Nobuhisa Yamada
山田 暢久
Personal information
Full name Nobuhisa Yamada
Date of birth (1975-09-10) 10 September 1975
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
WinnerAFC Champions League2007
WinnerJ1 League2006
Runner-upJ1 League2004
Runner-upJ1 League2005
Runner-upJ1 League2007
WinnerJ.League Cup2003
Runner-upJ.League Cup2002
Runner-upJ.League Cup2004
Runner-upJ.League Cup2011
Runner-upJ.League Cup2013
WinnerEmperor's Cup2005
WinnerEmperor's Cup2006
*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

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

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

[4]

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 2404040--320
2012 802050--150
2013 100103010-150
Total 5402753510961419072539

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

National team statistics

[3]

Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
200210
2003110
200431
Total151

National team goals

Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first.

Under-20

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.19 April 1995Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar Burundi
2–0
2–0
1995 FIFA World Youth Championship

Senior team

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.7 February 2004Kashima Stadium, Kashima, Japan 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". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 May 2009.
  2. Nobuhisa YamadaFIFA competition record (archived)
  3. 1 2 Japan National Football Team Database
  4. Urawa Reds(in Japanese)
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