| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yahiro Kazama | ||
| Date of birth | October 16, 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder (retired) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1977–1979 | Shimizu Commercial High School | ||
| 1980–1983 | University of Tsukuba | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1984–1985 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen II | ||
| 1985–1988 | BVL 08 Remscheid | ||
| 1988–1989 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 15 | (0) |
| 1989–1995 | Mazda / Sanfrecce Hiroshima | ||
| 1996–1997 | FC Remscheid | ||
| National team | |||
| 1980–1983 | Japan | 19 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1997–2004 | Toin University of Yokohama | ||
| 2008– | University of Tsukuba | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Yahiro Kazama (born October 16, 1961 in Shizuoka, Japan) is a Japanese football manager and former player. He is the first Japanese player to score in J. League.
Kazama played for several clubs in Germany, including BVL 08 Remscheid and Eintracht Braunschweig.[1]
| 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 | ||||||
| 1989/90 | Mazda | JSL Division 2 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 3 | ||
| 1990/91 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 4 | ||||
| 1991/92 | JSL Division 1 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |||
| 1992 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | J. League 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 1993 | 35 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 6 | ||
| 1994 | 43 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 0 | ||
| 1995 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 26 | 0 | |||
| Country | Japan | 166 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 190 | 13 | |
| Total | 166 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 190 | 13 | ||
| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 8 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 19 | 0 |