Shigeyoshi Mochizuki

Shigeyoshi Mochizuki
望月重良
Personal information
Full name	Shigeyoshi Mochizuki
Date of birth	9 July 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth	Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1989–1991	Shimizu Commercial High School
College career
Years	Team
1992–1995	University of Tsukuba
Senior career*
Years	Team
1996–2000	Nagoya Grampus Eight
2000	Kyoto Purple Sanga
2001–2002	Vissel Kobe
2003–2004	JEF United Ichihara
2003	→Vegalta Sendai (loan)
2005–2006	Yokohama FC
Total
International career
1997–2001	Japan
Managerial career
2011	SC Sagamihara
Medal record
Nagoya Grampus Eight
Representing Japan
AFC Asian Cup
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Shigeyoshi Mochizuki (望月重良, Mochizuki Shigeyoshi, born 9 July 1973) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team.

Club career

Mochizuki was born in Shizuoka on 9 July 1973. After graduating from the University of Tsukuba, he joined Nagoya Grampus Eight with teammate Takayuki Nishigaya in 1996. The club were runners-up in the 1996–97 Asian Cup Winners' Cup. In July 2000, he moved to Kyoto Purple Sanga with Takashi Hirano. However, the club was relegated to the J2 League, and he moved to Vissel Kobe in 2001. In 2003, he moved to JEF United Ichihara and in August, he moved to Vegalta Sendai on loan. He returned to JEF United Ichihara in 2004. However, he was diagnosed with idiopathic osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ja) in 2004. Although he went on to play for J2 League club Yokohama FC (2005–06), he made two appearances and retired in August 2006.

National team career

On 15 June 1997, Mochizuki debuted for the Japan national team against Turkey. He played at the 1999 Copa América and at the 2000 Asian Cup. At the Asian Cup, he played in 4 games and scored the winning goal in the 2000 AFC Asian Cup Final against Saudi Arabia. Earlier in the match, he had fouled Talal Al-Meshal resulting in a penalty being given to the Saudis, but Hamzah Idris missed from the spot. Overall, he played 15 games for the national team.^[1]

After retirement

After retirement, in February 2008, Mochizuki founded football club SC Sagamihara and became a chairman of the club. In 2011, he also served as manager from June to September.

Club statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Total
1996	Nagoya Grampus Eight	J1 League	26	5	1	0	11	0	38	5
1997			17	3	1	1	10	3	28	7
1998			34	2	4	0	4	2	42	4
1999			29	6	5	1	6	1	40	8
2000			13	0	0	0	0	0	13	0
2000	Kyoto Purple Sanga	J1 League	9	0	1	0	2	0	12	0
2001	Vissel Kobe	J1 League	24	0	2	1	4	0	30	1
2002	Vissel Kobe	J1 League	25	1	1	0	6	0	32	1
2003	JEF United Ichihara	J1 League	7	0	0	0	3	0	10	0
2003	Vegalta Sendai	J1 League	14	1	0	0	0	0	14	1
2004	JEF United Ichihara	J1 League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2005	Yokohama FC	J2 League	2	0	0	0	-		2	0
2006	Yokohama FC	J2 League	0	0	0	0	-		0	0
Career total			200	18	15	3	46	6	261	27