| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Masaaki Yanagishita | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1960-01-01)January 1, 1960 (age 65) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Hamamatsu,Shizuoka,Japan | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft9+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defender | |||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1975–1977 | Hamana High School | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1978–1981 | Tokyo University of Agriculture | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1982–1992 | Yamaha Motors | 135 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 135 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1979 | Japan U-20 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | Júbilo Iwata | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2006 | Consadole Sapporo | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2011 | Júbilo Iwata | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2015 | Albirex Niigata | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2023 | Zweigen Kanazawa | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Tochigi SC (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||
Masaaki Yanagishita (柳下 正明,Yanagishita Masaaki; born January 1, 1960) is a formerJapanesefootball player and manager.
Yanagishita was born inHamamatsu on January 1, 1960. He played as acentral defender for his local clubYamaha Motors during their 1980s glory years, making a total 135 League appearances for the club. He retired in 1992.
In 1979, Yanagishita selectedJapan U-20 national team for1979 World Youth Championship in Japan. At this competition, he played 3 games.[1]
After the retirement, Yanagishita started coaching career atYamaha Motors (laterJúbilo Iwata) in 1993. He mainly served as assistant coach until 2002. In 2003, he became a manager. Júbilo won the 2nd place inJ1 League and the champions inEmperor's Cup with many international players. In 2004, he moved toJ2 League clubConsadole Sapporo. Consadole finished at bottom place in 2004 and could not be promoted to J1 in 2005 and 2006. He resigned end of 2006 season. In 2007, he returned to Júbilo and served as assistant coach. In 2009, he became a manager again. Although the club results were bad in J1 League, the club won the champions in2010 J.League Cup. He resigned end of 2011 season. In June 2012, he signed withAlbirex Niigata which was at the 17th place of 18 clubs. The club finished at the 15th place and remaining in J1 League. He managed until end of 2015 season. In 2017, he signed with the then-J2 League clubZweigen Kanazawa.[2]
Update;December 31, 2018[3]
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Júbilo Iwata | 2003 | 2003 | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 053.33 |
| Consadole Sapporo | 2004 | 2006 | 136 | 42 | 39 | 55 | 030.88 |
| Júbilo Iwata | 2009 | 2011 | 102 | 35 | 27 | 40 | 034.31 |
| Albirex Niigata | 2012 | 2015 | 123 | 45 | 29 | 49 | 036.59 |
| Zweigen Kanazawa | 2017 | present | 84 | 27 | 23 | 34 | 032.14 |
| Total | 475 | 165 | 127 | 183 | 034.74 | ||
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