Atsushi Uchiyama

Atsushi Uchiyama
内山篤
Personal information
Full name	Atsushi Uchiyama
Date of birth	June 29, 1959 (age 65)
Place of birth	Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1975–1977	Shimizu Higashi High School
1978–1981	Kokushikan University
Senior career*
Years	Team
1982–1992	Yamaha Motors
Total
International career
1984–1985	Japan
Managerial career
2007–2008	Júbilo Iwata
2015–2017	Japan U-20
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Japan (as manager)
AFC U-19 Championship
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Atsushi Uchiyama (内山篤, Uchiyama Atsushi, born June 29, 1959) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team. His brother Masaru Uchiyama also played for Japan national team.

Club career

Uchiyama was born in Shizuoka on June 29, 1959. After graduating from Kokushikan University, he joined Japan Soccer League Division 2 club Yamaha Motors in 1982. In 1982, the club won the champions and was promoted to Division 1. The club also won Emperor's Cup. The club won the league champions in 1987–88. He retired in 1992. He played 195 games and scored 18 goals in the league.

National team career

On September 30, 1984, Uchiyama debuted for Japan national team against South Korea. In 1995, he also played at 1986 World Cup qualification. He played 2 games for Japan until 1986.^[1]

Coaching career

After retirement, Uchiyama started coaching career at Yamaha Motors (later Júbilo Iwata) in 1992. He mainly served as a coach for top team and a manager for youth team. In September 2007, he became a manager for top team as Adílson Batista successor. However he was sacked in August 2008. In 2015, he became a manager for Japan U-20 national team. At 2016 AFC U-19 Championship, U-20 Japan won the champions first time and won to qualify for 2017 U-20 World Cup for the first time in 10 years. He resigned after 2017 U-20 World Cup.

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		JSL Cup		Total
1982	Yamaha Motors	JSL Division 2	17	3					17	3
1983		JSL Division 1	18	2					18	2
1984			18	2					18	2
1985/86			21	2					21	2
1986/87			22	3					22	3
1987/88			22	2					22	2
1988/89			21	2					21	2
1989/90			19	1			5	0	24	1
1990/91			21	1			0	0	21	1
1991/92			16	0			1	0	17	0
Total			195	18	0	0	6	0	201	18

National team statistics

^[1]

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1984	1	0
1985	1	0
Total	2	0

Managerial statistics

^[2]

Team	From	To	Record
Team	From	To	G	W	D	L	Win %
Júbilo Iwata	2007	2008	33	11	8	14	033.33
Total			33	11	8	14	033.33

References

^ ^a ^b Japan National Football Team Database
^ J.League Data Site(in Japanese)

External links

Atsushi Uchiyama at National-Football-Teams.com
Japan National Football Team Database
Atsushi Uchiyama manager profile at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)

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[JNFTD-1] Japan National Football Team Database

[2] J.League Data Site(in Japanese)

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