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Nobuhisa Yamada
山田 暢久
Personal information
Full name Nobuhisa Yamada
Date of birth (1975-09-10) 10 September 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth Fujieda, Shizuoka, Japan
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender, Midfielder
Youth career
1991–1993 Fujieda Higashi High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–2013 Urawa Reds 540 (27)
Total 540 (27)
International career
1995 Japan U-20 4 (1)
2002–2004 Japan 15 (1)
Medal record
Urawa Reds
Winner AFC Champions League 2007
Winner J1 League 2006
Runner-up J1 League 2004
Runner-up J1 League 2005
Runner-up J1 League 2007
Winner J.League Cup 2003
Runner-up J.League Cup 2002
Runner-up J.League Cup 2004
Runner-up J.League Cup 2011
Runner-up J.League Cup 2013
Winner Emperor's Cup 2005
Winner Emperor's Cup 2006
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nobuhisa Yamada (山田 暢久, Yamada Nobuhisa, born 10 September 1975) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.

Yamada mainly played on the right as a defender or midfielder. He spent his entire professional career at Urawa Reds of J1 League with more than 500 league appearances.[1] He earned 15 caps playing for Japan.

Club career

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Yamada was educated at and played for Fujieda Higashi High School. After graduating from high school, he joined Urawa Reds 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 Stadium.

Although he mainly played as a right-side defender or midfielder, he had also played as a stopper, libero, and attacking midfielder. He played more than 500 league matches for Urawa and also served captain from 2004 to 2008. The club won the champions 2006 J1 League, 2003 J.League Cup, 2005 and 2006 Emperor's Cup. In Asia, the club won the champions 2007 AFC Champions League and the 3rd place 2007 FIFA Club World Cup.

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

National team career

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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 played all 4 matches as right midfielder and scored a goal against Burundi.

He made his full international debut for Japan on 20 November 2002 in a friendly against Argentine at Saitama Stadium 2002. In 2003, he played most matches as right side-back including 2003 Confederations Cup. His first international goal came on 7 February 2004 in a friendly against Malaysia at Kashima Soccer Stadium. He played 15 games and scored 1 goal for Japan until 2004.[3]

Club statistics

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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 15 1 3 0 0 0 - - 18 1
1995 42 1 3 0 - - - 45 1
1996 30 3 4 1 11 0 - - 45 4
1997 22 1 2 0 6 0 - - 30 1
1998 34 0 3 0 4 0 - - 41 0
1999 29 1 2 1 4 1 - - 35 3
2000 39 2 2 0 2 0 - - 43 2
2001 27 3 4 1 6 0 - - 37 4
2002 28 1 1 0 8 0 - - 37 1
2003 27 3 1 0 11 0 - - 39 3
2004 27 2 4 0 9 2 - 2 0 42 4
2005 32 3 5 2 10 1 - - 47 6
2006 32 6 5 0 7 1 - 1 0 45 7
2007 29 0 0 0 2 0 9 1 6 0 46 1
2008 28 0 2 0 6 0 4 0 - 40 0
2009 30 0 1 0 7 1 - - 38 1
2010 27 0 4 0 4 0 - - 35 0
2011 24 0 4 0 4 0 - - 32 0
2012 8 0 2 0 5 0 - - 15 0
2013 10 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 - 15 0
Total 540 27 53 5 109 6 14 1 9 0 725 39

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

National team statistics

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Japan national team
Year Apps Goals
2002 1 0
2003 11 0
2004 3 1
Total 15 1

National team goals

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Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first.

Under-20

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

Senior team

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

Honours

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Club

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Urawa Red Diamonds
2007
2006
2005, 2006
2003
2006

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Stats Centre: Nobuhisa Yamada Facts". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 May 2009.
  2. ^ Nobuhisa YamadaFIFA competition record (archived)
  3. ^ a b Japan National Football Team Database
  4. ^ Urawa Reds(in Japanese)
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