Full name Nobuhisa Yamada Height 1.75 m Years Team Weight 72 kg | Name Nobuhisa Yamada Date joined 1994 Role Footballer | |
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Date of birth (1975-09-10) 10 September 1975 (age 40) Playing position 1991–1993 Fujieda Higashi High School Current team Urawa Red Diamonds (#6 / Defender) | ||
Nobuhisa Yamada (山田 暢久, Yamada Nobuhisa, born September 10, 1975) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team. He mainly played on the right as a defender or midfielder. He spent his entire professional career at Urawa Red Diamonds of J1 League with more than 500 league appearances. He earned 15 caps playing for Japan.
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Club career
He was educated at and played for Fujieda Higashi High School. After graduating from high school, he joined Urawa in 1994. He made his first league appearance on 27 April 1994 against Shimizu S-Pulse at Kusanagi Athletic Stadium. His first professional goal came on 19 November 1994 against Yokohama Marinos at Toyama Athletic Stadium. He played more than 500 league matches for Urawa.
Although he mainly played as a right-side defender or midfielder, he had also played as a stopper, libero, and attacking midfielder.
He announced his retirement from the game at the end of the 2013 season.
International career
Yamada represented Japan at several underage levels. He was a member of the Japan U-20 national team for the 1995 FIFA World Youth Championship hosted by Qatar.
He made his full international debut for Japan on 20 November 2002 in a friendly against Argentine at Saitama Stadium. His first international goal came on 7 February 2003 in a friendly against Malaysia at Kashima Soccer Stadium.
Career statistics
As of 28 August 2011Club
1Includes J. League Championship, Japanese Super Cup, A3 Champions Cup and FIFA Club World Cup.