Atsushi Yoneyama (米山 篤志, Yoneyama Atsushi, born November 20, 1976) is a former Japanese football player and manager who played for the Japan national team. He is currently the manager of Kamatamare Sanuki.

Club career

Yoneyama was born in Utsunomiya on November 20, 1976. When he was a Komazawa University student, he joined Verdy Kawasaki (later Tokyo Verdy) in 1998. He became a regular player as center-back among the teams where generations change. In 2004, the club won the J.League Cup. However, the club was relegated to the J2 League in 2005. He moved to Kawasaki Frontale in 2006. However, there was only a few opportunities to play, so he moved to Nagoya Grampus Eight (later Nagoya Grampus) in 2007. In 2009, he moved to his local club Tochigi SC in the J2 League. He left the club at the end of the 2010 season and announced his retirement in November 2011.

Managerial career

In 2012, Yoneyama became the manager of Tokyo 23 FC.

In 22 November 2022, he joined the J3 club, Kamatamare Sanuki as manager, replacing Toshihiro Nishimura for the 2023 season.^[1]

National team career

In February 2000, Yoneyama was selected for the Japan national team for the 2000 Asian Cup qualification. At this qualification, on February 16, he debuted against Brunei.^[2]

Club statistics

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Managerial statistics

As of 22 November 2022.

National team statistics

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