Masato Yamazaki (footballer, born 1981)

Masato Yamazaki
山﨑 雅人
Yamazaki with Sanfrecce Hiroshima in 2010
Personal information
Full name Masato Yamazaki[1]
Date of birth (1981-12-04) December 4, 1981[1]
Place of birth Kyoto, Japan
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1997–1999 Kumiyama High School
2000–2003 Kokushikan University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 Yokohama F. Marinos 15 (0)
2005–2007 Oita Trinita 61 (3)
2008–2009 Gamba Osaka 53 (6)
2010–2011 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 33 (3)
2011–2015 Montedio Yamagata 133 (20)
2016–2018 Zweigen Kanazawa 70 (9)
2018 Thespakusatsu Gunma 14 (1)
Total 379 (42)
Medal record
Yokohama F. Marinos
Winner J1 League 2004
Gamba Osaka
Winner AFC Champions League 2008
Winner Emperor's Cup 2008
Winner Emperor's Cup 2009
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Runner-up J.League Cup 2010
Montedio Yamagata
Runner-up Emperor's Cup 2014
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Masato Yamazaki (山﨑 雅人, Yamazaki Masato; born December 4, 1981) is a Japanese former football player.[2]

Yamazaki played in over 500 league games, playing mainly in the J1 League. In 2014, he scored the winning goal in the promotion playoffs to take Montedio Yamagata to the J1 League.

Career

On 22 July 2011, Yamazaki was announced at Montedio Yamagata on a one year loan.[3]

On 30 December 2011, Yamazaki was announced at Montedio Yamagata on a permanent transfer.[4] On 7 December 2014, he scored the winning goal against JEF United Chiba in the promotion playoffs, meaning that Montedio Yamagata would return to the J1 League for the first time in four years.[5] On 30 December 2014, the club announced that Yamazaki would extend his contract for the 2015 season.[6] During the 2015 season, he was appointed as a vice-captain along with Kodai Watanabe and Masaki Miyasaka.[7]

On 30 December 2015, Yamazaki was announced at Zweigen Kanazawa on a permanent transfer.[8] On 30 December 2016, the club announced that Yamazaki had renewed his contract for the 2017 season.[9] On 30 December 2017, the club announced that he had renewed his contract for the 2018 season.[10]

On 11 December 2018, Yamazaki announced his retirement from football.[11] During his playing days, instead of having Yamazaki on the back of his shirt, he had just "Zaki".[12]

Coaching career

On 28 December 2018, Yamazaki was announced as a member of Oita Trinita's academy staff.[13]

In February 2024, Yamazaki was announced as head coach of Oita Trinita's U18 team.[14]

Club statistics

[15][16]

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup AFC Other1 Total
2000 Kokushikan University JFL 6 1 - - - - 6 1
2001 12 4 - - - - 12 4
2002 1 0 0 0 - - - 1 0
2003 2 0 - - - - 2 0
2004 Yokohama F. Marinos J1 League 13 0 1 0 6 1 4 1 2 0 26 2
2005 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 4 0 10 1
2005 Oita Trinita 10 2 2 1 0 0 - - 12 3
2006 25 0 1 0 4 0 - - 30 0
2007 26 1 2 0 6 0 - - 34 1
2008 Gamba Osaka 30 4 5 2 4 0 11 5 6 3 56 14
2009 23 2 5 2 0 0 6 1 1 0 35 5
2010 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 25 3 1 0 3 0 3 0 - 32 3
2011 8 0 0 0 1 0 - - 9 0
2011 Montedio Yamagata 14 4 0 0 0 0 - - 14 4
2012 J2 League 35 4 1 0 - - - 36 4
2013 35 8 3 0 - - - 38 8
2014 36 4 6 2 - - 2 1 44 7
2015 J1 League 13 0 0 0 3 1 - - 16 1
2016 Zweigen Kanazawa J2 League 38 7 0 0 - - 2 0 40 7
2017 28 2 2 0 - - - 30 2
2018 4 0 1 1 - - - 5 1
Thespakusatsu Gunma J3 League 14 1 - - - - 14 1
Total 400 47 30 8 27 2 28 8 17 4 502 69

1Includes J.League Championship, A3 Champions Cup, Japanese Super Cup, Pan-Pacific Championship, Suruga Bank Championship, FIFA Club World Cup, Promotion Playoffs to J1 and J2/J3 Playoffs.

Team honors

Yokohama F. Marinos
Gamba Osaka

References

  1. ^ a b c "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2008 Presented By TOYOTA — List Of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 5 December 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2008.
  2. ^ Masato Yamazaki at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
  3. ^ "山崎、山形へ期限付き移籍" [Yamazaki moves to Yamagata on loan] (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2 October 2011.
  4. ^ "FW山崎を完全移籍で獲得 DF宮本は契約更新、モンテ" [Forward Yamazaki was acquired on a permanent transfer, defender Miyamoto renewed his contract, and Monte] (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 3 February 2012.
  5. ^ "山形が4年ぶりJ1復帰…山崎弾で千葉に勝利/J1昇格プレーオフ" [Yamagata returns to J1 for the first time in four years... Yamazaki scores to beat Chiba/J1 promotion playoff]. www.soccer-king.jp (in Japanese).
  6. ^ "山形、J1昇格決定弾のFW山崎雅人ら6選手と契約更新を発表" [Yamagata announces contract renewals with six players, including striker Masato Yamazaki, who scored the J1 promotion-deciding goal]. www.soccer-king.jp (in Japanese).
  7. ^ "山形、今季主将に劇的ヘッドのGK山岸範宏「責任を持って前進」" [Yamagata's captain for this season will be goalkeeper Norihiro Yamagishi, who made a dramatic header, "Move forward responsibly"]. www.soccer-king.jp (in Japanese).
  8. ^ "金沢、山形からFW山崎を完全移籍で獲得「全てを出して貢献したい」" [Kanazawa acquires forward Yamazaki from Yamagata on a permanent transfer: "I want to give it my all and contribute"]. www.soccer-king.jp (in Japanese).
  9. ^ "J2残留の金沢、FW山崎雅人ら4選手と契約更新「たくさん喜べるように」" [Kanazawa, who remain in J2, renews contracts with four players, including striker Masato Yamazaki, "so that we can have a lot of fun"]. www.soccer-king.jp (in Japanese).
  10. ^ "金沢、ベテランFW山崎雅人との契約更新を発表…今季は28試合2得点を記録" [Kanazawa announces contract renewal with veteran forward Masato Yamazaki... He has scored two goals in 28 games this season]. www.soccer-king.jp (in Japanese).
  11. ^ "山﨑 雅人 選手 現役引退のお知らせ" [Announcement of Masato Yamazaki's retirement]. www.zweigen-kanazawa.jp (in Japanese).
  12. ^ "J1に「苗字」でも「名前」でもないユニネームの選手がいるか調べてみた" [I looked into whether there are any J1 players whose uniform names are neither their first nor last names.]. www.soccer-king.jp (in Japanese).
  13. ^ "山﨑雅人氏 大分トリニータ アカデミースタッフ就任のお知らせ" [Announcement of Masato Yamazaki's appointment as Oita Trinita Academy staff member]. www.oita-trinita.co.jp (in Japanese).
  14. ^ "【お知らせ】2024シーズン アカデミースタッフ体制のお知らせ" [[Notice] Announcement of Academy staff structure for 2024 season]. www.oita-trinita.co.jp (in Japanese).
  15. ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 220 out of 289)
  16. ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑", 10 February 2016, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411338 (p. 204 out of 289)