is a former Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.

Biography

Yokoyama was born in Nagasaki Prefecture on April 10, 1956. After graduating from Shimabara Technical High School, he joined Japan Soccer League Division 1 club Nippon Steel in 1975. However the club performance was not good, the club was relegated to Division 2 in 1982. He retired end of 1986/87 season. He played 105 games and scored 29 goals in Division 1.

Masafumi Yokoyama

On August 23, 1979, Yokoyama debuted for the Japan national team against North Korea. In 1980, he played in all matches included 1980 Summer Olympics qualification and 1982 World Cup qualification. In 1983 and 1984, he also played at 1984 Summer Olympics qualification. This qualification was his last game for Japan. He played 31 games and scored 10 goals for Japan until 1984.

Masafumi Yokoyama

Statistics

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|1979||1||0

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|1980||12||2

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|1981||9||6

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|1982||1||0

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|1983||7||2

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|1984||1||0

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!Total||31||10

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References

Other websites

1956 births

Living people

Footballers from Nagasaki Prefecture

Japan international footballers

Japan Soccer League players

Nippon Steel Yawata SC players

Masafumi Yokoyama