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player. He played for Japan national team.

Club career

Yokoyama was born in

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on April 10, 1956. After graduating from high school, he joined

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Division 1 club

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in 1975. However the club performance was not good, the club was relegated to Division 2 in 1982. He played 105 games and scored 29 goals in Division 1.

National team career

On August 23, 1979, Yokoyama debuted for Japan national team against

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. In 1980, he played in all matches included 1980 Summer Olympics qualification and 1982 World Cup qualification. In 1983 and 1984, he also played at 1984 Summer Olympics qualification. This qualification was his last game for Japan. He played 31 games and scored 10 goals for Japan until 1984.Japan National Football Team Database
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