispa Fukuoka. He made his professional debut on March 16, 1996. He scored his first professional goal on April 27, 1996 against Kyoto Purple Sanga. He played many matches from first season. However the club relegated to J2 League in 2001 and he moved to Vegalta Sendai. However the club relegated to J2 in 2003 again and he moved to Kashiwa Reysol in 2004. However his opportunity to play decreased. He also played in Omiya Ardija on loan in 2005. He moved to Japan Football League club Tochigi SC in 2007 and FC Ryukyu in 2008. He retired end of 2010 season.

National team career

In June 1997, Yamashita was selected Japan U-20 national team for 1997 World Youth Championship. He played in 2 matches.[1]

In 2001, Yamashita was selected Japan national team for 2001 Confederations Cup. He made his international debut in the tournament on June 4, 2001 against Brazil at Kashima Soccer Stadium. At this tournament, Japan won the 2nd place. He earned 3 caps between 2001 and 2003 and scored no goals for Japan.[2]

Club statistics
Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
1996Avispa FukuokaJ1 League1922262276
19971333060223
19983271030367
19992562110287
200083000083
20012161031257
2002Vegalta SendaiJ1 League301010003110
20032941141346
2004Kashiwa ReysolJ1 League1300030160
2005910020111
2005Omiya ArdijaJ1 League50102080
2006Kashiwa ReysolJ2 League5000-50
2007Tochigi SCFootball League28620-306
2008FC RyukyuFootball League316--316
2009309--309
201032400-324
Total 3306714430437475

National team statistics

[2]

Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
200120
200200
200310
Total30

National team

Honors and awards

Team Honors
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References
  1. Yoshiteru Yamashita – FIFA competition record
  2. Japan National Football Team Database
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