Kenzo Yokoyama

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Personal information
Kenzo Yokoyama
Full name	Kenzo Yokoyama
Date of birth	January 21, 1943 (1943-01-21) (age 65)
Place of birth	Saitama, Japan
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Retired
Youth clubs
1959-1961 1962-1965	Kawaguchi High School Rikkyo University
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1966-1977	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (Japan)	136 (0)
National team²
1964-1974	Japan	49 (0)
Teams managed
1976-1983 1988-1991 1994 2000	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (Japan) Japan NT Urawa Red Diamonds (Japan) Urawa Red Diamonds (Japan)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 February 2007. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 4 February 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Men's Football
Olympic medal record
Bronze	1968 Mexico City	Team competition

Kenzo Yokoyama (横山謙三, Yokoyama Kenzō^?, born January 21, 1943) is a retired Japanese football player. Yokoyama also coached the Japan national team between 1988 and 1991.

Yokoyama was born in Saitama Prefecture, Japan in 1943. After graduating from Kawaguchi High School and Rikkyo University, he played professionally in the Japan Soccer League for Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (now Urawa Red Diamonds) in Saitama Prefecture. He played a total of 136 league games, and 37 games for the national team. Yokoyama also played in two Olympics, including the bronze-medal team at the 1968 Summer Olympics.

After retiring as a player, Yokoyama took over the coaching reins of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in 1976, and coached them for eight years, winning the league championship in 1978 and 1982. The team also won the Japan Soccer League Cup twice, in 1978 and 1982, and the Emperor's Cup twice, in 1978 and 1980.

Preceded by Yoshinobu Ishii	Japan national football team Manager 1988-1991	Succeeded by Hans Ooft

v • d • e Urawa Red Diamonds – Managers

Mori (1992–93) • Yokoyama (1994) • Osieck (1995–96) • Köppel (1997) • Hara (1998–99) • Aad de Mos (1999) • Yoshida (1999) • Saito (2000) • Yokoyama (2000) • Tita (2001) • Pita (2001) • Ooft (2002–03) • Buchwald (2004–06) • Osieck (2007–08) • Engels (2008–)