Nobuhisa Yamada

Nobuhisa Yamada
Personal information
Full name Nobuhisa Yamada
Date of birth (1975-09-10) September 10, 1975
Place of birth Fujieda, Shizuoka, Japan
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Defender, Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–2013 Urawa Reds 540 (27)
Total 540 (27)
National team
1995 Japan U-20 4 (1)
2002–2004 Japan 15 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Nobuhisa Yamada (山田 暢久 Yamada Nobuhisa, born September 10, 1975) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team. He mainly played on the right as a defender or midfielder. He spent his entire professional career at Urawa Red Diamonds of J1 League with more than 500 league appearances.[1] He earned 15 caps playing for Japan.

Club career

He was educated at and played for Fujieda Higashi High School. After graduating from high school, he joined Urawa in 1994. He made his first league appearance on 27 April 1994 against Shimizu S-Pulse at Kusanagi Athletic Stadium. His first professional goal came on 19 November 1994 against Yokohama Marinos at Toyama Athletic Stadium. He played more than 500 league matches for Urawa.

Although he mainly played as a right-side defender or midfielder, he had also played as a stopper, libero, and attacking midfielder.

He announced his retirement from the game at the end of the 2013 season.

International career

Yamada represented Japan at several underage levels. He was a member of the Japan U-20 national team for the 1995 FIFA World Youth Championship hosted by Qatar.[2]

He made his full international debut for Japan on 20 November 2002 in a friendly against Argentine at Saitama Stadium. His first international goal came on 7 February 2003 in a friendly against Malaysia at Kashima Soccer Stadium.

Career statistics

As of 28 August 2011[3]

Club

Club Season League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Champions League Other1 Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Urawa Reds 1994 1513000--181
1995 42130---451
1996 30341110--454
1997 2212060--301
1998 3403040--410
1999 2912141--353
2000 3922020--432
2001 2734160--374
2002 2811080--371
2003 27310110--393
2004 2724092-20424
2005 32352101--476
2006 3265071-10457
2007 29000209160461
2008 280206040-400
2009 3001071--381
2010 2704040--350
2011 200 10--210
Total 518274659861319068439

1Includes J. League Championship, Japanese Super Cup, A3 Champions Cup and FIFA Club World Cup.

National team

National teamYearAppsGoals
Japan U20
199541
Total41
Japan
200210
2003110
200431
Total151

National team goals

Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first.

Under-20

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 19 April 1995 Qatar Khalifa International Stadium, Doha  Burundi
2–0
2–0
1995 FIFA World Youth Championship

Senior team

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 7 February 2004 Japan Kashima Stadium, Kashima  Malaysia
3–0
4–0
Friendly

Honours

Club

Urawa Red Diamonds
2007
2006
2005, 2006
2003
2006

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Stats Centre: Nobuhisa Yamada Facts". Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 13 May 2009.
  2. ↑ Nobuhisa Yamada – FIFA competition record
  3. ↑ Nobuhisa Yamada at National-Football-Teams.com
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