| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Masaru Uchiyama | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | April 14, 1957 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Shizuoka, Japan | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 1973–1975 | Shimizu Higashi High School | |||||||||||||
| 1976–1979 | University of Tsukuba | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1980–1989 | Yamaha Motors | 122 | (4) | |||||||||||
| Total | 122 | (4) | ||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1985 | Japan | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Masaru Uchiyama (内山 勝, Uchiyama Masaru, born April 14, 1957) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team. His brother Atsushi Uchiyama also played for Japan national team.
Uchiyama was born in Shizuoka Prefecture on April 14, 1957. After graduating from University of Tsukuba, he joined Yamaha Motors in 1980. The club won 1982 Emperor's Cup and 1987–88 Japan Soccer League. He retired in 1989. He played 122 games and scored 4 goals in the league.
On May 26, 1985, Uchiyama debuted for Japan national team against Uruguay.[1]
| Club performance | League | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | |||
| 1980 | Yamaha Motors | JSL Division 1 | 9 | 1 |
| 1981 | 16 | 0 | ||
| 1982 | JSL Division 2 | 18 | 0 | |
| 1983 | JSL Division 1 | 6 | 1 | |
| 1984 | 18 | 2 | ||
| 1985/86 | 21 | 0 | ||
| 1986/87 | 22 | 0 | ||
| 1987/88 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 1988/89 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 122 | 4 | ||
| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 |