| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Masaki Yokotani | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | May 10, 1952 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kyoto, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | |||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1968–1970 | Kyoto Commercial High School | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1971–1974 | Hosei University | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1975–1983 | Hitachi | 124 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1984–1986 | All Nippon Airways | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 124 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1974–1977 | Japan | 20 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||
Masaki Yokotani (横谷 政樹, Yokotani Masaki, born May 10, 1952) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
Yokotani was born in Kyoto Prefecture on May 10, 1952. After graduating from Hosei University, he joined Hitachi in 1975. The club won 1975 Emperor's Cup and 1976 JSL Cup. He moved to Division 2 club All Nippon Airways in 1984. In 1984, the club was promoted to Division 1. He retired in 1986.
On July 23, 1974, when Yokotani was a Hosei University student, he debuted for Japan national team against Romania. He also played at 1976 Asian Cup qualification and 1978 World Cup qualification. He played 20 games for Japan until 1977.[1]
| Club performance | League | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | |||
| 1975 | Hitachi | JSL Division 1 | 18 | 1 |
| 1976 | 18 | 0 | ||
| 1977 | 18 | 0 | ||
| 1978 | 15 | 1 | ||
| 1979 | 17 | 0 | ||
| 1980 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1981 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 1982 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 1983 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 1984 | All Nippon Airways | JSL Division 2 | ||
| 1985/86 | JSL Division 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 125 | 2 | ||
| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1974 | 1 | 0 |
| 1975 | 10 | 0 |
| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 20 | 0 |