Satoshi Yamaguchi (footballer, born 1959)

Satoshi Yamaguchi
山口悟
Personal information
Full name	Satoshi Yamaguchi
Date of birth	August 1, 1959 (age 65)
Place of birth	Oita, Japan
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1975–1977	Oita Technical High School
Senior career*
Years	Team
1978–1984	Mitsubishi Motors
Total
International career
1981	Japan
Medal record
Mitsubishi Motors
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Satoshi Yamaguchi (山口悟, Yamaguchi Satoshi, born August 1, 1959) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.

Club career

Yamaguchi was born in Oita Prefecture on August 1, 1959. After graduating from high school, he joined Mitsubishi Motors in 1978. However he did not play in the game, as he was the team's reserve goalkeeper behind Japan national team player Mitsuhisa Taguchi. He retired in 1984. Eventually he could not play in the game.

National team career

In August 1979, Yamaguchi was selected Japan U-20 national team for 1979 World Youth Championship. However, he did not compete, as he was the team's reserve goalkeeper behind Yasuhito Suzuki. In February 1981, although he did not play at his club, he was selected Japan national team because Japan's manager Saburo Kawabuchi actively appointed young players. On February 19, Yamaguchi debuted for Japan national team against Singapore.^[1]