is a former

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ese

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player.

Club career

Motoyoshi was born in

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on July 26, 1967. After graduating from

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, he joined Fujita Industries in 1990. He became a regular player as center back. In 1991, he moved to

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(later ''Urawa Reds''). However his opportunity to play decreased in 1994 and he moved to

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club

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in 1995. He moved to

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in 1997. Although the club was promoted to new league

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end of 1998 season, he retired end of 1998 season.

National team career

In 1988, when Motoyoshi was a

student, he was selected Japan national "B team" for 1988 Asian Cup. At this competition, he played 1 game. However,

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don't count as Japan national team match because this Japan team was "B team" not "top team"

Club statistics

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* * 1967 births Living people Chuo University alumni Association football people from Kanagawa Prefecture Japanese men's footballers Japan Soccer League players J1 League players Japan Football League (1992–1998) players Shonan Bellmare players Urawa Red Diamonds players Tokushima Vortis players FC Tokyo players 1988 AFC Asian Cup players Men's association football defenders 20th-century Japanese sportsmen {{Japan-footy-defender-1960s-stub