Yoshiteru Yamashita
山下 芳輝

Personal information
Full name	Yoshiteru Yamashita
Date of birth	(1977-11-21) November 21, 1977 (age 46)
Place of birth	Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1993–1995	Higashi Fukuoka High School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996–2001	Avispa Fukuoka	118	(27)
2002–2003	Vegalta Sendai	59	(14)
2004–2006	Kashiwa Reysol	27	(1)
2005	→Omiya Ardija (loan)	5	(0)
2007	Tochigi SC	28	(6)
2008–2010	FC Ryukyu	93	(19)
Total		330	(67)
International career
1997	Japan U-20	2	(0)
2001–2003	Japan	3	(0)
Medal record Representing  Japan FIFA Confederations Cup 2001 Korea-Japan
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Yoshiteru Yamashita (山下 芳輝, Yamashita Yoshiteru, born November 21, 1977) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.

Club career

Yamashita was born in Fukuoka on November 21, 1977. After graduating from Higashi Fukuoka High School in 1996, he joined J1 League side Avispa Fukuoka. He made his professional debut on March 16, 1996. He scored his first professional goal on April 27, 1996 against Kyoto Purple Sanga. He played many matches from first season. However the club relegated to J2 League in 2001 and he moved to Vegalta Sendai. However the club relegated to J2 in 2003 again and he moved to Kashiwa Reysol in 2004. However his opportunity to play decreased. He also played in Omiya Ardija on loan in 2005. He moved to Japan Football League club Tochigi SC in 2007 and FC Ryukyu in 2008. He retired end of 2010 season.

National team career

In June 1997, Yamashita was selected Japan U-20 national team for 1997 World Youth Championship. He played in 2 matches.^[1]

In 2001, Yamashita was selected Japan national team for 2001 Confederations Cup. He made his international debut in the tournament on June 4, 2001 against Brazil at Kashima Soccer Stadium. At this tournament, Japan won the 2nd place. He earned 3 caps between 2001 and 2003 and scored no goals for Japan.^[2]

Club statistics

National team statistics

^[2]

National team

• 2001 Confederations Cup

Honors and awards

Team Honors

• FIFA Confederations Cup Runner-up: 2001