Atsushi Uchiyama (内山 篤, Uchiyama Atsushi, born June 29, 1959) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team. His brother Masaru Uchiyama also played for Japan national team.
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| Full name | Atsushi Uchiyama | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | June 29, 1959 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1975–1977 | Shimizu Higashi High School | ||||||||||||||||
| 1978–1981 | Kokushikan University | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1982–1992 | Yamaha Motors | 195 | (18) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 195 | (18) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1984–1985 | Japan | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Júbilo Iwata | ||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Japan U-20 | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
editUchiyama was born in Shizuoka on June 29, 1959. After graduating from Kokushikan University, he joined Japan Soccer League Division 2 club Yamaha Motors in 1982. In 1982, the club won the champions and was promoted to Division 1. The club also won Emperor's Cup. The club won the league champions in 1987–88. He retired in 1992. He played 195 games and scored 18 goals in the league.
National team career
editOn September 30, 1984, Uchiyama debuted for Japan national team against South Korea. In 1995, he also played at 1986 World Cup qualification. He played 2 games for Japan until 1986.[1]
Coaching career
editAfter retirement, Uchiyama started coaching career at Yamaha Motors (later Júbilo Iwata) in 1992. He mainly served as a coach for top team and a manager for youth team. In September 2007, he became a manager for top team as Adílson Batista successor. However he was sacked in August 2008. In 2015, he became a manager for Japan U-20 national team. At 2016 AFC U-19 Championship, U-20 Japan won the champions first time and won to qualify for 2017 U-20 World Cup for the first time in 10 years. He resigned after 2017 U-20 World Cup.
Club statistics
edit| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | JSL Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1982 | Yamaha Motors | JSL Division 2 | 17 | 3 | 17 | 3 | ||||
| 1983 | JSL Division 1 | 18 | 2 | 18 | 2 | |||||
| 1984 | 18 | 2 | 18 | 2 | ||||||
| 1985/86 | 21 | 2 | 21 | 2 | ||||||
| 1986/87 | 22 | 3 | 22 | 3 | ||||||
| 1987/88 | 22 | 2 | 22 | 2 | ||||||
| 1988/89 | 21 | 2 | 21 | 2 | ||||||
| 1989/90 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||||
| 1990/91 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||||
| 1991/92 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 195 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 201 | 18 | ||
National team statistics
edit| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 |
Managerial statistics
edit| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Júbilo Iwata | 2007 | 2008 | 33 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 33.33 |
| Total | 33 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 33.33 | ||
References
edit- ^ a b Japan National Football Team Database
- ^ J.League Data Site(in Japanese)
External links
edit- Atsushi Uchiyama at National-Football-Teams.com
- Japan National Football Team Database
- Atsushi Uchiyama manager profile at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
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